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Coastal Piloting 835 Global Positioning System (GPS) 843
Tracks 836 Differential GPS 843
Dead Reckoning: Time-Distance-Speed DGPS Beacons 844
Calculations 836 DGPS Beacons (cont’d) 845
Estimated Position and Fixes 836 WAAS GPS 845
Compensating for Current and Leeway 836 GPS Receivers 845
Establishing a Fix 837 Finding a Position with GPS 846
Taking Visual Bearings 837 Chart datum and GPS 846
Figure 1 837 Steering by GPS 846
Figure 2 838 Waypoints and Routes 846
Soundings 838 GPS Status Information 847
Fix Accuracy 838
Electronic Charting 847
The Running Fix 838
Types of Electronic Charts 848
The Compass 839 Standards for Official Electronic Charts 848
Magnetic Compasses 839 Displaying Electronic Charts 848
Digital Compasses 840 Using Electronic Charts 849
Compass Correction 840 Updating Electronic Charts 849
Aids To Navigation System 840
Chart Datums 849
Types Of Marks 841 Radar 849
Range of Lights 841 RACONs 850
Bridge Markings 841 Navigating Using Radar 850
Racons 843 The Radar Plot 851
Radar Reflectors 843
Radiobeacons 853
The Canadian Aids
Depth Sounders 853
To Navigation System 843
NAVCEN Services 843
LORAN-C 853
World Map of Time Zones 854
Star Chart of the Northern Hemispere 855
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Auxiliary Star Charts 856
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In this age of GPS and integrated electronic and practice it regularly. Learn to plot the
chartplotters, it’s easy to turn the job of effects of current and leeway, and compen-
navigation over to the electronics. But a solid sate for them. Learn to plot visual fixes on a
understanding of traditional piloting skills chart. When these techniques become second
is not only critical to safety at sea, but can nature, you’ll develop a much better ability
actually enhance your use of the functions of to visually assess your situation at a glance
your electronic navigation tools. from the bridge or cockpit without having to
Learn to maintain a dead reckoning plot consult a computer screen.
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