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Re: Why do we ocean navigators defer to 249 when 229 is better?
From: Sean C
Date: 2014 Aug 31, 23:39 -0700
From: Sean C
Date: 2014 Aug 31, 23:39 -0700
There's also the fact that one doesn't need an alamanac to use HO 249 for several years. Having said that, I usually use HO 229 myself (which, of course, never 'expires'...but you need a current almanac). Coincidentally, I started brushing up on HO 249 just recently.
-Sean C.
