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The wrinkle of course is that distance measurement on inland lakes and
waterways, including the Great Lakes, is done in statute miles. Arghh!! I
would always work in nautical miles for 60D = st purposes and overall
consistency, but if I ever had to voice a distance over VHF or in a report,
I would be careful to say "nautical miles".
And then there is that damned Sea-Doo with its speedometer in mi/h. More
Arghh!!
John Kabel
London, ON
> John, I've always seen and used "nm". In the context of nautical navigation,
> there's nothing else that will be confused with this. Those who use "M" in a
> consistent universe where all nav will be done in nautical miles as opposed
> to statute are probably OK--as long as they are the only ones who will be
> reading their marks. In a less professional environment, "nm" is still less
> likely to be confused for anything else.
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