| “Calder has done it again. This comprehensive and, as importantly, readable book on navigation should be required on all boats.” --Peter Nielsen, editor, SAIL magazine. “This is a wonderful chart companion: an intriguing investigation of chart development combined with practical, hands-on data on how to really put a chart to use.” --Tim Queeney, editor, Ocean Navigator. In How to Read a Nautical Chart, trusted boating authority Nigel Calder answers these and hundreds of other questions clearly and concisely. He covers in detail: Fundamental chartmaking concepts in plain language。 The limits of accuracy of modern charts (paper and electronic)。 Dozens of full-scale illustrations from actual charts。 Expanded versions of U.S., British, and international chart symbology。 descriptions contained in NOAA's Chart No. 1, the British Admiralty's Chart 5011, and the IHO's INT-1. And much more essential information designed to improve vital chart-reading skills. How to Read a Nautical Chart should be on every navigator's bookshelf. “Nigel's enthusiasm and insight turn a mundane chart into a map of buried treasure. Every navigator should stow a copy in the chart table.” --Paul Gelder, deputy editor, Yachting Monthly. |
| Acknowledgments and Art Credits Introduction PART 1.THE LIMITS OF ACCURACY Chapter 1.Fundamental Chart-Making Concepts Chapter 2.Horizontal Chart Accuracy Chapter 3.Vertical Chart Accuracy PART 2.SYMBOLOGY Chapter 4.Introduction to INT-1 Chapter 5.Topography Chapter 6.Hydrography Chapter 7.Aids and Services PART 3.APPENDIX Index to INT-1 Glossary and Acronyms Common Chart Abbreviations Bibliography General Index |
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