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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| Idioma: | English |
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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.