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Optimizing Instrument Navigation in Restricted Waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

Sven G. Gyldén
Sven G. Gyldén
Affiliation:
Micronav Consultants, Kungelv, Sweden
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1. INTRODUCTION. The object of open-ocean navigation is basically to find a ship's position. In coastal and confined waters, another dimension is added – the margins for errors are smaller, and actual ship handling must be integrated with the pure navigational disciplines. In restricted waters, the traditional philosophy of position fixing at intervals in terms of a point, e.g. cross-bearings, bearing and distance off a reference object, or latitude/longitude, is no longer a prime objective.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 42 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 187 - 201
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1989

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