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Formulas, programs and calculations to obtain distance and course (bearing) - loxodromic distances (rhumb line) and orthodromic waypoints (great circle sailing) - orthodromic and loxodromic navigation calculator - two spreadsheet excel files - (free download and use!)
- Plotting Sheet for Celestial Navigation
universal plotting sheets for celestial navigation . also...
- The Nautical Almanac
The Nautical Almanac - Sun and stars. by Capt. Roberto Iori....
- Star Finder for Astro Navigation
star finder for celestial navigation. Sun and stars position...
- Errors, Tips & Tricks
the nautical sextant in celestial navigation . How to use a...
- Radar Navigation
RML - Relative Motion Line; SRM - Speed of relative motion;...
- Weather Weblinks
Surface pressure charts: ananalysis & forecast charts by Met...
- Plotting Sheet for Celestial Navigation
Voyage planning/passage planning tool. Single rhumb line and great circle calculations on an ellipsoid.
Short distance sailing is a term which is applied to sailing along a rhumb-line for distances less than 600 nautical miles. From the formulas derived above, the following are used extensively in short distance sailing: To Calculate Departure when the course is not known: dep.= d.long cos(mean lat)
Celestial navigation course for beginners. Voyage planning/passage planning tool. Single rhumb line and great circle calculations on an ellipsoid.
In broad terms, there are two main types of sailing, namely, the Rhumb Line sailing and the Great Circle sailing. The Mercator Sailing is the most accurate method employed in marine navigation to handle calculations related to Rhumb Line sailing.
The formulas for determining a ship’s dead-reckoned position, given an initial known location, the vessel’s course and speed, and the time elapsed, are referred to as the sailing formulas....
Calculation of a distance on loxodrome (rhumb line) and course angle (azimuth) between two points with a given geographical coordinates.