How to use small craft radar. This book is perfect for both sailing and motorboat enthusiasts and essential reading for Radar Courses.
Radar Afloat includes advice on:
How radar works
How to use it radar for collision avoidance, navigation and pilotage
How to get the best picture
Arvustused
"This excellent introduction is the official background reader to the RYA radar course." (Yachting Monthly, August 2007)
Why Radar?
6
(8)
First Principles
8
(10)
Switching On
18
(8)
Interpreting the Picture
26
(12)
Improving the Picture
38
(6)
Navigating by Radar
44
(10)
Collision Avoidance
54
(10)
Blind Pilotage
64
(10)
North-up Radar
74
(6)
Special Features
80
(6)
Installation and Maintenance
86
(5)
Conclusion
91
(1)
Glossary
92
Tim Bartlett was formerly technical editor of Motor Boat and Yachting magazine. He is a Yachtmaster instructor and a member of the Royal Institute of Navigation.
