Description This e-book, published in digital format as an interactive pdf file, includes eleven chapters, each illustrated with numerous coloured diagrams and worked examples, describing all aspects and techniques of navigation using the sun, moon, stars and planets. The use of the sextant is fully explained, together with the detection and correction of sextant errors. Position-fixing techniques, including the use of the intercept method and meridian altitudes, using formulae and a common scientific electronic calculator, are also fully explained and demonstrated, and the use of celestial bodies for calculating the boat’s compass error. USB Memory Stick FormatUSB Memory Stick FormatUSB Memory Stick Formaour appendices explain the use of the scientific calculator, a summary of all navigational formulas used in the book, an explanation of celestial navigational accuracy, and all the necessary extracts from the Nautical Almanac for the book’s worked examples.
