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	The American Practical Navigator - Pub. 9 The American Practical Navigator, 2002

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Corrected through U.S. Notice to Mariners No.	32/2010 (07 August 2010)

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Title Page (19 kb)
Front Matter (323 kb)
Table of Contents (127 kb)
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Marine Navigation (448 kb)
Chapter 2 - Geodesy and Datums in Navigation (373 kb)
Chapter 3 - Nautical Charts (4.58 Mb)
Chapter 4 - Nautical Publications (597 kb)
Chapter 5 - Short Range Aids to Navigation (710 kb)
Chapter 6 - Compasses (930 kb)
Chapter 7 - Dead Reckoning (226 kb)
Chapter 8 - Piloting (780 kb)
Chapter 9 - Tides and Tidal Current (1.46 Mb)
Chapter 10 - Radio Waves (406 kb)
Chapter 11 - Satellite Navigation (327 kb)
Chapter 12 - LORAN Navigation (547 kb)
Chapter 13 - Radar Navigation (472 kb)
Chapter 14 - Electronic Charts (286 kb)
Chapter 15 - Navigational Astronomy (4.1 Mb)
Chapter 16 - Instruments for Celestial Navigation (515 kb)
Chapter 17 - Azimuths and Amplitudes (179 kb)
Chapter 18 - Time (1.24 Mb)
Chapter 19 - The Almanacs (161 kb)
Chapter 20 - Sight Reduction (2.92 Mb)
Chapter 21 - Navigational Mathematics (438 kb)
Chapter 22 - Calculations and Conversions (272 kb)
Chapter 23 - Navigational Errors (169 kb)
Chapter 24 - The Sailings (1.7 Mb)
Chapter 25 - Navigation Processes (169 kb)
Chapter 26 - Emergency Navigation (362 kb)
Chapter 27 - Navigation Regulations (251 kb)
Chapter 28 - Maritime Safety Systems (678 kb)
Chapter 29 - Hydrography (674 kb)
Chapter 30 - The Oceans (665 kb)
Chapter 31 - Ocean Currents (1.57 Mb)
Chapter 32 - Waves, Breakers and Surf (881 kb)
Chapter 33 - Ice Navigation (2.93 Mb)
Chapter 34 - Weather Elements (2.06 Mb)
Chapter 35 - Tropical Cyclones (1.79 Mb)
Chapter 36 - Weather Observations (2.52 Mb)
Chapter 37 - Weather Routing (1.12 Mb)
Explanation of Navigational Tables (113 kb)
Table 1 - Logarithms of Numbers (161 kb)
Table 2 - Natural Trigonometric Functions (374 kb)
Table 3 - Common Logarithms of Trigonometric Functions (333 kb)
Table 4 - Traverse Tables (764 kb)
Table 5 - Natural and Numerical Chart Scales (15 kb)
Table 6 - Meridional Parts (54 kb)
Table 7 - Length of a Degree of Latitude and Longitude (20 kb)
Table 8 - Conversion Table for Meters, Feet and Fathoms (19 kb)
Table 9 - Conversion Table for Nautical and Statute Miles (16 kb)
Table 10 - Speed Table for Measured Mile (19 kb)
Table 11 - Speed, Time and Distance (33 kb)
Table 12 - Distance of the Horizon (16 kb)
Table 13 - Geographic Range (26 kb)
Table 14 - Dip of the Sea Short of the Horizon (21 kb)
Table 15 - Distance by Vertical Angle (Between Horizon and Top of Object) (24 kb)
Table 16 - Distance by Vertical Angle (Between Waterline and Top of Object) (26 kb)
Table 17 - Distance by Vertical Angle (Between Waterline and Horizon) (19 kb)
Table 18 - Distance of and Object by Two Bearings (36 kb)
Table 19 - Table of Offsets (18 kb)
Table 20 - Meridian Angle and Altitude of a body on the Prime Vertical (31 kb)
Table 21 - Latitude and Longitude Factors (41 kb)
Table 22 - Amplitudes (29 kb)
Table 23 - Correction of Amplitude as Observed on the Visible Horizon (18 kb)
Table 24 - Altitude Factors (51 kb)
Table 25 - Changes of Altitude in Given Time From Meridian Transit (30 kb)
Table 26 - Time Zones, Zone Descriptions, and Suffixes (19 kb)
Tables 27 & 28 - Altitude Correction for Air Temperature and Pressure (23 kb)
Table 29 - Conversion Table for Thermometer Scales (20 kb)
Table 30 - Direction and Speed of True Wind in Units of Ship's Speed (21 kb)
Tables 31, 32 & 33 - Corrections to Barometric Reading (19 kb)
Table 34 - Conversion Table for Barometric Reading Units (16 kb)
Table 35 - Relative Humidity (21 kb)
Table 36 - Dew Point (21 kb)
Glossary (4.03 Mb)
Acronyms (366 kb)
Index (791 kb)

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The American Practical Navigator - Pub. 9The American Practical Navigator, 2002

The American Practical Navigator - Pub. 9
The American Practical Navigator, 2002