How To Read a Nautical Chart: A Captain's Quick Guide `Book`
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Your quick-reference, on-board guide to the symbology and shorthand notations used on nautical charts Nautical charts contain an incredible amount of information for those who know how to decipher them. But without a key to the symbology, a chart can be bewildering. Nigel Calder, one of today's most respected boating authors, helps you make sense complex system of signs, symbols, and graphic elements with this compact, waterproof, and nearly indestructible guide. « less
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Authors : Nigel Calder
Format : paperback
Key Terms : nautical chart, Chesapeake Bay, cardinal marks, navaids, nautical mile, Penobscot Bay, true north, day beacon, swing bridge, vector chart, NOAA chart, electronic charts, Hydrographic Office, lighthouse, magnetic north, raster chart, Kelp, spring tides, Occulting, paper charts
Pages : 16
Publication Date : November 11, 2008