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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