Inshore Navigation

A teaching system for newcomers to navigation, concentrating on what beginners need to know.

• 1 The chart and the almanac
• 2 Course, bearings and the magnetic compass
• 3 Position, distance and Dead Reckoning
• 4 Man made aids to navigation
• 5 Pilotage
• 6 Tidal streams
• 7 GPS and the electronic fix
• 8 Estimated Position and the traditional fix
• 9 Course shaping
• 10 GPS in onward navigation
• 11 The electronic chart plotter
• 12 Tidal heights and depth of water
• 13 Passage planning
• 14 Fog
• Conclusions