Practical Navigation for Officiers of the Watch
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Bibliographic Notes |
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The structure of Merchant Navy certification has been radically
changed, partly in the name of "progress" and partly to comply
with International Maritime Organisation requirements which are
embodied in the STCW code. More radical is the change in the way
certificates are acquired. The aspiring Officer of the Watch can
now achieve certification through NVQ or SVQ unit achievement
ratified by MSA oral examination.
This new publication, which replaces Practical Navigation for
Second Mates and Principals and Practices of Navigation,
has been extended in scope to reflect these changes. |
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The main subject matter covered relates to the use of charts
and other Admiralty navigational publications, chart
constructions, visual and radar terrestrial navigation,
including the use of celestial bodies for the calculation of
compass errors and position fixing. All navigational aspects
of planning and executing the voyage safely and successfully
are included with worked examples and exercises with answers
and all the necessary extracts from Nautical Almanac and Tide
Tables required.
It is the author's view that while it is obviously wrong to
reject the benefits of technological advances it is
professionally inept to rely on such devices to the exclusion
of basic principles and techniques tried and tested over many
decades. It is also his opinion that the information and
knowledge in this publication will be of value for the
foreseeable future. |
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