Navigation basics: Latitude and longitude

2020-11-06T11:26:02+00:00April 26th, 2018|Seamanship|

Dividing the earth; meridians and parallels and how they can be used to pinpoint any locations. Degrees, minutes and the Nautical Mile. And how the grid scale on a nautical chart uses these measurements to enable the navigator to judge distances By John Clarke, Principal of Team Sailing The globe divided For navigational purposed the [...]