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Gary C. Kessler, 2012-2021 A Short Course on Nautical Charts and Basic Plotting For the Recreational Boater Gary C. Kessler Version 19 June 202 1 i Table of Contents List of Figures .. iii Introduction .. 1 Part 1. Nautical Charts and Other Resources .. 3 Purpose and Role of Nautical Charts .. 3 Types of Charts .. 3 Obtaining Charts .. 4 Supplementary Resources .. 6 Chart No. 1 .. 6 Coast Pilot .. 7 USCG Light List .. 9 Notice to Mariners .. 10 Part 2. Nautical Charts .. 12 Latitude and Longitude .. 12 Introduction to Aids To Navigation .. 13 The Anatomy of a Nautical Chart .. 15 Chart Reference Data .. 16 The Compass Rose .. 20 Landmarks .. 21 Marginal Notes .. 22 Symbols for Aids to Navigation .. 22 Examples from the Charts .
and Mosquito River Lagoon (Florida). Part 3 of the manual describes basic navigation and plotting. This section starts with an explanation of the relationship between magnetic north (as shown on a compass), true north (as shown on a chart), and ship's north (i.e., as shown on your vessel's compass), and
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