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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO NAVIGATION
• Locate their position
• Travel from one place to another
Navigation enables mariners to:
Terrestrial Sphere or Globe
A sphere on which is depicted a map
of the Earth (terrestrial globe)
North Pole
South PoleThe north and south poles are
located at the ends of the axis on
which Earth rotates.
Meridians
Lines running through the poles and
around the Earth are called meridians.
North Pole
South Pole
The great circle of the Earth that is
equidistant from the North Pole and
South Pole
(Cuts every meridian in half)
Equator
EQUATOR
60°
30°
0° 0°
60°
30°
60°
30°
60°
30°Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
South Pole
North Pole
Eastern
Hemisphere
Western
Hemisphere
South Pole
North Pole
Northern
Hemisphere
Southern
Hemisphere
Half of a globe
Hemisphere
Meridians and the equator are called
great circles because they divide the
globe into two halves.
EQUATOR
S pole
N pole
LONGITUDE
W E
Greenwich
England
Any circle formed by the intersection
of a plane passing through the Earth’s
center, with the Earth’s surface
Great Circle
The equator is the only great circle
going around the globe from east to
west. The other lines are called parallels,
since they go around the globe parallel
to, and north and south of the equator.
ParallelsEquator
Prime
Meridian
One example
of a great circle
N
S
Greenwich meridian
(longitude 0°)
Equator
(latitude 0°)
A great circle is any circle whose
plane passes through the Earth’s
center, no matter what direction.
What is the significance of the
great circle in navigation?
What is the significance of the
great circle in navigation?
The shortest distance between
two points on the Earth lies along
the path of a great circle passing
through those two points.
Any unbroken part of the
circumference of a circle or
other curved line
Arc
The distance around a circular area
Circumference
What is the circumference of the Equator?
One example
of a great circle
N
S
Greenwich meridian
(longitude 0°)
Equator
(latitude 0°)
Center of
The Earth
360°360°
Regardless of the
size of the circle,
the circumference
has 360°.
1° = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
360°
Measurement along a meridian
or parallel is expressed in terms
of degrees, minutes, and seconds
of arc (the curve of the circle).
0°
0°
The Greenwich meridian is numbered
0, or 0°, and is called the prime
meridian.
Greenwich Royal
Observatory
The meridian running through
Greenwich, England, from which
longitude east and west is measured
Prime Meridian
NORTH
POLE
INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE
PRIME MERIDIAN
International Date Line
180°
International
Date Line
Old Date
New Date
New Day
Old Day
Noon
Midnight
International
Date Line
0° Prime
Meridian
Equator
Western Hemisphere
Eastern
Hemisphere International
Date Line
Pacific
Ocean
Meridians (longitude lines) between the
prime meridian and 180th meridian are
numbered 0° to 180° east (E) or west (W).
Meridians
Prime
Meridian
0° Longitude
Measurement of position east or west
from the prime meridian
Longitude
The distance of arc east (E) or west (W)
of the prime meridian, measured along
a parallel
Longitude
Prime
Meridian
Greenwich
W E
Longitude Lines
Measurement of position north or
south of the equator
Latitude
Latitude
The distance of arc north (N) orsouth (S) of the equator, measuredalong a meridian
Grid system of latitude and longitude
lines
Latitude Longitude
Prime
meridian
Equator
LATITUDE LONGITUDEEARTH’S
GRID
90°90°
North
Latitude
South
Pole
North
Pole
West
Longitude
East
Longitude
Remember!
South
Latitude
• Latitude is always measured north
or south from 0° through 90°
• Longitude is always measured east
or west from 0° through 180°
New Orleans, LA
30N, 90W
Express latitude
and longitude in
degrees, minutes,
and seconds.
Washington, D.C.
38°58'52"N
latitude
77°01'12"W
longitude
Washington, D.C.
38°59'N latitude
77°01'W longitude
This is spoken
as thirty-eight
degrees,
fifty-nine
minutes north,
seventy-seven
degrees, one
minute west.
Washington, D.C.
38°58'52"N
latitude
77°01'12"W
longitude
Seconds are used
only if very exact
locations are
required.
One minute of arc measured along
the equator, or any other great
circle
Nautical Mile
6,865 Nautical Miles
6,888
Nautical Miles
Equatorial Diameter - 6,888 Nautical Miles
Polar Diameter - 6,865 Nautical Miles
Comparison of a Statute Mile
to a Nautical Mile
NAUTICAL MILE = 6,076 FEET OR 2,000 YARDS
STATUTE MILE = 5,280 FEET OR 1760 YARDS
0 500 1000 1500 2000
YARDS
Dividers
Distance on a chart is measured along
the meridian, using a tool called dividers.
Measuring Distance
30 Nautical
Miles
52 Nautical
Miles
60 Nautical
Miles
60°
30°
0°
P
Length of a Degree of Longitude at
Various Latitudes
Parallel
Distances are not
measured on
parallels of latitude,
because one minute
equals one nautical
mile only along the
equator.
Dividers
Remember!
1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour
Origin of the term knot
An old sailing day’s log for measuring
the speed of a vessel
Chip Log
True Nautical Direction
Measured from true north (North Pole)
as located on a globe
32-point Compass
The four primary directions of the
compass; the north, south, east,
and west points
Cardinal Points
North, South, East, West:
the four primary directions
of the compass
Cardinal Directions
On the compass rose above, only north
is filled in. Fill in the rest of the points
on the compass, going clockwise, using
the standard abbreviations.
On the compass rose above, only north
is filled in. Fill in the rest of the points
on the compass, going clockwise, using
the standard abbreviations.
Express nautical directions in
three digits:
065° (Zero six five degrees)
090° (Zero nine zero degrees)
Course – Direction the ship is steered
through the water
Heading – Direction the ship is facing
MAGNETIC COMPASS
Magnetic compasses
give direction relative
to magnetic north.
GYROCOMPASS
Gyrocompasses
reference true
north.
Navigational compass containing agyroscope, that, when adjusted forlatitude and speed, shows true northor communicates this informationto one or more gyro repeaters.
Gyrocompass
TRUE
NORTH
MAGNETIC
NORTH
Magnetic Compass
A compass having a magnetized
needle generally in line with the
magnetic poles of the Earth
United States
Canada
NORTH
MAGNETIC
POLE
Magnetic compasses point to theEarth’s northernmost magnetic pole,located in northern Canada.
Difference between magnetic and true
north in degrees
Variation Angle
VariationNorth Pole
Remember, variation changesdepending on your position relativeto magnetic north.
How Variation Affects the Compass
Magnetic North
To convert from magnetic to true,
just add or subtract the variation
at your location to the magnetic
bearing.
Remember — Westerly variations
are subtracted, and easterly
variations are added.
Converting Direction
Example of Converting Direction
If your ship was heading 080° magneticin a region where the variation was10° East, what is the true heading?
Example of Converting Direction
If your ship was heading 080° magneticin a region where the variation was10° East, the true heading would be080° + 10°, or 090° true.
If your ship was heading 270° true in a
region where the variation was 10° East,
what is the magnetic heading?
Example of Converting Direction
If your ship was heading 270° true in a
region where the variation was 10° East,
the true heading would be 270° – 10°,
or 260° magnetic heading.
Example of Converting Direction
The direction of an object from an
observer, measured clockwise in one
of three standard ways:
• True bearing
• Magnetic bearing
• Relative bearing
Bearing
TN
True Bearing
090°TRUE
BEARING
Light
House
Bearing using true north as the
reference
True Bearing
Difference between true and magnetic bearing
TRUE NORTHMAGNETIC
NORTH
Light
House
The direction of an object measured
clockwise from magnetic north
Magnetic Bearing
TN
Relative Bearing
RELATIVEBEARING
030°
Light
House
The direction of an object measured
clockwise from the ship’s head (bow)
Relative Bearing
When recording a bearing, assume it tobe a true bearing unless followed by theletters M or R.
030°M means 30° right of magnetic north030°R means 30° off the starboard bow
Objects seen by lookouts are reported
in terms of relative bearing by degrees.
• Dead ahead, or bow – 000°R• Starboard beam – 090°R• Dead astern – 180°R• Port beam – 270°R
Relative Bearings
To emphasize that it is a true bearing,
the letter T (for example 030°T) follows
the three-digit true bearing, spoken
―030 degrees true.‖
True Bearing = Relative Bearing + True Heading
(Subtract 360° if sum is greater than 360°)
TN
090°
TRUE
BEARING
RELATIVE
BEARING
030°
Light
House
Type of map used to navigate on
water
Nautical Chart
A nautical
chart is a
standardized
drawing
representing
part of the
navigable
waters of the
Earth.
Nautical Chart
Science of measurement, description,and mapping of the Earth’s surface waters, with special reference to theiruse for navigation
Hydrography
• Water depths• Nature of bottom• Overhead obstructions• Navigation aids; buoys,lights, and anchorages
Hydrographic information given on a chart includes:
Globe
Impossible to
work navigation
problems or
chart courses
Chart
Necessary to
work navigation
problems
Makers of maps and charts who use
math to work out chart projection
techniques
Cartographers
It is necessary
to convert the
round surface of
the globe to one
that is flat and
two-dimensional
(having only
length and
width)—to
a flat piece of
paper on which a
chart is drawn.
Chart projections
Cyli
nd
rical
Merc
ato
rC
on
ical
Pers
pecti
ve C
on
icP
lan
ar
Ort
ho
gra
ph
ic
Flat surface representative of the
Earth
Chart Projection
Mercator Projection
The best-known map or chart projection
Earth is projected onto a
cylinder-shaped piece of paper,
wrapped around the globe at the
equator
Mercator Projection
• Commonly used for navigational charts
• Developed by a Dutch cartographer,
Geradus Mercator, in the 1500s
• Most useful projection for navigation
Mercator Projection
Geradus Mercator
A projection on which any rhumb line is shown as a straight line, used chiefly in navigation, though the scale varies with latitude and aerial size and the shape of large areas are greatly distorted
Conformal Projection
Great Circle
TrackRhumb Line
A curve on the surface of a sphere
that cuts all meridians at the same
angle; the path taken by a vessel or
aircraft that maintains a constant
compass direction
Rhumb Line
• Used to measure distance• Relationship between actualand chart distance
• Printed near the legend asa ratio, such as 1:7,500,000
SCALE 1:7,500,000
Scale of Charts
Small scales
are used to
depict large
areas on a
chart, and
large scales
are used to
depict small
areas.
If an inch on the chart represents 50 miles,
what would five inches represent?
Measuring distance on a chart
If an inch on the chart represents 50 miles,
what would five inches represent?
Measuring distance on a chart
250 Miles
Remember
• The larger the scale, the smaller the
area shown on a given chart or map.
• The large-scale charts show areas
in great detail.
• Features appearing on a large-scale
chart may not show up at all on a
small-scale chart of the same area.
Types of Charts
Harbor
Nautical Sailing
• Symbols, figures, and abbreviations• Depth of water• Type of bottom• Navigational aids
Nautical charts have information forsafe navigation, such as:
Harbor charts are large-scale charts thatshow harbors and their approaches in detail.
Coastal charts are intermediate-scale charts used to navigate a vessel whoseposition may be determined by landmarks and lights, buoys, orsoundingsoffshore.
The act of measuring the depth of an
area of water
Sounding
General ocean sailing charts aresmall-scalecharts showing theapproachesto large areas of the coast.
INTRODUCTION TO NAVIGATION
End of Part 1
INTRODUCTION TO NAVIGATION
Part 2
Depths of
water may
be given in
feet, fathoms,
or meters.
A unit of length equal to six feet
(1.8 meters); used chiefly in nautical
measurements
Fathom (of depth)
Plotting
Plotting
In order to use the nautical chart for
navigating, you must know something
about how courses, bearings, and
lines of position are plotted on it.
Parallel Rulers
A pair of straightedges connected by
two pivoted crosspieces of equal
length so as to be parallel at all times;
used for various navigational
purposes, especially for transferring
the bearing of a plotted course to a
compass rose
Parallel Rulers
Protractor
An instrument having a graduated arc
for plotting or measuring angles
Three-Arm
Protractor
Parallel Motion
Protractor (PMP)
Measuring
Distance on a
Mercator Chart
Accurate position determined without
use of any previous position, using
visual, electronic, or celestial
observation
Fix (position)
A line indicating
a series of possible
positions of a ship
as a result of
observation or
measurement
Line of Position
(LOP)
Lines of Position
SPIRE
CAPE
RANGE BEARING
TANGENT
DISTANCE ARC
Lines corresponding to the bearings
are plotted on the chart. They are
labeled with the 4-digit time of
observation above the line.
Bearing Lines of Position
Two landmarks or navigation aids are
observed in line, one behind the other
Visual Range
Visual RangeRear Marker
Front Marker
Rear
Marker
Front
Marker
A circular line of position
Distance Arc
Devices used to
measure distance
to a landmark
Radar Stadimeter
Sextant
Optical distance-measuring device
that measures angles to determine
distance to an object using as a
reference the distance to an object of
known height
Stadimeter
Stadimeter
An astronomical instrument used to
determine latitude and longitude at
sea by measuring angular distances,
especially the altitudes of Sun, Moon,
and stars
Sextant
Sextant
Most commonly used
Obtain a fix with these combinations
of lines of position:
• Two or more lines of bearing
• A distance arc and a line of bearing
• Two or more distance arcs
• A visual range and a distance arc
• A visual range and a line of bearing
• Two simultaneous visual ranges
A fix from two
crossed bearings
TOWER
1545
A fix by a
bearing and
distance from
the same object
1314
DOUBLE POINTLIGHT
A fix from three
intersecting
bearings
SMITH
POINT
HALL REEF LIGHT
JONES
BLUFF
A fix from two
visual ranges
LIGHT
X
LIGHT
W
LIGHT
W2152
Visual Fix
Electronic/Celestial Fix
Dead Reckoning Position
Estimated Position
Plotting Symbols
1300 FIX
1245 FIX
TOWER
Marking Ship’s Fix
FACTORY
LIGHTHOUSE
The determination
of position by
visual means
Piloting
Piloting
The determination of the course or
position of a ship or airplane by any
of various navigational methods or
devices
Fathometer
Stadimeter
Radar
BuoyLighthouse
CompassNavigation Aids
Bearing Circle
Chart
Sonic device used to measure water
depth
Echo sounder (Fathometer)
Fathometer
Echo Sounder
SONAR (S0und NAvigation
and Ranging)
A method for determining the distance
between a point and the position of a
sound source by measuring the time
lapse between the origin of the sound
and its arrival at the point
Sound Ranging
D=1/2 t x 4,800 feet per second
In piloting, soundings are usually
taken every 5 minutes.
A fathometer may
establish a fix
when a navigator
has a chart
showing accurate
bottom contours,
but in practice it
usually serves as
a check.
Electronic navigation isa form of piloting.
Electronic Navigation
• Equipment malfunction
• Insufficient coverage
Disadvantages
• Unaffected by weather
• Determines ship position electronically
Advantages
RADAR
RAdio Detection And Ranging
Navigation system using reflected
pulses of energy
RADAR
RADAR
Advantage of radar, as a navigationalaid, is that it does not require externaltransmitting stations.
Disadvantage of radar, as a navigationalaid, is that maximum range is currentlylimited to slightly more than line-of-sight.
Use Reliable Radar Targets
Lighthouse
Radar System
Targets appear on the scope as
bright spots of light called pips.
PIPS
The most common scope used is a planposition indicator (PPI), which gives abird’s eye view of the radar coveragearea, the transmitting ship in the center.
• It can be used at night and during periods of low visibility.
• A fix can be obtained from asingle object.
Advantages of radar as a navigational
aid include:
• Very accurate and rapid
• Used to locate and track storms
• Very important for ship safety
Long Range Navigation
Loran
Long range navigation system using
radio signals
Loran
Loran is a system
of radio signals
broadcast by
stations of known
position.
A loran fix is determined by a loranreceiver from the intersection of linesof position obtained from those shorestations.
Loran Receiver
The newest electronic navigation systemis the Global Positioning System (GPS).
Satellite Navigation
GPS Satellites
• Six 10,900-
mile-high
orbits
• 24 satellites
• Continuous
three-
dimensional
fix capability
• Fix accurate
to within
±10 meters
Global Positioning
System (GPS)
GPS Navigation
GPS is used for a wide variety of land
navigation purposes, including position
and direction-finding in many new cars
and golf carts.
• Smart bombs
• Cruise missiles
Military applications of GPS navigation
systems include guidance for:
Enhancement by to basic GPS: corrections to positioning information is determined by land-based receivers and transmitted to users. Capable of accuracy to within + 1 meter.
Differential GPS
Provides accurate and continuous
dead reckoning (DR) positions
Ship’s Inertial Navigation
System (SINS)
SINS gives ships an accurate andcontinuous dead reckoning positionusing three gyroscopes to determinelatitude, vertical, and longitude withgreat accuracy.
Submarines use SINS to navigate when
submerged for months even when
traveling under the Arctic ice cap.
Celestial
Sphere
Celestial Navigation
Branch of navigation in which position is determined by the aid of heavenly bodiessuch as the Sun, Moon, and selected starsand planets
The widespread availability of GPS is
fast making celestial navigation at sea
a vanishing art.
The sextant is used in celestialnavigation to measure the angle(altitude) between a heavenly bodyand the visible horizon.
Sextants
VERNIER
SCALE
MICROMETER
SCREWDRUM SCALE
ARC
SCALE
HORIZON
MIRROR
INDEX MIRROR
TELESCOPE
LENS
HOODINDEX ARM
Reading the Vernier Scale
Sextant — Nomenclature
Calculation of one's position on the
basis of distance run on various
headings since the last precisely
observed position, with as accurate
allowance as possible being made for
wind, currents, compass errors
Dead Reckoning
Visual Fix
Electronic/Celestial Fix
Dead Reckoning Position
Estimated Position
Plotting Symbols
DEAD RECKONING TRACK
FIX
DR POSITIONDESTINATION
1200
Set and Drift
Set – The direction in which a ship
is forced by wind and current
Drift – The speed of that force in
knots
Effect of Set and Drift
FIX
DR POSITIONDESTINATION
1200
1600
1615
A fix at 1200 is plotted and labeled.
A line is drawn from the fix on the
ship’s course of 073°. Course is
labeled above the line, and the
speed of 15 knots is labeled below
the line.
To find the 1300 DR position, use
dividers to measure 15 minutes of
latitude on the vertical latitude
scale printed on the side of the
chart.
The spot is labeled ―1300DR.‖
The Captain orders the Officer
of the Deck (OOD) to put ship on
a new course, 117° at 1330.
Using dividers, mark a spot 7½
miles from the 1300 DR position
along the direction the ship is
steaming.
Label position 1330DR, and draw a new course line in the direction of 117°.
Plotting a ship’s
DR track from one
fix to the next is a
continuous
process while
underway.
1400 FIX
DR PLOT
1400 FIX
At sea, the navigator will use celestial or
electronic means to get positive fixes at
least every morning, noon, and evening.
In piloting waters, the navigator willnormally be on the bridge getting exactfixes whenever usable navigation aidscome into sight.
Currently, electronic plotters incorporatecontinuous fix updates received fromGPS, then project current ship’s positionand the DR track onto an electronic chartprojection on a computer screen.
Define navigation. Q.1.
Define navigation. Q.1.
The art and science by which
mariners find their ship's
position and guide it safely
from one point to another
A.1.
What is a chart? Q.2.
What is a chart? Q.2.
A type of map used to navigate
on water
A.2.
What are the imaginary lines
that run through the poles and
around the Earth?
Q.3.
What are the imaginary lines
that run through the poles and
around the Earth?
Q.3.
Meridians or lines of longitude A.3.
What divides the Earth into the
northern and southern
hemispheres?
Q.4.
What divides the Earth into the
northern and southern
hemispheres?
Q.4.
The Equator A.4.
What is a Great Circle? Q.5.
What is a Great Circle? Q.5.
Any circle drawn around the
Earth, the plane of which
divides the Earth into two equal
parts
A.5.
Are all meridians great circles? Q.6.
Are all meridians great circles? Q.6.
Yes A.6.
What is the name given to the
meridian on which the Royal
Observatory at Greenwich,
England, is located?
Q.7.
What is the name given to the
meridian on which the Royal
Observatory at Greenwich,
England, is located?
Q.7.
The Prime Meridian A.7.
Do parallel and latitudinal lines
run in the same direction?
Q.8.
Do parallel and latitudinal lines
run in the same direction?
Q.8.
Yes A.8.
Navigators determine their
ship's position using what
coordinate system?
Q.9.
Navigators determine their
ship's position using what
coordinate system?
Q.9.
Latitude and Longitude A.9.
If the latitude of the equator is
0 degrees, what is the latitude
of the North Pole?
Q.10.
If the latitude of the equator is
0 degrees, what is the latitude
of the North Pole?
Q.10.
90 degrees or north A.10.
Latitude and longitude are
expressed in what units?
Q.11.
Latitude and longitude are
expressed in what units?
Q.11.
Degrees, minutes, and
seconds
A.11.
How many degrees are there in
a circle?
Q.12.
How many degrees are there in
a circle?
Q.12.
360 A.12.
Approximately how many
yards are in a nautical mile?
Q.13.
Approximately how many
yards are in a nautical mile?
Q.13.
2000 yds. A.13.
What are meridians? Q.14.
What are meridians? Q.14.
Great Circles which pass
through the Earth’s poles
A.14.
In navigation what is a ―knot?‖ Q.15.
In navigation what is a ―knot?‖ Q.15.
A seagoing term meaning one
nautical mile per hour
A.15.
How is direction expressed? Q.16.
How is direction expressed? Q.16.
As an angle between 000
degrees and 359 degrees
A.16.
What are the cardinal points? Q.17.
What are the cardinal points? Q.17.
North, East, South, and West A.17.
Define ―true bearing.‖ Q.18.
Define ―true bearing.‖ Q.18.
The direction of an object
measured clockwise from true
north
A.18.
What does chart projection
entail?
Q.19.
What does chart projection
entail?
Q.19.
Projecting a three-dimensional
object on a two-dimensional
plane
A.19.
What is the best-known map or
chart projection called?
Q.20.
What is the best-known map or
chart projection called?
Q.20.
Mercator projection A.20.
What are the three basic types
of charts used by the Navy?
Q.21.
What are the three basic types
of charts used by the Navy?
Q.21.
a. Navigational
b. Harbor
c. General ocean sailing charts
A.21.
What is a cartographer? Q.22.
What is a cartographer? Q.22.
One who makes maps and
charts
A.22.
What is a fix? Q.23.
What is a fix? Q.23.
An accurate position
determined without reference
to any previous position. The
intersection of 2 or more lines
of position.
A.23.
What is the difference between
directions measured on a
gyrocompass and those
measured on a magnetic
compass?
Q.24.
What is the difference between
directions measured on a
gyrocompass and those
measured on a magnetic
compass?
Q.24.
Directions measured on a gyrocompass are relative to true north, whereas directions measured on a magnetic compass are relative to magnetic north.
A.24.
How is distance on a Mercator
chart measured?
Q.25.
How is distance on a Mercator
chart measured?
Q.25.
On a flat surface along any
meridian where one minute of
latitude equals one nautical
mile
A.25.
If a half-inch on a chart
represents 10 miles, how many
inches would represent 100
miles?
Q.26.
If a half-inch on a chart
represents 10 miles, how many
inches would represent 100
miles?
Q.26.
Five inches A.26.
What is the shortest distance
between two points on a
globe?
Q.27.
What is the shortest distance
between two points on a
globe?
Q.27.
An arc of a great circle A.27.
How many feet are in one
fathom?
Q.28.
How many feet are in one
fathom?
Q.28.
Six feet A.28.
What is a line of position
(LOP)?
Q.29.
What is a line of position
(LOP)?
Q.29.
A line drawn on a chart along
which a ship must be located,
based on a bearing or distance
from an object or landmark
A.29.
A ship that is traveling south
observes another ship on a
relative bearing of 041 degrees.
What is the true bearing to that
ship?
Q.30.
A ship that is traveling south
observes another ship on a
relative bearing of 041 degrees.
What is the true bearing to that
ship?
Q.30.
221 degrees true
(180 degrees + 041 degrees)
A.30.
A ship that is traveling north
observes another ship on a
relative bearing of 041 degrees.
Where would you see that ship
in relation to your ship?
Q.31.
A ship that is traveling north
observes another ship on a
relative bearing of 041 degrees.
Where would you see that ship
in relation to your ship?
Q.31.
Off the starboard bow A.31.
A round body whose surface is at all
points equidistant from the center
Sphere
A great circle of the Earth passing
through the poles and any given
point on the Earth's surface
Meridian
Lines of latitude with only the equator
being a great circle
Parallel
A two–pointed compass used for
dividing lines and measuring
Dividers
Compass Card
A circular card with magnets attachedto its underside, the face divided on itsrim into points of the compass, degreesclockwise from north, or both, andfloating or suspended from a pivot soas to rotate freely
Directional instrument that points to
the north magnetic pole
Magnetic Compass
Aligned with true north by means of a
spinning gyroscope
Gyrocompass
The state of being misrepresented
a false
Distortion
Development
of a Mercator
Projection
Sounding
LORAN CHART
Electronic navigation system using
satellites
Global Positioning System (GPS)