NAVIGATION FOR FISHERMEN AND BOAT OPERATORS

The manual provides a section explaining the principles of navigation and a section on practical aspects of navigation. The first section includes information on: the solar system; earth's motion; the moon's motion; the stars; time; the celestial sphere; and instruments and sextant angles. The second section includes information on: latitude by meridian altitude, azimuth and amplitude; ex-meridian altitudes; the Pole Star; the Celestial Position Lines; three methods of sight reduction; and fixing position. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Fisheries and Marine Technology Sea Grant report.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Rhode Island, Kingston

  Marine Advisory Service
  Kingston, RI  United States 
• Authors:
  • Motte, G A
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Pagination: 81 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Celestial navigation; Fisheries; Manuals; Navigation; Navigational aids; Obstructions (Navigation); Position fixing
• Identifier Terms: National Sea Grant Program; U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Old TRIS Terms: Position finding; Sea grant program; Sight reduction navigation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047629
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Marine Bull-10
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1973 12:00AM