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Re: Abbreviation of Nautical Mile
From: John Kabel
Date: 2005 Jun 7, 12:19 -0400
From: John Kabel
Date: 2005 Jun 7, 12:19 -0400
The wrinkle of course is that distance measurement on inland lakes and waterways, including the Great Lakes, is done in statute miles. Arghh!! I would always work in nautical miles for 60D = st purposes and overall consistency, but if I ever had to voice a distance over VHF or in a report, I would be careful to say "nautical miles". And then there is that damned Sea-Doo with its speedometer in mi/h. More Arghh!! John Kabel London, ON > John, I've always seen and used "nm". In the context of nautical navigation, > there's nothing else that will be confused with this. Those who use "M" in a > consistent universe where all nav will be done in nautical miles as opposed > to statute are probably OK--as long as they are the only ones who will be > reading their marks. In a less professional environment, "nm" is still less > likely to be confused for anything else. > > > -- > Incoming messge appears to be virus-free. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.4 - Release Date: 6/6/05 > -- Outbound e-mail is scanned for viruses. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.4 - Release Date: 6/6/05
