Vol.5: Navigation Problems 2011/2012 Edition
Publisher: Academy Publishing Company
by Captain Joseph S. Murphy, II
U.S. Coast Guard License Examination Preparation for the Professional MarinerPART 1 - OCEAN TRACK PLOTTING
• Mid - Latitude Sailing
• Mercator Sailing
• Parallel Sailing
• Great Circle Sailing
• Voyage Planning (Composite Sailing)
• Estimated Time of ArrivalPART 2 - CELESTIAL OBSERVATIONS
• Observed Altitude (HO)
• Latitude by Polaris
• Latitude by Meridian Transit (Upper Transit)
• Latitude by Ex-Meridian (Upper Transit)
• Latitude by Ex-Meridian (Lower Transit)
• Sight Reduction
• Fix & Running Fix
• Star & Planet Identification at the time of Observation
• Star & Selection at the time of Civil Twilight
• Time of Meridian Transit at Upper Transit
• Time of Celestial Phenomena
• Compass Error by Celestial Observation - Azimuth
• Compass Error by Celestial Observation - AmplitudePART 3 - TERRESTRIAL OBSERVATIONS
PILOTING - CHART PILOT EXERCISES MANAGEMENT LEVEL - CHIEF MATE/OICNW OCEANS & NEAR COASTAL
• Chesapeake Bay Entrance & Approaches (Chart No. 12221-TR)
• Long Island Sound - Eastern Part (Chart No. 12354-TR)
• Block Island Sound & Approaches (Chart No. 13205-TR)PILOTING - CHART PILOT EXERCISES OPERATIONAL LEVEL - THIRD MATE/OICNW-AGT MASTER/MATE200, 500 - 1600 GROSS TONS, OPERATOR, UNINSPECTED TOWING VESSELS - INLAND & NEAR COASTAL
• Chesapeake Bay Entrance & Approaches (Chart No. 12221-TR)
• Long Island Sound - Eastern Part (Chart No. 12354-TR)
• Block Island Sound & Approaches (Chart No. 13205-TR)LIMITED LICENSE - OPERATOR, UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS, MASTER/MATE 100 - 200 GROSS TONS - INLAND & NEAR COASTAL
• Chesapeake Bay Entrance & Approaches (Chart No. 12221-TR)
• Long Island Sound - Eastern Part (Chart No. 12354-TR)
• Block Island Sound & Approaches (Chart No. 13205-TR)
• Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Maps - Cairo to the Gulf
• Columbia River (Chart No. 18531)
• Special Case Bearing Problems
• Bearing Problems
• Fix, Running Fix & Dead Reckoning Problems
• Fuel Conservation & Speed by Revolutions
• Set & Drift
• Compass Error
• Deviation Table Construction and Use
• Course Determination (Compass Error/Leeway)PART 4 - ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION
• Electronic Navigation - Radio direction Finder
• Electronic Navigation - Radio Time Signal ISBN: 18813490505




