Coastal Navigation Using GPS For Sail and Power

by Larkin, Frank J.

• ISBN13: 9781574091694
• ISBN10: 1574091697
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Sheridan House

Summary

Frank J Larkin is a writer, mariner, and GPS expert.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Nautical Charts	1	(35)
The Mercator Projection	2	(1)
The Nautical chart	3	(10)
Basic Chart Information	13	(7)
North American Datum of 1983 and World Geodetic Survey of 1984	20	(1)
Symbols for Aids to Navigation	20	(5)
Other Charted Features	25	(5)
Metrification of Nautical Charts	30	(2)
NOAA POD---Print-on-Demand Charts	32	(1)
Reader Study Note	32	(1)
Reader Progress Note	33	(1)
Review Questions and Answers	33	(3)
Navigational Reference Publications and Almanacs	36	(24)
Your GPS Operating Manual	36	(1)
Nautical Chart Catalogs	37	(1)
Dates of Latest Editions	37	(3)
Chart No. 1	40	(1)
Light List	40	(5)
Coast Pilot	45	(2)
Local Notice to Mariners	47	(4)
Tide Tables	51	(3)
Tidal Current Tables	54	(1)
Tidal Current Charts	55	(1)
Tidal Current Diagrams	56	(1)
Rules of the Road	56	(1)
Reader Study Note	57	(1)
Reader Progress Note	57	(1)
Review Questions and Answers	58	(2)
The IALA-B Aids to Navigation System	60	(17)
Port Side Marks or Lateral Marks	61	(1)
Starboard Side Marks or Lateral Marks	62	(1)
Safe Water Marks	62	(1)
Preferred Channel Marks	63	(5)
Special Marks	68	(1)
Intracostal Waterway Aids to Navigation System	68	(1)
The Uniform State Waterway Marking System	69	(5)
Reporting Defects and Discrepancies to Aids to Navigation	74	(1)
Reader Study Note	75	(1)
Reader Progress Note	75	(1)
Review Questions and Answers	75	(2)
How to Use the Basic Navigational Instruments	77	(8)
The Magnetic Compass	77	(3)
The Steering Post	80	(1)
Dividers	80	(1)
Pencils	81	(1)
Paraglide Plotters	82	(1)
Parallel Rules	82	(1)
A Stopwatch	82	(1)
Reader Study Note	83	(1)
Reader Progress Note	83	(1)
Review Questions and Answers	84	(1)
Reading, Measuring, and Plotting Latitude and Longitude and Converting for GPS Use	85	(14)
Latitude	86	(4)
Longitude	90	(2)
Procedure for Measuring Latitude on a Nautical Chart	92	(2)
Procedure for Measuring Longitude on a Nautical Chart	94	(2)
The Safety Aspect, of Knowing Latitude and Longitude	96	(1)
Navigation Exercise One: LAT/LON	96	(1)
Reader Study Note	97	(1)
Reader Progress Note	97	(1)
Review Questions and Answers	97	(2)
How to Plot a True Course on a Nautical Chart	99	(13)
Selecting the Proper Course Line	99	(1)
How to Measure a Course Line Angle Using a Paraglide Plotter	100	(4)
Labeling Your Course on a Nautical Chart	104	(1)
Navigation Exercise Two: Plotting True Courses	104	(5)
Reader Study Note	109	(1)
Reader Progress Note	109	(1)
Review Questions and Answers	110	(2)
How to Measure Distance on a Nautical Chart	112	(10)
Dividers: Your Measuring Tool	112	(1)
Measuring Short Distances on a Nautical Chart	113	(1)
Measuring Long Distances on a Nautical Chart	114	(2)
Labeling Distance on a Nautical Chart	116	(1)
Navigation Exercise Three: Measuring Distance	117	(1)
Reader Study Note	117	(3)
Reader Progress Note	120	(1)
Review Questions and Answers	120	(2)
Calculating Your Dead Reckoning Position	122	(9)
Navigation Worksheet	122	(1)
Navigation Terminology	122	(2)
The Dead Reckoning Formula: 60D = ST	124	(3)
How to Label a Fixed Position Along a Course Line	127	(1)
Navigation Exercise Four: Calculating DR Times	128	(2)
Reader Study Note	130	(1)
Reader Progress Note and GPS Suggestions	130	(1)
Converting True Courses to Compass Courses	131	(11)
Variation Error	131	(2)
Deviation Error	133	(3)
The Course Conversion Formula	136	(2)
Navigation Exercise Five: Converting True Courses to Compass Courses to Compass Courses	138	(1)
Reader Study Note	138	(2)
Reader Progress Note	140	(1)
Review Questions and Answers	140	(2)
The 24-Hour Clock, or Military Time	142	(6)
How to Add Time	143	(1)
How to Subtract Time	144	(1)
Navigation Exercise Six: Timing the Six-Leg Cruise	145	(1)
Reader Study Note	145	(2)
Reader Progress Note	147	(1)
Taking and Plotting Bearings	148	(12)
New Terminology	148	(4)
Taking Bearings	152	(1)
Labeling Bearing LOPs	153	(1)
Relative Bearings	153	(1)
Doubling the Angle on the Bow	154	(2)
Danger Bearings	156	(1)
Reader Study Note	156	(1)
Reader Progress Note	157	(1)
Review Questions and Answers	158	(2)
How to Use a GPS Navigation System on a Small Boat	160	(37)
The Question of Accuracy: Selective Availability	161	(1)
Things to Consider When Buying a GPS Set	161	(6)
Setting Up and Navigating with a Typical GPS Set	167	(22)
Navigation Screens	189	(6)
GPS Navigation Summary	195	(1)
Interference Problems	196	(1)
The Height of the Tide at Any Time	197	(19)
Terminology	198	(1)
The Tide Tables	199	(5)
Tide Graph: One-Quarter/One-Tenth Rule	204	(7)
The Rule of Twelves	211	(2)
Height Available Under a Bridge	213	(2)
Reader Progress Note	215	(1)
Compensating Your Course for Current and Other Elements	216	(30)
Using GPS to Correct for Current and Other Elements	216	(2)
Correcting for Current and Other Elements	218	(4)
Correcting Your Course for Current	222	(1)
Where Do You Find Information About Tides and Currents?	223	(1)
The Effects of Current	223	(3)
The Before and After Current Problem	226	(3)
Using Tables to Correct for Current	229	(6)
Correcting Predicted Speed for Weight Change	235	(4)
Correcting Predicted Speed for Depth of Water	239	(2)
Correcting Predicted Speed for Wind	241	(1)
Estimating the Set and Drift of a Current from Buoys	242	(2)
Computing Turning Time	244	(1)
Reader Progress Note	245	(1)
Appendix One How to Check the Installation Accuracy of Your Compass and Install a Steering Post	246	(2)
Appendix Two How to Check Your Compass for Built-in Error	248	(2)
Appendix Three How to Develop Data for a Deviation Table Using Multiple Ranges and Your Boat's Compass	250	(3)
Appendix Four How to Develop Data for a Deviation Table Using One Range and a Pelorus	253	(4)
Appendix Five How to Plot Deviation on a Deviation Plotting Sheet	257	(3)
How to Plot Magnetic Heading Deviations	258	(1)
How to Plot Compass Heading Deviations	259	(1)
Appendix Six How to Develop a Speed Curve	260	(6)
Equipment You Will Need	261	(1)
How the Data Collection Process Works	261	(2)
Use of a Speed Curve or RPM Table	263	(3)
Appendix Seven Navigation Forms	266	(9)
Form 1: Navigation Practice Chart	267	(1)
Form 2: Navigation Worksheet	268	(1)
Form 3: Tide Graph	269	(1)
Form 4: Deviation Planning Sheet	270	(1)
Form 5: Deviation Plotting Sheet	271	(1)
Form 6: Deviation Table	272	(1)
Form 7: Speed Curve Worksheet	273	(1)
Form 8: Trip Log	274	(1)
Appendix Eight Coast Guard Districts and Addresses of District Commanders	275	(2)
Glossary	277	(6)
Index	283