SS Nautical Training
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Earth’s poles and latitude and longitude
Chapter 2 - Plotting Latitude and Longitude
Chapter 3 – Compass and direction
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Chapter 4 – Correcting Variation from the Compass Rose
Chapter 5 - True Variation Magnetic Deviation Compass
Chapter 6 - Compass error and deviation cards
Chapter 7 – Aids to Navigation lights
Chapter 8 – Laying-off courses and measuring distances
Chapter 9 – Ranges and Bearings
Chapter 10 – Transits
Chapter 11 – Current information
Chapter 12 – Soundings, Tide, Draughts and Under keel clearance
Chapter 13 – Deduced Reckoning (DR) and Estimated Position (EP)
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