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 A
three hour seminar course
unraveling the mystery of
charts.
When navigating
on land you use a map. It
depicts the various
thoroughfares, their directions
and names. Major areas such as
parks, lakes etc. would also be
noted. By selecting the
prescribed route, you would be
able to reach a desired
destination.
At sea there are
no streets, no separate areas,
no differences from abutting or
surrounding areas. With no land
mass over the horizon,
everything looks the same. For
navigating at sea, we use a
chart.
By knowing our
latitude and longitude, we can
locate our position anywhere on
earth. Navigators must also be
warned of dangerous areas,
leading them through safe
passages and directing them
within set patterns to prevent
collisions. For this, Aids to
Navigation are depicted on
nautical charts.
Other available
information on nautical charts
includes, but is not limited to,
depth of water, bottom type,
magnetic variations affecting
the compass, chart scales, and
inter-tidal information.
This course will
provide the navigator with the
knowledge to interpret the
chart’s contents to navigate
safely to their destination and
return to port. Text and
training chart included.
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