Core principles of maritime navigation /
By: Olsen, Alexander Arnfinn [author.].
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TextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2022]Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781003291534; 1003291538; 9781000614237; 1000614239; 9781000614206; 1000614204.Subject(s): Navigation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Merchant marine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Seamanship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | TRANSPORTATION / NavigationDDC classification: 623.89 Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Wind, depth and waves -- Navigation marks and buoys -- Virtual aids to navigation -- Marine radar -- Electronic chart and display information system -- Ship handling in difficult conditions -- Passage planning -- Officer of the watch -- Global Maritime Distress Satellite System -- Anchorage -- Maritime pilot -- Mooring and berthing.
"Core Principles of Maritime Navigation introduces some of the core concepts used in maritime navigation. It covers a wide range of subjects from wind, waves and depths to navigational marks and buoys, navigation techniques and equipment, passage planning, duties of the Officer of the Watch, berthing and anchorage. It is not designed to be a technical publication; rather, it aims to introduce core ideas and concepts in an accessible way for general readers, university students, cadets and even experienced seafarers"-- Provided by publisher.
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