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Piloting & dead reckoning / H.H. Shufeldt and G.D. Dunlap.

Piloting & dead reckoning / H.H. Shufeldt and G.D. Dunl...

Piloting & dead reckoning / H.H. Shufeldt and G.D. Dunlap.

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Piloting & dead reckoning / H.H. Shufeldt and G.D. Dunlap.

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Full title

Piloting & dead reckoning / H.H. Shufeldt and G.D. Dunlap.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 1999.

Alternative title

Piloting and dead reckoning.

Date

1999.

Call Numbers

NQ623.89/17

Record Identifier

74VvW6EpKMRZ

MMS ID

991011890419702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

ix, 176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Contents

1. The Earth and Its Coordinates -- 2. Chart Basics -- 3. Position, Distance, and Direction on Charts -- 4. Aids to Navigation - Buoys, Beacons, and Fog Signals -- 5. Aids to Navigation - Lighthouses, Light Towers, and Large Navigational Buoys -- 6. The Theory of the Magnetic Compass -- 7. The Use o...

Publication information

Publisher

Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 1999.

Edition

4th ed. / rev. by Bruce Allan Bauer.

Place of Publication

Maryland

Date Published

1999.

Subjects

Subjects and topics

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"Novice and experienced mariners alike have come to rely on this up-to-date guide as a primary reference source. Revised by a professional navigator and master mariner, it provides information on all the important elements of piloting and dead reckoning - from understanding charts and the magnetic compass to calculating position, direction, speed,...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Piloting & dead reckoning / H.H. Shufeldt and G.D. Dunlap.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171) and index.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

NQ623.89/17

Record Identifier

74VvW6EpKMRZ

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvW6EpKMRZ

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ISBN

1557506833 (alk. paper)

9781557506832 (alk. paper)

DDC

623.89

MMS ID

991011890419702626

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