NAVIGATIONPartim 3 Prof. Capt. M. Dauwe Student’s Workbook Table of ContentsClick on an item coloured blue to see its content and further ![]() ![]() Course Objectives ….. 3 ![]() Training Objective ….. 4 ![]() MODULE 1 : Great circle sailing 1. Definition ….. 5 2. Distance ….. 7 3. Course at start and end of voyage ….. 8 4. Vertex and equatorial intersection ….. 9 5. Waypoints …... 13 6. Composite sail (with max.latitude) ….. 16 7. Traverse distance of an obstacle ….. 18 8. Internet sites ….. 19
1. Introduction ….. 21 2. Altitude error ….. 22 3. Time error ….. 23 4. Course and distance error ….. 25 5. Ambiguity ….. 28 ![]() MODULE 3 : Reduced methods in astro-navigation 1. HO 249 ….. 29 2. Sight reduction tables Nautical Almanac ….. 36 ![]() MODULE 4 : Identification of an unknown celestial body 1. Star charts ….. 39 2. Star finder ….. 41 3. HO 249 ….. 46 4. By calculation starting from observations …..46 a. Principle of radio waves …..48 b. Formulae and tables …… 50 c. Accuracy and disturbances ….. 56 Sky waves ….. 56 A. Coastal ….. 62 Berthing/unberthing …..62 B. High Sea Voyages ….. 67 MODULE 7 : Watchkeeping ![]() A. Introduction ….. 69 ![]() B. At sea ….. 91 Watch arrangements ….. 91 ![]() C. At anchor ..... 110 ![]() D. In port ….. 112 Introduction ….. 112 |
