Navigation Chapter 4
uscg navigation guide
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- Optical range finder
- determines distance between the vessel and an object of known height
- flashlight/magnifier
- helpful tools on board
- Hand Bearing Compass
- "hockey" puck or fluxgate
- GPS
- gives speed, fix, etc
- anchor
- used to stop and let the navigator think
- Loran-C
- long range naviagation reciever enables accurate fix where loran is transmitted
- lead line
- used to measure depths when depth sounder is not available
- Radar
- radio detection and ranging; transmitter and receiver converts to a distance; plan position indicator (PPI) is displayed
- Handheld monocular
- combines fluxgate compass, range finder; allows distance off calcs
- Binocular
- 7X50; for ATON spotting and SAR
- Tools on board
- divider, plotters, pencil, drafting compass, nautical slide rule, calculator, computer
- Spare batteries
- needed aboard
- depth sounder
- can provide a "reality check"; safety tool
- night-visiion equipment
- allows vision at night
- VHF-FM direction finder
- allows you to get bearing of object transmitting the signal