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Title	CHART NAVIGATION AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Accession No	00138694
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Seamen's Church Institute of New York
Description	160 p.
Abstract	The manual consists of 544 questions and answers on chart projections, symbols, aids to navigation, piloting, chart correction, use of the Notice to Mariners and National Ocean Survey publications. Included are various problems dealing with bow and beam bearings, radio bearings, visibility of objects, vertical angles, mercator sailing, mid-latitude sailing, speed/distance problems and the general use of radio aids, light lists, tide tables and Bowditch. The object is to familiarize the student with the various charts and publications available in solving the everyday work of the mate on watch at sea by providing practical examples of their use.
TRT Terms	Navigation ; Navigational aids ; Pilotage ; Ship crews ; Training ; Training programs
Other Terms	Crew training (Deck); Licensed personnel training; Piloting; Training courses (Navigation)
Subject Areas	M10 MARITIME LABOR, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING; M13 NAVIGATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND DETECTION
Availability	Seamen's Church Institute of New York
Document Source	Seamen's Church Institute of New York
TRIS Files	MRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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