Sun Navigation Made Easy: Describes the practical steps to find position on land and at sea using the sun alone, without electronics. Three diff
ISBN: 9781482670448 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describes the practical steps to find position on land and at sea using the sun alone, without electronics. Three different methods described. Words, photos, diagrams and true anecdotes illustrate the details. Conversational English is used
Describes the practical steps to find position on land and at sea using the sun alone, without electronics. Three different methods described. Words, ...
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Celestial Navigation (Upon Oceans Endorsement)
ISBN: 9781480163737 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Revised February 22, 2016. We have reviewed the publication and corrected errors, typos and added questions to reflect changes in the USCG data base. Additionally, I have added three new chapters of advanced subjects for Chief Mate: Sights Taken Near Geographic Position, Ex - Meridian and Unknown Star. This volume is a comprehensive work on Celestial Navigation, its theory and practice and is designed for Master through 2nd Mate Unlimited. It uses actual USCG exam questions as it teaches the celestial calculations in easy to understand steps; with additional USCG questions at the end of each...
Revised February 22, 2016. We have reviewed the publication and corrected errors, typos and added questions to reflect changes in the USCG data base. ...
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135,05 zł |
The Medieval Nile: Route, Navigation, and Landscape in Islamic Egypt
ISBN: 9789774166143 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book presents a ground-breaking view of the navigational landscape of the Nile in medieval Egypt by drawing on a broad range of sources: medieval Arabic geographies; traveler accounts; archaeology; and meteorological, hydrological, and geological studies.
Its first major section charts the changing geography of the Nile waterways, particularly in the Delta, from the eve of Islam to the early modern period, and logs the "rise and fall" of these waterways for natural and/or anthropogenic reasons. The book then presents a new perspective on the Nile: it draws on traveler accounts and... The book presents a ground-breaking view of the navigational landscape of the Nile in medieval Egypt by drawing on a broad range of sources: medieval ...
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264,03 zł |
Security for Recreational and Charter Yachts
ISBN: 9781482385861 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a trainer in shipboard security and a university instructor in disaster and emergency preparedness, I have received many requests from the cruising community and members of the charter yacht industry for a comprehensive source of practical information about vessel security and defense. This book is the result. It is concise and easily used. The information is foundational and can be built upon as need arises. Security for Recreational and Charter Yachts is structured for use by yacht owners, cruisers, and those who visit distant ports at home and abroad. Recreational and charter yachts...
As a trainer in shipboard security and a university instructor in disaster and emergency preparedness, I have received many requests from the cruising...
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130,55 zł |
Securing the Safety of Navigation in East Asia : Legal and Political Dimensions
ISBN: 9780857094896 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Safe navigation of the seas is of global importance. Sea lanes provide vital connections for the growth of the global economy and the wellbeing of people everywhere. The sea lanes are of particular importance for the East Asian region, as most trade is undertaken on the ocean. Booming economies in the region such as China and Vietnam put more pressure on sea lanes, triggering concern for the safety of navigation. Securing the Safety of Navigation in East Asia identifies salient issues for academic debate, and further explores those that have practical implications for the safety of navigation...
Safe navigation of the seas is of global importance. Sea lanes provide vital connections for the growth of the global economy and the wellbeing of peo...
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430,72 zł |
How to Read a Nautical Chart, 2nd Edition (Includes ALL of Chart #1)
ISBN: 9780071779821 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Authoritative, practical, and hands-on information on reading and relying on electronic and paper nautical charts The classic How to Read a Nautical Chart explains every aspect of electronic and paper nautical charts: how a chart is assembled, how to gauge the accuracy of chart data, how to read charts created by other governments, how to use information such as scale, projection technique and datum that every chart contains; how not to get fooled or run aground by overzooming. Nigel Calder teaches you how to squeeze every ounce of information out of a nautical chart... Authoritative, practical, and hands-on information on reading and relying on electronic and paper nautical charts The classic How... |
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111,66 zł |
GPS for Dummies
ISBN: 9780470156230 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Need directions? Are you good at getting lost? Then GPS is just the technology you've dreamed of, and GPS For Dummies is what you need to help you make the most of it.
If you have a GPS unit or plan to buy one, GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition helps you compare GPS technologies, units, and uses. You'll find out how to create and use digital maps and learn about waypoints, tracks, coordinate systems, and other key point to using GPS technology. Get more from your GPS device by learning to use Web-hosted mapping services and even how to turn your cell phone or PDA... Need directions? Are you good at getting lost? Then GPS is just the technology you've dreamed of, and GPS For Dummies is what you need to help ...
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106,63 zł |
Ship Construction Sketches and Notes
ISBN: 9780750637565 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A revised and updated edition of this student reader. The contents cover: shipyard practices; principles of construction methods; design and construction of ship components; and the overall arrangements of different types of merchant and passenger vessels.
A revised and updated edition of this student reader. The contents cover: shipyard practices; principles of construction methods; design and construct...
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319,19 zł |
Basic Ship Theory Volume 2
ISBN: 9780750653978 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rawson and Tupper's Basic Ship Theory, first published in 1968, is widely known as the standard introductory text for naval architecture students, as well as being a useful reference for the more experienced designer. The fifth edition continues to provide a balance between theory and practice. Volume 2 expands on the material in Volume 1, covering the dynamics behaviour of marine vehicles, hydrodynamics, manoeuvrability and seakeeping. It concludes with some case studies of particular ship types and a discussion of maritime design. Both volumes feature the importance of... Rawson and Tupper's Basic Ship Theory, first published in 1968, is widely known as the standard introductory text for naval architecture stu... |
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288,78 zł |
Introduction to Modern Navigation Systems
ISBN: 9789812707666 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The emerging technology of very inexpensive inertial sensors is available for navigation as never before. The book lays the analytical foundation for understanding and implementing the navigation equations. It starts by demystifying the central theme of the frame rotation using such algorithms as the quaternions, the rotation vector and the Euler angles. After developing navigation equations, the book introduces the computational issues and discusses the physical aspects that are tied to implementing these equations. The book then explains alignment techniques. "Introduction to Modern...
The emerging technology of very inexpensive inertial sensors is available for navigation as never before. The book lays the analytical foundation for ...
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293,91 zł |
In Kon-Tiki's Wake
ISBN: 9781611792690 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It was the original Survivor series, only without the omnipresent cameras, paramedics, and faux tribal rituals. Between the spring of 1947 and the summer of the year 2006, more than forty expeditions sought to drift across the oceans of the world on rafts. These audacious voyages began with the legendary Kon-Tiki expedition, under the leadership of the renowned Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl. The Kon-Tiki raft drifted more than four thousand miles from Peru to Polynesia, and remained afloat months after experts predicted it would sink to the bottom of the Pacific. Heyerdahl's radical...
It was the original Survivor series, only without the omnipresent cameras, paramedics, and faux tribal rituals. Between the spring of 1947 and the sum...
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94,27 zł |
Navigation Rules to Learn
ISBN: 9781480062627 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Navigation Rules convey a right-of-way only in one particular circumstance: to power-driven vessels proceeding down bound with a following current in narrow channels or fairways of the Great Lakes, Western Rivers, or other waters specified by regulation (Inland Rule 9(a) (ii)). Otherwise, power-driven vessels are to keep out of the way (Rule 18) and either give-way (Rule 16) or stand-on (Rule 17) to vessels not under command or restricted in their ability to maneuver, sailing vessels or vessels engaged in fishing, and, similarly vessels should avoid impeding the safe passage of a vessel...
The Navigation Rules convey a right-of-way only in one particular circumstance: to power-driven vessels proceeding down bound with a following current...
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31,48 zł |
The Sextant Handbook (H/C)
ISBN: 9780071836784 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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146,01 zł |
Inland and Coastal Navigation: For Power-driven and Sailing Vessels, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780914025405 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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167,49 zł |
So You Want To Be A Tugboat Or A Towboat Mariner?: Volume Two Tugboat Careers!
ISBN: 9781493600830 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This publication is designed for the tugboat buff, and for people interested in a maritime career. It contains a number of photos, and the guiding principles to take you from entry level up to the wheelhouse. A maritime career can easily surpass a truck driving career in many ways. It pays you if the boat doesn't go anywhere, provides your food and lodging, and has all of the fringe benefits you could want. Check it out
This publication is designed for the tugboat buff, and for people interested in a maritime career. It contains a number of photos, and the guiding pri...
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98,30 zł |
So You Want To Be A Tugboat Or A Towboat Mariner?: Volume: One Towboat Careers!
ISBN: 9781492919841 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Between the Sticks: piloting riverboats in the St. Paul Harbor on the Upper Mississippi River
ISBN: 9781494904685 / Angielski / Miękka / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of the Mississippi, it is hard not be a little jealous of Bob Deck. A deckhand as a teenager and a Harbor Captain by the tender age of 22, Deck worked the big river during the 1970's and 1980's, a boom time for the Twin Cities barge business. Like Mark Twain and George Merrick before him Deck paints a vivid and nostalgic portrait of a working life on the river. And for budding river rats, he also provides practical tips on how best to guide barges through certain tricky stretches of water in St. Paul. -Mike Mosedale, reporter and river lover Ride...
For anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of the Mississippi, it is hard not be a little jealous of Bob Deck. A deckhand as a teenager and a Harb...
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90,18 zł |
Between the Sticks: piloting riverboats in the Saint Paul harbor
ISBN: 9781495409233 / Angielski / Miękka / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These stories are the experiences of a harbor towboat pilot in Saint Paul on the Upper Mississippi River. They contain descriptions of this unique barge port which includes the navigable section of the Minnesota River and the only gorge on the Mississippi which lies between Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Much has been written about the river south of Minnesota but this may be the only testament to life on commercial vessels working at the very head of navigation. The adventures are comical and hair-raising, the characters are true river-rats and the local boats are just as quirky as the men who...
These stories are the experiences of a harbor towboat pilot in Saint Paul on the Upper Mississippi River. They contain descriptions of this unique bar...
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90,18 zł |
Deck on Deck: towboating in the twin cities
ISBN: 9781496032270 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1975 at the tender age of 17 a very wet behind the ears Bob Deck left high school to learn the art of being a deckhand on Mississippi River towboats with the goal of becoming a "harbor pilot." The men who trained him were colorful and unique characters. Men like "Steamboat" Bill Ruport a grizzled River Rat at the ripe old age of 24who learned Bob how to handle the lines (what rivermen call ropes) and "lay riggin" (wire barges together) into "tows" (rafts of barges to be pushed downriver from St. Paul to St. Louis). Bob learned that rivermen have a whole different nautical vocabulary. Later...
In 1975 at the tender age of 17 a very wet behind the ears Bob Deck left high school to learn the art of being a deckhand on Mississippi River towboat...
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Hawaii by Sextant: An In-Depth Exercise in Celestial Navigation Using Real Sextant Sights and Logbook Entries
ISBN: 9780914025184 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the spirit of early Bowditch editions, we offer navigation details of a full ocean passage as an excellent way to learn the ropes of practical celestial navigation. With your own tables and plotting sheets, you can analyze 224 timed sextant sights of sun, moon, stars, and planets to obtain 26 position fi xes to fi nd your way along a 2,800-nmi voyage lasting 17 days. Solutions are provided by computation, workforms, and detailed plots using universal plotting sheets. After completing this passage you will be prepared to navigate by celestial navigation on your own, whether you need to or...
In the spirit of early Bowditch editions, we offer navigation details of a full ocean passage as an excellent way to learn the ropes of practical cele...
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124,54 zł |