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Chart work is crucial to passage planning and safe coastal cruising, these presentations take you through the important aspects in an easy to understand style.……
The Basics
CHART BASICS - Part one
A guide to charts and marine publications and how to read them………
CHART BASICS - Part Two
A look at different chart projections and why sailors need to be aware of them……
THE COMPASS
A simple guide variation and deviation and the causes of them………
CONVERTING TRUE & MAGNETIC BEARINGS
How to convert magnetic bearings to true and vice-versa, a simple foolproof way….………
PLOTTING A FIX
A step by step guide to plotting a fix and determining your position on a chart…..
DEAD RECKONING & ESTIMATED POSITIONS
A step by step guide to using dead reckoning to estimate your position…..
COURSE TO STEER
A step by step instructions on plotting a safe course to steer …..
PRACTICAL PASSAGE PLANNING
Putting it in to practice, a practical step by step guide to planning a coastal passage…..…..
PASSAGE PLANNING - THE BASICS
A guide to the considerations involved when planning a coastal passage………
Plotting a Fix, DR & EP, Course to steer
GPS & CHART PLOTTERS
This presentation explains how they work, what they can do for us and a ‘best practice’ guide…..
Electronic Navigation
Passage Planning