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The course starts with foundational concepts such as ocean navigation context, celestial terminology, angles and time arithmetic, and practice exercises. It then guides learners through sextants, taking and reading sights, noon sight procedures, plotting and chart work, sun sights, running fixes, and star sights, reinforced with step-by-step methods, drills, and vocabulary updates to build practical competence.","NAVIGATION  \n[Seatracker. ru](Seatracker. ru)  \nCelestial Navigation  \nA Complete Home Study Course  \nSecond Edition  \nby  \nDavid Burch  \n* * *  \n* *  \nSTARPATH , [www.star path publications.com](www.star path publications.com)  \nCopyright© 1978, 2008, 2017, 2019 Starpath Corporation  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.  \nISBN 978-0-914025-46-7 Published by  \nStarpath Publications  \n3050 NW 63rd Street, Seattle, WA 98107 Manufactured in the United States of America [www.starpathpublications.com](www.starpathpublications.com)  \nCover, book design, and figures by Tobias Burch.  \nCover moon photograph courtesy of Stuart Lowe.  \nQ:.SPHERA\" ii  \nTable of Contents  \n[Preface ..............................................................................vi](Preface ..............................................................................vi)  \n[Preface to the Second Edition ..........................................vi](Preface to the Second Edition ..........................................vi)  \n[Acknowledgements...........................................................vi](Acknowledgements...........................................................vi)  \nIntroduction  \nAbout this Book ................................................................. 1  \nAre You ervous About Learning Celestial Navigation?..2 How to do the Home Study Course...................................2  \nFrequently Asked Questions .............................................2  \nTools of the Trade..............................................................3  \nCelestial Terminology........................................................3  \nHow this Book is Structured .............................................3  \nChapter 1. Background & Overview  \n1. 1 Overview of Ocean Navigation.....................................5  \n1.2 Overview of Celestial Navigation.................................7  \n1.3 Bird's-Eye View of a Celestial Fix ................................9  \n1.4 Latitude, Longitude, and Nautical Miles................... 11  \n1.5 Arithmetic of Angles and Time.................................. 13  \n1.6 Exercise on Adding and Subtracting Angles ............. 17  \n1.7 Exercise on Adding and Subtracting Times .............. 17  \n1.8 New Terminology....................................................... 18  \nChapter 2. Sextants  \n2.1 About Sextants ........................................................... 19  \n2.2 How to Take a Sight.................................................. 20  \n2.3 How to read a Sextant ............................................. 24  \n2-4 Exercise on Sextant Reading.....................................27  \n2.5 New Terminology ..................................................... 28  \nChapter 3. Noon Sights  \n3.1 Introduction to LAN ................................................. 29  \n3.2 Step by Step LAN Procedure ..................................... 31  \n3.3 Exercise Looking up Sun's Dec ................................ 38  \n3-4 Exercise on LAN Sights for Latitude........................ 42  \n3.5 Review: LAN Virtues and Drawbacks ...................... 42  \n3.6 New Terminology ..................................................... 44  \nChapter 4. Plotting & Chart Work  \n4.1 Introduction .............................................................. -45  \n4.2 Universal Plotting Sheets ..........................................45  \n4.3 Exercise on Universal Plotting Sheets ......................47  \n4-4 Plotting Lines of Position ......................................... -47  \n4.5 Exercise on Plotting LOPs .........................................52  \n4.6 DR Plotting Exercise .................................................54  \n4.7 More DR Plotting Practice.........................................55 ","cbCaidBVvlKYJvFM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidBVvlKYJvFM","pdf",54981709,10,1,296,"English","en",105,"# Introduction\n## About this Book\n## Tools of the Trade\n## Celestial Terminology\n## How this Book is Structured\n# Chapter 1. Background & Overview\n# Chapter 2. Sextants\n# Chapter 3. Noon Sights\n# Chapter 4. Plotting & Chart Work\n# Chapter 5. Sun Sights\n# Chapter 6. Running Fixes\n# Chapter 7. 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