Boater's Bowditch

Boater's Bowditch

The Small-Craft American Practical Navigator

Richard Keith Hubbard

From the editor of the U.S. Government's famous 195-year old American Practical Navigator, commonly known as ``Bowditch''--the pre-eminent navigation reference for commercial and naval boatment--comes this up-to-date and comprehensive version for pleasure boaters and commercial operators of small craft.

** Contents **

Part I: Basic Navigation Principles. Fundamentals of Navigation. Buoys, Beacons, and Lights. Compasses. Tides. Dead Reckoning. Piloting. Part II: Electronic Navigation Systems. Principles of Radio Waves. GPS Naviation. Loran-C Navigation. Radar Navigation. Electronic Charts. Part III: Celestial Navigation. Navigational Astronomy. Using the Sextant. Time. The Nautical and Air Almanacs. Reducing Sights. Special Techniques and Shortcuts. Part IV: Practical Navigation: Weather for Navigators. Rules and Regulations in Navigation. Navigation Safety.

Hard (Oct 1997) 404p. 332 Illus. 7 3/8 x 9 1/4

Mfg. Part Number 0070308667
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