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Module 2 · NAVIGATION

Chartwork Fundamentals

Reading nautical charts with confidence: position, direction, distance and depth, the compass, and the plotting techniques that underpin all navigation.

6 lessons · about 2.7 hours

Lessons

  1. Understanding Nautical ChartsChart projections, scale, datums and how to choose and correct charts.30m
  2. Chart Symbols and AbbreviationsDepths, drying heights, dangers, seabed types and the symbols that matter most.25m
  3. Latitude, Longitude and PositionThe coordinate grid, reading positions from the chart scales and plotting them.25m
  4. Direction: True, Magnetic and CompassThe three norths, variation and deviation, and converting between them.30m
  5. Distance, Speed and DepthNautical miles, knots, logs, echo sounders and time–speed–distance sums.25m
  6. Plotting Tools and TechniquesPlotters, parallel rules and dividers — and standard chartwork notation.25m