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Navigation and related topics
Celestial Navigation: - What are the Options : by Bill Myers
Celestial Information: - How a Sextant works - Navigation by Sextant - & More...
Weather & Navigation Trainer: Learn at Home
On Line Navigation Course: An excellent site. Highly acclaimed
Bowditch: - American Practical Navigator (Acrobat Reader required) (below)
United States Power Squadron: Courses
Review your Navigation Lights - This a 'flash' movie. From Boatsafe.com
Canadian Tide Table - Hydrographic Service
World Tide Tables - Free
Ocean Navigator Mag. - Good Information
Accurate Time - Click on the area close to you
Tides Online - N.O.A.A
Notice to Mariners - Canadian
Notice to Mariners - American
Check your Navigation Lights - Another great Link from Boatsafe.com
GPS: - Navstar - Navy - as well as LORAN-C information
More on GPS: A detailed explanation with links
USCG Nav. Centre - GPS - DGPS - Loran - Omaga - Notice to Mariners - Safety Tips
Marine Planner - Free Stuff
Celestial Navigation Kit
Watch a Sextant Work
Geophysical Data Centre
Satellite Information
Magnetic Declination
Not that many years ago it was necessary for survival to know and understand the flag language.
In times of war or for emergencies on the high-seas, the flag language was all that stood between
total success or loss. In spite of all the technology we have to work with today, it would be wise
to have an understanding of some of the more important flags that serve us.
Remember - Plan for the worst and hope for the best.Alphabet & Number Flags
Semaphore Flag Waving SystemCommercial Links
A little saying that is sound advise for night sailing from 'boatsafe.com'
"When Two Lights you see Ahead, Turn your Helm and Show your Red"
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