Terrestrial Navigation - A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams

From basic trigonometry and plane sailings plotting, right through to practice questions with answers, and even mock exam papers, this book will provide you with all the reference material you need in order to pass your exams.

List of contents

Introduction1 Units and Measurement2 Basic Trigonometry3 Parallel Sailings (With Examination Top Tips)4 Plane Sailings (With Examination Top Tips)5 Mercator Sailings (With Examination Top Tips)6 Great Circle Sailings( With Examination Top Tip)7 Composite Great Circle Sailings ( With Top Tips)8 Time and ETAs (With Tip Tips)9 Practice questions for each sailing types10 Answers to Practice questions11 Mock Papers 1-15 with worked solutions and Top TipsIndex

About the author

Philip M. Smith is a Senior Lecturer at Warsash Maritime Academy. After over 22 years at sea navigating, for the most part in a traditional way, he now teaches Officer of the Watch and Cadets Terrestrial Navigation.

Summary

From basic trigonometry and plane sailings plotting, right through to practice questions with answers, and even mock exam papers, this book will provide you with all the reference material you need in order to pass your exams.

Product details

• Authors: Phil Smith, Philip M. Smith, Smith Philip M.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781138296664
• ISBN: 978-1-138-29666-4
• No. of pages: 142
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Human Geography, Ships and boats: general interest, Navigation & Seamanship, Navigation and seamanship