Nautical Calculation Companion

Traditional navigation is still a valuable skill, and this book provides a handy reference guide for calculations often needed for coastal and offshore navigation. It includes worked examples, diagrams, and conversion factors and is useful for GPS navigators as well.

Format: Spiral bound
Length: 24 pages
Publication date: 16 May 2023
Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited

While GPS has largely replaced traditional navigation, it remains a valuable skill, an enjoyable pastime, and necessary for certain navigation and training courses. This handy, splash-proof, on-the-water reference guide serves as an aide memoire for the calculations often required (but often forgotten) for traditional coastal and offshore navigation, as well as other equations and formulae that can be useful afloat. Each topic includes worked examples and frequent diagrams to illustrate the process. You may be surprised by the simplicity and elegance of some of the calculations included. The book concludes by listing the main conventions used in nautical calculations and providing conversion factors that may be useful on board. Even the most dedicated GPS navigator could find this little book handy to keep on board, just in case. They may even find themselves dipping into it when they don't actually need to.

While GPS has largely replaced traditional navigation, it remains a valuable skill, an enjoyable pastime, and necessary for certain navigation and training courses. This handy, splash-proof, on-the-water reference guide serves as an aide memoire for the calculations often required (but often forgotten) for traditional coastal and offshore navigation, as well as other equations and formulae that can be useful afloat. Each topic includes worked examples and frequent diagrams to illustrate the process. You may be surprised by the simplicity and elegance of some of the calculations included. The book concludes by listing the main conventions used in nautical calculations and providing conversion factors that may be useful on board. Even the most dedicated GPS navigator could find this little book handy to keep on board, just in case. They may even find themselves dipping into it when they don't actually need to.

Dimension: 222 x 80 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912621644
Edition number: 2 New edition