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Unit 1: Navigation What is Navigation? • Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another • It involves: – Gathering information from sources – Evaluating the information – Making decisions based on the information • Navigation techniques vary with the type of vessel, conditions and the navigators experience • Navigation is both a science and an art that takes knowledge, skill and practice Types of Navigation There are 6 main types of navigation: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Dead Reckoning Piloting Celestial Navigation Radio Navigation Radar Navigation Satellite Navigation 1. Dead Reckoning (DR) • the process of estimating your position by advancing a known position using course, speed, time and distance to be traveled. In other words figuring out where you will be at a certain time if you hold the speed, time and course you plan to travel. 2. Piloting • Piloting involves navigating in restricted waters with frequent determination of position relative to geographic and hydrographic features. – This method is used when in sight of land 3. Celestial Navigation • uses "sights," or angular measurements taken between a celestial body (the sun, the moon, a planet or a star) and the visible horizon to locate one's position on the globe, on land as well as at sea. 4. Radio Navigation • uses radio frequencies to determine position on Earth. • The basic principles are measurements from/to electric beacons, especially: – Directions – Distances – Velocity (partly) 5. Radar Navigation • Uses a radar to determine the distance from or, bearing of, objects whose position is known. 6. Satellite Navigation • Uses artificial earth satellite systems, such as GPS, to determine position. MAPS & CHARTS Map • A map is a visual representation of an area • It represents selected features of the Earth's surface, drawn to scale. Maps Include • The graphic representations on maps may consist of: – Lines and symbols of various colors – Drawings of landforms – Photographs with the additions of lines and colors to emphasize features • Maps show land areas, political subdivisions, and topography. Scale • Many, but not all, maps are drawn to a scale, expressed as a ratio such as 1:10,000 • This means that 1 of any unit of measurement on the map corresponds to 10,000 of that same unit on the ground. Political vs Physical Maps • Most maps of the world or large areas are either political or physical • Political maps show territorial borders • Physical maps show features of geography such as mountains, soil type or land use Political Map of Canada Physical Map of Canada Charts • A chart is a special-purpose map, generally designed for a form of navigation, such as sea navigation. • A nautical chart is a graphic representation of a sea area and adjacent coastal regions. • Depending on the scale of the chart, it may show: – – – – – – Depths of the water Heights of land Natural features of the seabed Details of coastline Navigational hazards Locations of natural and man-made navigational aids