The weekend navigator : simple boat navigation with GPS and electronics /

"Ideal for inland and coastal cruisers, sportfishers, and aspiring recreational boaters, this handbook features an easy-to-use, quick-reference format that helps you operate your GPS, depth sounder, and radar and interpret what they tell you. With the help of over 300 full-color illustrations,...

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Autor principal: Sweet, Robert J. (Robert James), 1942-
Formato: Livro
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Camden, ME : International Marine/McGraw-Hill, c2005.
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Sumário:
  • 1. About this book
  • 2. What is navigation?
  • 3. Fundamentals of waypoint navigation
  • 4. The tools of navigation
  • 5. Planning with GPS and paper charts
  • 6. Planning with digital charts
  • 7. Planning to avoid danger
  • 8. Underway with GPS and paper charts
  • 9. Underway with digital charts
  • 10. Double-ckecking using instruments
  • 11. Eye of the mariner
  • 12. What to do if the GPS quits
  • 13. Planning as you go with GPS
  • 14. Tides, winds, and currents
  • 15. Navigating with radar
  • 16. Using depth in navigation
  • 17. Using radio in navigation
  • 18. Using an electronic compass
  • 19. Using an autopilot in navigation
  • 20. Navigating while tacking into the wind
  • 21. Navigating harbors and channels with electronics
  • 22. Navigating under adverse conditions
  • 23. A last word on avoiding danger
  • 24. Advanced topics in radar
  • 25. Other instrumentation
  • 26. Connecting it all together
  • 27. Electronic navigation tools and rules - a summary
  • 28. Measuring compass deviation using GPS
  • App. 1. Using the maptech digital chart CD
  • App. 2. GPS display overview - a side-by-side comparison
  • App. Resources and references.