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PRACTICAL NAVIGATION
NUTSHELL SERIES
BOOK 1
VIJAYA PUBLICATIONS
2 CHAITRA, $50 ELEVENTH ROAD,
‘CHEMBUR, MUMBAI, 400 071 C
PREFACE T0 THE THIRD EDITION
The overwhelming response, in India and abroad, tothe
‘Nutshell Series” of book, especially this rst ope ~ Practical
again = has encouraged me to hep thinking of various ways
‘by which improvements could be mae with cach subsoqucat
ction,
In this eton, suficiatthoory hs been ade to make
the student understand the subjct of Practical Navigation beter
than was possible wth the previous editions
‘Working with the help of Nautical Tables has been
retained but the use of a simple, sce, electronic ealultor
thas been llutrated and encouraged throughout
ince the subjet of “Spherical Trigonometry” has boon
coverod by "Nutshell Sen’ book number eight, the descriptions
fof stops in the chapers on Grea Cicle and Compost Cirle
Saling have been stably educa,
Bombay
Ist Devmber 1995 H. Subramaniam
CONTENTS
Recommended terms and abbreviations
Terrestrial erences
Celestial references
Figure drawing
Preliminary’ calculations
Plane and pall sling
Exereige 1 Plane & parallel sailing
Use of Traverse Tables
Exercise 2~ Use of Traverse Tables
“The Mercator Char
Mercator sailing
Exercise 3- Mercator Sailing
Correction of alitude - hry
(Correction faites - racial
Days work
(Chronamste ime
Exercise 4~ Chonometereror
“Theory of astronenical poston lines
SUN worked examples and exercises
14.1 = Meridian alte
14.2 Azimuth
143 Amplitude
14.4 Longitude by chronometer
143 -itereopt
146-Exmendan
STARS - worked examples and exercises
15.1 ~ Meridian aude
152 Azimuth
15.3 - Longitude by chronometer
154 ntereep
155 Exmendian
156- Polar 20
2
2
PLANETS - worked examples and exerts
16.1 Meridian alte
162 Azimuth
163 Lengitade by eoramsse
164 Ineroept
16S Exmeriian
[MOON - worked examples and exercises
17 - Amplitude
172 Meridian atte
173 Asimuth
17.4 Longitude by eronomstr
75 atxeept
176-Exmendian
Graphical combination of sights
"A +, Simultaneous cbeervstions
B- Staggered observations
Corton of sample eosin sights
Exersse 24 Ero insights
(Computation of aliudes
Exereise 29 ald computation
Star entiation
Eyer 30 snr deifcation
Great Cie Sting
veri 3 great izle sling
Composite Cele Sailing
Exereise 32~ composite circle sailing
Altitude Above and bow th pole
Stars suitable for observation
Exercise 33 suitable sare
Answers
Summaty of formule for use by clelator
ay
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16
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13
6
19
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153
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ABBREVIATIONS}
RECOMMENDED TERMS
AND ABBREVIATIONS
TERMS:
(@) Dead reckoning (or DR) position is that obtained by allowing
fr courses and distances only
(©) Estimated position (or EP) is that obtained by allowing for
‘courses and distances and also for estimated leeway” and
curren, any
(©) Chosen position (or CP) is that position, nearest to the
observer, chosen so thatthe latitude sa ineral degree and
the Tonge it such thatthe local hou angle of the ody at
the time of the observation i also an integral degre,
(4 Sextnt alia is tha read ofa sextant.
(6) Observed atiude is the sextant altitude conected fr index
ro, any
ABBREVIATIONS
Latte tat Course
Colette Coat Gyro
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