Sterling Frank W. Small boat navigation

New York: Macmillan, 1942. — 160 p.Piloting is determining the position of a vessel by observations on known visible charted objects, or by soundings of the depth of the sea. Dead Reckoning, or the method of sailings, is a means of deducing a vessel's position from the direction and distance sailed from a previous known position. This method involves the rules of plane trigonometry. Navigation
Navigation
Navigational Instruments, Books, Records, Etc
Navigational instruments
Books and accessories
Records that should be kept
Reports madeThe Vessel’s Position
Compass error
The vessel’s positionDead ReckoningSeamanshipSoundings, Tides, Etc
Approaching landLight and Buoy System of the United States
Lights
Buoys
Fog signals
Chart nomenclatureWeather
Winds
Bad weatherRules of the Road
Rules of the вoad
Inland rules of the boad
Sound signals
Speed in a fog
Steering and sailing rules
Distress signals
Prudence and precaution
Penalties