Plane sailing solves problems involving a single course and distance, difference of latitude, and departure, in which the Earth is regarded as a plane surface. This method, therefore, provides solution for latitude of the point...
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What are methods of getting Ship Position if GPS fails at mid sea?
By Astronomical object. A Bearing and Sounding Running Fix. By Astronomical object Six common methods are used : Latitude by Polaris (Pole Star) Latitude by meridian altitude Latitude by ex-meridian Longitude by meridian passage...
What are Tide ? it’s cause, effects & types in detail.
Before the development of appropriate instrumentation, sea-level observations were confined to the coast and were not very accurate. The tidal responses of the ocean to the forcing of the Moon and Sun are very complicated and...