How To Read a Nautical Chart: A Captain's Quick Guide (Captain's Quick Guides)

**Your quick-reference, on-board guide to the symbology and shorthand notations used on nautical charts** Nautical charts contain an incredible amount of information for those who know how to decipher them. But without a key to the symbology, a chart can be bewildering. Nigel Calder, one of today's most respected boating authors, helps you make sense complex system of signs, symbols, and graphic elements with this compact, waterproof, and nearly indestructible guide.

your Quick-reference, On-board Guide To The Symbology And Shorthand Notations Used On Nautical Charts

nautical Charts Contain An Incredible Amount Of Information

for Those Who Know How To Decipher Them. But Without A Key To The Symbology, A Chart Can Be Bewildering. Nigel Calder, One Of Today's Most Respected Boating Authors, Helps You Make Sense Complex System Of Signs, Symbols, And Graphic Elements With This Compact, Waterproof, And Nearly Indestructible Guide.

nigel Calder Is Widely Acknowledged As One Of The World’s Foremost Nautical Writers. A Diesel Mechanic For More Than 25 Years, He Has Also Been A Boatbuilder, Cabinetmaker, And Machinist. Calder Is A Frequent Contributor To Boating Magazines In The United States And Britain And The Author Of Several Boating Books.

How to Read a Nautical Chart......Page 2 About Charts......Page 4 Degees True Versus Degrees Magnetic......Page 6 Chart Colors and Conventions......Page 7 Do You Have Enough Water?......Page 8 Navaids......Page 10 More Navaids......Page 14 More Chart Conventions and Symbols......Page 15 Electronic Charts......Page 16 A guide to the symbology and shorthand notations used on nautical charts. It helps readers make sense of the complex system of signs, symbols, and graphic elements. The best handbook on chart usage, from one of the most trusted names in boating