Boater's Bowditch: The Small-Craft American Practical Navigator by Richard Keith Hubbard
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Boater's Bowditch
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Boaters Bowditch removes the mystery and mathematics from the American Practical Navigator, explaining concepts and techniques used by the professional navigator.
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About Richard Keith Hubbard
Richard K. Hubbard (Gaithersburg, MD), a former U.S. Coast Guard officer, yacht skipper, and navigator of ocean racers, worked for the Defense Mapping Agency for 14 years, where he was the editor of the American Practical Navigator.
Table of Contents
Part I: Basic Navigation Principles. Fundamentals of Navigation. Buoys, Beacons, and Lights. Compasses. Tides. Dead Reckoning. Piloting. Part II: Electronic Navigation Systems. Principles of Radio Waves. GPS Naviation. Loran-C Navigation. Radar Navigation. Electronic Charts. Part III: Celestial Navigation. Navigational Astronomy. Using the Sextant. Time. The Nautical and Air Almanacs. Reducing Sights. Special Techniques and Shortcuts. Part IV: Practical Navigation: Weather for Navigators. Rules and Regulations in Navigation. Navigation Safety.
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CIN0070308667G
9780070308664
0070308667
Boater's Bowditch: The Small-Craft American Practical Navigator by Richard Keith Hubbard
Used - Good
Hardback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
1997-10-22
404
N/A
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