How to Read a Nautical Chart, 2nd Edition (Includes ALL of Chart #1) A Complete Guide to Using and Understanding Electronic and Paper Charts

Name: How to Read a Nautical Chart, 2nd Edition (Includes ALL of Chart #1) A Complete Guide to Using and Understanding Electronic and Paper Charts
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ISBN: 9780071779821

ISBN-10: 0071779825

ISBN-13: 9780071779821

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Nigel Calder

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Authoritative, practical, and hands-on information on reading and relying on electronic and paper nautical chartsThe classicHow to Read a Nautical Chartexplains every aspect of electronic and paper nautical charts: how a chart is assembled, how to gauge the accuracy of chart data, how to read charts created by other governments, how to use information such as scale, projection technique and datum that every chart contains; how not to get fooled or run aground by overzooming. Nigel Calder teaches you how to squeeze every ounce of information out of a nautical chart (on your GPS, chartplotter, or nav station) and understand the limits of accuracy for all charts, paper and electronic, raster…

Book details

List price: $41.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 2/16/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.80" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Nigel Calder has decades of sailing and cruising behind him. He is widely acknowledged as the world's foremost writer on boat systems maintenance, and writes regularly for "SAIL, Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, Professional Boatbuilder", and "Yachting Monthly, " among other magazines. He is the author of six books, including "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, Marine Diesel Engines, Refrigeration for Pleasureboats, The Cruising Guide to the Northwest Caribbean, " and "Cuba: A Cruising Guide".