Sail Away: Site Map

International Regulations

• The International Maritime Organization
  
• Entering and Leaving National Waters
  

Navigation

• Terms and Conventions
  
• Introduction
  
• The Earth
    The Geographical Poles
    The Equator
    Great Circles and Small Circles
  
• Position and Coordinates
    Meridians of Longitude
    Parallels of equal Latitude
    Position
  
• Distance and Speed
    Meridian Distance
    Rhumb-Line Distance
    Speed
  
• Direction on Earth
    North
    Course
    Track
    Heading
    Bearing
  
• Basic Instruments for Maritime Navigation
  
• The Magnetic Compass
   Earth Magnetism and the Magnetic Compass
  
 Course Conversions: Compass Course to Course-over-Ground
 The Steering Compass and Elaboration of a Deviation Table
 The Hand-Bearing Compass
 Effects of atmospheric Disturbances on the Compass
 Migration of the Geomagnetic Poles

• The Log
  
• The Sounding Lead
  
• The Chronometer
• Nautical Charts
  
• Introduction
• Geodesy
     The shape of the Earth
     Ellipsoids
     Geodetic Systems
  
• The Conformal Mercator Projection
    History
    The Mathematical Framework
  
• The Nautical Chart
    Chart Fundamentals - Abbreviations and Chart Datum
    Information on Sea Bottom and Earth Magnetic Variation
    Maintaining Charts
  
• Working with Nautical Charts
    Plotting
    Basic Navigation Plotting Tools
    Working with Navigation Plotting Tools
  
• Plotting Sheets
• Short-Range Aids to Navigation
  
• Introduction
  
• Publications on Aids to Navigation
    List Of Lights
    Coast Pilots
    Notices to Mariners
  
• Light Characteristics
    Color Characteristics
    Phase Characteristics
    Light Sectors
    Light Ranges
  
• Fixed Lights
    Lights and Lighthouses
    Range Lights
    Direction Lights
    Cross-Mark Lights
    Harbor Lights
    Buoyant Beacons
  
• Buoyage Systems
    The IALA Maritime Buoyage System
    Lateral Marks
    Safe-Water Marks
    Cardinal Marks
    Isolated Danger Marks
    Special Marks
    Usage of Buoyage Systems
  
• Buoys
• Beacons
  
• Piloting and Dead Reckoning
  
• Tides and Tide Prediction
  
• Introduction
  
• Tides Background
  
• Tidal Predictions
  
• The Admiralty Tide Tables
  
• Compiled Manuals - Download Section
  
• Celestial Navigation
  
• Introduction
  
• Celestial Navigation in the GPS age
  
• History of Celestial Navigation
  
• Terms and Conventions
    The Celestial Sphere
    The Zenith
    The Geographical Position of a Celestial Object
  
• Basic Instruments for Celestial Navigation
    The Sextant
    Sextant handling for Altitude Measurements
    Corrections on Sextant Measurements
  
• Celestial Navigation
    Principle of Celestial Navigation
    The Sumner Line-of-Position
    The Altitude-Intercept Method of St. Hilaire
  
• Time
    Time and the Longitude Problem
    Solar Time and Mean Solar Time
    Universal Time (UT) and Atomic Time (TAI)
    Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)
    Time Zones
    International Date Line
  
• Solar System Ephemeris
• Long-Term Ephemerides for the Sun
  
• The Nautical Almanac
  
• Correction Tables for Sextant Altitudes
    Correction Table for Dip
    Correction Table for Refraction
    Tables for Parallax Correction
  
• Interpolation and Conversion Tables for Celestial Navigation
  
• Time - Hour-Angle Conversion Table
  
• Sight Reduction Techniques
    Sight Reduction Tables with pre-calculated Altitude-Azimuth values
    Tables for performing Sight Reduction according to A. A. Ageton
    Slide Ruler for performing Sight Reduction according to L. C. Bygrave
    Sight Reduction with Haversine Tables
  
• Line of Position: Worksheets and Instruction Set
  
• Worked-out Examples
  
• Special Techniques
    Artificial Horizon
    Noon Sight
    Rise and Set Times of Celestial Objects
    Compass Check with pre-calculated Azimuth Angles
    Chronometer Check with Celestial Observations
    Emergency Celestial Navigation
    Lunar Distances
  
• Interactive Applications for Celestial Navigation and Observations
    Calculating Position from two observed Altitudes
    Altitude and Azimuth of a Celestial Body for an Assumed Position
    Altitude and Azimuth of the Sun for a given Time and Location
    Altitude and Azimuth of the Moon for a given Time and Location
    Rise- and Set-Times of the Sun and the Moon
  
• Glossary to Celestial Navigation
  
• Compiled Manuals - Download Section
  
• Radar Navigation
  
• Radio Navigation - Loran C
  
• Satellite Navigation
  
• Notes on Plane and Spherical Trigonometry
  
• Introduction
  
• Plane Trigonometry
  
• Spherical Trigonometry
    The Oblique Spherical Triangle
    The Right-Angled Spherical Triangle
  
• Applications of Spherical Trigonometry in Navigation
    The Terrestrial Navigational Triangle
    The Celestial Navigational Triangle
    Position from two observed Altitudes
  
• Interactive Navigation Forms
  

Safety Issues

• Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
  
• Introduction
  
• Communication Equipment
  
   Radio Communication
   Satellite Communication

• The COSPAR-SARSAT System
     System Concept
     Satellite Configuration
     Emergency Radio Beacons
  
• SAR Transponder
  
• NAVTEX Safety Information
• Off-Shore Navigation and Safety Equipment
  
• Introduction
  
• Radar and Radar-Warning Receivers
  
• Global Positioning System
  
• Automatic Identification System (AIS)
  
• Flares
  
• Flooding-Fighting Aids
  
• Fire-Fighting Aids
  
• Personal Safety Equipment (Lifejacket, Lifeline, ...)
  
• Life Raft and Safety Grab Bag
  

Technical Issues

• Ropes and Knots
  
• Ropes
     Rope Materials
     Rope Construction
     Rope Strength
     Rope Care
     Applications
     Some Rope Manufacturers
  
• Knots
     Classification
     Knot Strength
     Knot Security
     Useful Knots
  
• Winches and Tackles
  
• Introduction
  
• Winches
  
• Servicing Winches
  
• Handling Winches
  
• Blocks and Tackles
  
• Ground Tackle System
  
• Introduction
  
• Requirements
  
• Materials
  
• Anchor Chain
  
• Anchor Types
  
• Anchor Sizing
  
• Anchor Windlass
  
• Anchor-Rode Components
  
• Anchoring Techniques
  
• Marine Radio Communication
  
• Introduction
  
• Regulations
  
• Radio Principles
     Ionospheric Radio Propagation
• Radio Antennae
  
• Transmission Lines
  
• Marine Communication Equipment
     VHF Transceiver
     HF-SSB Transceiver
     Satellite Transceiver
  
• Digital Selective Calling
   
  
• General Communication Rules
     Routine Communication
  
• Emergency Communication
     Distress Communication
     Urgency Communication
     Safety Communication
   
  
• Data Transmission
  
• Satellite Communication
  
• NAVTEX Safety Information
   
  
• HF-radio Installation Aspects
• Batteries for on-Board Power Supply
  
• Introduction
  
• Batteries - a short History
  
• Battery Types and Applications
  
• Characteristics of Lead-Acid Batteries
    Mechanical Structure
    Chemistry of Lead-Acid Batteries
    Electrical Characteristics
    Energy Density
    Temperature Effects on Batteries
  
• Recharging Lead-Acid Batteries
    General Recharging Scheme
    Recharging Wet-Cell Batteries
    Recharging Gel-Cell Batteries
    Recharging AGM Batteries
    Charge Controllers
  
• Maintenance and Storage of Lead-Acid Batteries
    Safety Considerations
    Maintenance
    Storage
    Sulphation
  
• Battery Capacity Requirements and Installation Guidelines
    Battery Capacity Requirements
    Battery Installation Guidelines
    Advanced Battery System for Yachts
  
• Monitoring Instruments for on-board Power Supply
  
• Glossary to Batteries
  
• On-Board Power Generation and Distribution
  
• Introduction
  
• Wind Generators
  
• Solar Panels
  
• Charge Controllers
  
• Power Distribution
  
• Watermaker
  
• Introduction
• Principle of Operation
• Installation Requirements
• Performance and Lifetime
• Saltwater Corrosion
  
• Software for Navigation
  
• Introduction
  
• Data Interface

Historical Topics

• Discoverers, Navigators and Cartographers
  
• Claudius Ptolemy (ca. 90 - ca. 168)
  
• Viking Navigators (ca. 800 - 1100)
  
• Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)
  
• Vasco da Gama (1469-1524)
  
• Fernão De Magalhães (1480-1521)
  
• Piri Reis (ca. 1466-1553)
  
• Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)
  
• Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)
  
• Francis Drake (1540-1596)
  
• Abel Tasman (1603-1659)
  
• James Cook (1728-1779)
  
• Thor Heyerdahl (1924-2002)
  
• The Ages of Discovery
  

Acknowledgement

• Thank you for your Support
  

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