Spis treści:
PREPARATION
1. Making a landfall - angle of approach
2. Deviating to shorten the distance between marks
3. The longer route can be the quickest
4. The effect of wind on the tides
5. Judging sea conditions
6. Offsetting the course in order to be sure
7. Safety margins
8. Fuel and navigation
VISUAL NAVIGATION
9. Adding up the clues
10. Position fixing from sea conditions
11. Estimating your position
12. Transit bearings
13. Steering bias
14. Magnetic or true?
15. Second stage navigation
16. Conspicuous marks
17. Local knowledge
PAPER CHARTS
18. Checking the plotted course
19. Customising the charts
20. Using position lines
21.Looking at alternatives
DEPTH, TIDES AND CURRENTS
22. Using depth when making a landfall
23. Depth warnings and shoals
24. Depth and distance off
25. The effect of depth on sea
26. Taking short cuts
ELECTRONIC CHARTS
27. Distance on the electronic chart
28. Getting the scale right
29. GPS accuracy
30. Knowing where you are
31. Waypoint selection and use
32. When your GPS goes down
RADAR FOR NAVIGATION
33. How accurate is theradar?
34. Rounding a headland on radar
35. Radar overlays
36. What the radar cannot see
COLLISION AVOIDANCE
37. Change of bearing
38. Which radar scale to use
39. Lost in the clutter
40. Avoiding the big ships
41. See and be seen
NIGHT AND FOG NAVIGATION
42. Running on autopilot
43.Speed in the fog
44. Reflections and visibility
45. Finding a buoy in fog
HARBOUR NAVIGATION
46. Assessing harbour entrances
47. Finding an anchorage
48. Finding a harbour entrance
49. Electronic charts for harbour navigation
50. Entering a harbour at night

Oprawa miękka.
96 stron.
Format: 135x215mm.
ISBN 978-0-07136-8270-0