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Boater's Bowditch: the Small Craft American Practical Navigator

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ISBN-10: 0071361367

ISBN-13: 9780071361361

Edition: 2nd 2000 (Revised)

Authors: Richard Keith Hubbard

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This work emphasizes the graphic and visual techniques of navigation, with the relevant scientific principles explained simply and clearly. It includes up-to-the-minute coverage of marine weather.
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Book details

List price: $22.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 6/20/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.10" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Dr Robert Edenborough is a director in KPMG's People Services Division with responsibility for Management, Review and Assessment. He works with both the private equity sector and senior civil servants.He was formerly head of the consulting practice ASE, a leading test publisher and provider of HR business solutions and has considerable experience of designing and applying interviews in organizations as diverse as the Ministry of Defence, the NHS and a range of financial institutions.Richard K. Hubbard (Gaithersburg, MD), a former U.S. Coast Guard officer, yacht skipper, and navigator of ocean racers, worked for the Defense Mapping Agency for 14 years, where he was the editor of the American…    

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Fundamentals of Navigation
Basic Navigational Concepts
Buoys, Beacons, and Lights
The Compass
Tides
Dead Reckoning
Piloting
Electronic Navigation
Radio Waves in Navigation
Satellite Navigation
Loran-C Navigation
Radar Navigation
Electronic Charts
Celestial Navigation
Navigational Astronomy
The Sextant
Time
The Almanacs
Sight Reduction
Practical Techniques in Navigation
Navigation Safety
Navigation Rules and Regulations
Navigation Safety
Marine Weather
Oceanography
Tables
Glossary
Bibliography
Index