THE WELL DRESSED SHIP

Electronics has become the byword for modern shipping, much of it focusing on communications. But there are other areas where electronics is now pivotal to safe navigation at sea. The author evaluates what is now widely regarded as the minimum standard fit of equipment for any ship moving into the age of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). His review ranges over such areas as position determination systems, rasterscan radar, magnetic compasses, gyrocompasses, speed logs, echo sounders, satellite navigators, and chronometers.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article; electronics equipment
• Authors:
  • Maconachie, B
• Publication Date: 1988-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • Ocean Voice
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: No.4
  • ISSN: 0261-6777

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compasses; Electronic equipment; Navigation systems; Navigational aids; Navigational satellites; Radar; Satellite navigation systems; Sounding
• Old TRIS Terms: Product surveys; Speed logs
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00656829
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM