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From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2017 Sep 14, 15:28 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2017 Sep 14, 15:28 -0400
This is frequently mentioned here: > In times when global navigation satellite systems may > be unavailable, due to natural interference, artificial interference, or a > failure or receivers, The Nautical Almanac remains an independent, primary > backup for determining the navigator's position at sea" Almanac remains. But the answers to these questions are unclear to me: How many USNavy officers are sufficiently trained to use CelNav? Do all Navy ships really carry sextants and almanacs? (I doubt it). Alex.
