Marine Navigation: Piloting and Celestial and Electronic Navigation, 4th Edition

By Richard R. Hobbs

Book Overview

The standard navigation textbook at the U.S. Naval Academy and NROTC college programs for twenty-five years, this highly regarded reference has trained more than two generations of students on the practice of marine navigation in the U.S. Navy. All aspects of duties, practices, and responsibilities of the Navy surface navigator at sea are covered. Long praised for its clarity and thoroughness, the text has now been revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in marine navigation technology and government publications.

In this fourth edition all sight forms reflect those now in use in the U.S. fleet. Also included is new summary information on currently available computer navigation applications programs and new information on world geodesy and global positioning systems. Appendixes present the most important pages of Chart No. I and selected tables from the American Practical Navigator (Bowditch).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557503818
• ISBN13: 9781557503817
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Length: 678 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.5" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

For all maritime students..

The standard navigation textbook at the U.S. Naval Academy and NROTC college programs for twenty-five years, this highly regarded reference has trained more than two generations of students on the practice of marine navigation in the U.S. Navy. All aspects of the duties, practices, and responsibilities of the Navy surface navigator at sea are covered. Long praised for its clarity and thoroughness, the text has now been revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in marine navigation technology and government publications. It will be a good book for all students at Maitime University of Constanta, Romania, when this will be published in Romania.