SS Nautical Training
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 UNDER KEEL CLEARANCE
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Chapter 2 DEAD RECKONING
Chapter 3 ESTIMATED POSITION
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Chapter 4 RUNNING FIX
Chapter 5 COMPENSATING FOR SET DRIFT AND LEEWAY
Chapter 6 INDEX ERROR
Chapter 7 VERTICAL SEXTANT ANGLE
Chapter 8 CONVERTING BETWEEN TIME AND ARC
Chapter 9 TIME OF A CELESTIAL BODY’S RISE AND SET
Chapter 10 EXTRACTING A CELESTIAL BODY’S GHA
Chapter 11 EXTRACTING A CELESTIAL BODY’S DECLINATION
Chapter 12 CALCULATING LHA OF CELESTIAL BODIES
Chapter 13 AZIMUTH BY ABC TABLES
Chapter 14 AZIMUTH BY CALCULATOR
Chapter 15 TRUE AMPLITUDE
Chapter 16 COMPASS ERROR WITH CELESTIAL BODIES
Chapter 17 PLANE SAILING
Chapter 18 PASSAGE PLANNING
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