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The Sea Mile and Nautical Mile in Marine Navigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2018

Andrzej S. Lenart Open the ORCID record for Andrzej S. Lenart [Opens in a new window]
Andrzej S. Lenart*
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(Gdynia Maritime University, Gdynia, Poland)
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Abstract

The problem of differences between the sea mile and the international nautical mile has been analysed. Algorithms for the calculation of sea miles with applications in different sailing methods on the ellipsoid that can be easily incorporated in modern microprocessor controlled navigational devices are proposed. These algorithms can also be employed on an outfit of large-scale nautical charts with a double scale in sea miles and international nautical miles.

Keywords

Marine navigationSea mile and nautical mileOrthodromes and loxodromesGeodesicsPosition fixing
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , May 2019 , pp. 805 - 812
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2018 

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