The American Practical Navigator

TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1 &mdash; FUNDAMENTALS PART 2 &mdash; PILOTING PART 3 &mdash; ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION PART 4 &mdash; CELESTIAL NAVIGATION PART 5 &mdash; NAVIGATIONAL MATHEMATICS PART 6 &mdash; NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY PART 7 &mdash; OCEANOGRAPHY PART 8 &mdash; MARINE METEOROLOGY GLOSSARIES
 * NATHANIEL BOWDITCH
 * PREFACE
 * Chapter 1 - Introduction to Marine Navigation
 * Chapter 2 - Geodesy and Datums in Navigation
 * Chapter 3 - Nautical Charts
 * Chapter 4 - Nautical Publications
 * Chapter 5 - Short Range Aids to Navigation
 * Chapter 6 - Compasses
 * Chapter 7 - Dead Reckoning
 * Chapter 8 - Piloting
 * Chapter 9 - Tides and Tidal Current
 * Chapter 10 - Radio Waves
 * Chapter 11 - Satellite Navigation
 * Chapter 12 - LORAN Navigation
 * Chapter 13 - Radar Navigation
 * Chapter 14 - Electronic Charts
 * Chapter 15 - Navigational Astronomy
 * Chapter 16 - Instruments for Celestial Navigation
 * Chapter 17 - Azimuths and Amplitudes
 * Chapter 18 - Time
 * Chapter 19 - The Almanacs
 * Chapter 20 - Sight Reduction
 * Chapter 21 - Navigational Mathematics
 * Chapter 22 - Calculations and Conversions
 * Chapter 23 - Navigational Errors
 * Chapter 24 - The Sailings
 * Chapter 25 - Navigation Processes
 * Chapter 26 - Emergency Navigation
 * Chapter 27 - Navigation Regulations
 * Chapter 28 - Maritime Safety Systems
 * Chapter 29 - Hydrography
 * Chapter 30 - The Oceans
 * Chapter 31 - Ocean Currents
 * Chapter 32 - Waves, Breakers and Surf
 * Chapter 33 - Ice Navigation
 * Chapter 34 - Weather Elements
 * Chapter 35 - Tropical Cyclones
 * Chapter 36 - Weather Observations
 * Chapter 37 - Weather Routing
 * Glossary
 * Acronyms