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Re: Navigation Survey

Subject: Re: Navigation Survey
From: Yves Arrouye (yves@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri May 25 2001 - 18:14:57 EDT

> a) Dead Reckoning
>
> What is the method used most?
> Mid-Latitude-----: X
> Mercator Sailing-:
> Rhumb Line-------:
> Other(Name?)-----:
>
> b) Sight Reduction
>
> Which is your primary Sight reduction method?
> Computer Program(Name?)--------: (No name yet, I am writing it as we
speak.)
> Calculator(Name?)--------------:
> Short Navigation Tables,
> H.O. 211 etc.(Name?)-------:
> Standard Navigation Tables,
> 229, 214 etc.(Name?)-------: 2nd method
> Other(Name?)-------------------:
>
> c) Plotting
>
> How do you do your plotting?
> Computer Program(Name?)---:
> Universal Plotting Sheets-: X
> Maneuvering Board----------:
> Radar Plotting Sheets-----:
> Home Made(Describe)-------:
>
> d) Navigation Manuals
>
> Name your main reference manual-: The American Practical Navigator,
1995
>
>
> Name a manual/book that helped you the most-:

                Le Cours des Glenans
                Practical Celestial Navigation (for learning HO 229)
>
> e) Do you use the Nautical Almanac?
> Commercial-: X
> USNO-------:



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