Boater's Bowditch: The Small Craft American Practical Navigator (Paperback, 2nd)

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Fundamentals of Navigation

1. Basic Navigational Concepts

2. Buoys, Beacons, and Lights

3. The Compass

4. Tides

5. Dead Reckoning

6. Piloting

Part 2: Electronic Navigation

7. Radio Waves in Navigation

8. Satellite Navigation

9. Loran-C Navigation

10. Radar Navigation

11. Electronic Charts

Part 3: Celestial Navigation

12. Navigational Astronomy

13. The Sextant

14. Time

15. The Almanacs

16. Sight Reduction

17. Practical Techniques in Navigation

Part 4: Navigation Safety

18. Navigation Rules and Regulations

19. Navigation Safety

20. Marine Weather

21. Oceanography

Tables

Glossary

Bibliography

Index