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Re: Dr
From: Thomas Schmidt
Date: 1999 Feb 23, 2:09 AM
From: Thomas Schmidt
Date: 1999 Feb 23, 2:09 AM
Dan Hogan wrote: ... > In my hard drive double crash of '98 I lost most of my tips and hint > for Silicon Sea. If anyone has the definitions list please post it. > > Any how from now on: > DR = position based on distance = time x speed > EP = DR plus the correction for current. ... Your wish is my command... > Subject: [Nml] Silicon Sea Navigation Glossary > Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 17:13:08 -8 > From- "Dan Hogan"> To: navigation@roninhouse.com > > > ALL Silicon Sea'ers: > > The following is the glossary used for the Silicon Sea > navigation cruise problems. The names as used in the problems > assume these definitions. > > Dan Hogan WA6PBY > "Gacha" Catalina 27 > dhhogan@concentric.net > > ************************** > > Greenwich Mean Time(GMT)-- same as Universal Coordinated Time(UCT), > or ZULU Time. > > True Course(TC)-- The direction to travel, from a point of departure > to a destination/waypoint, plotted on a chart in > relation to true north (of course meridians of > longitude run north). > > Magnetic Course(MC)-- The true course corrected for variation. > > Compass Course(CC)-- The magnetic course corrected for deviation. > > Compass Course Made Good(CCmg)-- The compass heading with > corrections for variation, deviation and current > have been applied. Same as: COURSE TO STEER/COURSE > STEERED, etc. Or whaever term your calculator or > program uses for the course steered by the compass > to a destination. > > Compass Bearing-- A bearing taken with the ships compass. > > Handbearing-- A bearing taken with a handheld compass. > > Speed(S)-- The speed of the boat through the water. Knotmeter > reading, etc. > > Speed Made Good(SMG)-- Speed corrected for the effect of current. > > Set-- The direction to which the current is flowing. > > Drift-- The speed of the current in Knots. > > mi-- Nautical mile(s). > > Dead Reckoning Position(DR)-- The position as calculated by > Speed/Time/Distance. > > Estimated Position(EP)-- The DR corrected for the effect of > current. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Schmidt e-mail : schmidt@hoki.ibp.fhg.de =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-= =-= TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send this message to majordomo@roninhouse.com: =-= =-= navigation =-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=