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A Position Line from an Object off the Chart

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2009

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The use of the traverse table for plotting a bearing from an object outside the coverage area of the chart, as described by Pesi Sorab, suggests a graphical solution that might be preferred by some navigators. The method is analogous to advancing a position line by advancing the position of the object observed.

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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1976

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1Sorab, Pesi (1974). This Journal, 27, 266.Google Scholar