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Radar for Mariners
  Nothing beats radar for guiding your boat through the darkest night or the thickest fog. Radar enables you to plot a fix from just a single buoy or landmark, and it is the only navigation tool that tells you not just where you are, but who else or what else is out there with you. Today’s smaller, affordable, more powerful radars make more sense than ever for sailors and powerboaters.
This complete, in-depth manual shows you how to:
- Choose the best radar model for your sail- or powerboat
- Install, adjust, and operate your system
- Interpret the images on your radar screen
- Pilot your boat and track the movements of vessels around you
- Use radar to track and avoid squalls, to outmaneuver competitors in a yacht race, and for other specialized tasks
- Interface your radar with a digital compass, GPS, or electronic chart
Radar for Mariners comes with a Radar Resources CD-ROM that includes a "field guide" to screen and target images, plotting sheets for printing, an e-book copy of the complete Navigation Rules, sample radar manuals, and more. It also includes a free trial version (30-day period) of the Starpath Radar Trainer simulator, plus an encrypted copy of the Full Radar Trainer you can purchase at a discount nearly equal to the price of this book! (See the enclosed CD-ROM for details.)
Table of Contents
Preface | Acknowledgments
PART ONE. WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF RADAR
CHAPTER 1. HOW RADAR WORKS
Ranges, Bearings, and Buoys | Head-Up Display Mode | Marking and Reading the Screen by Hand
CHAPTER 2. OPERATION AND "TUNING"
Warm-Up | Standby Mode | Picture-Quality Controls | Measurement Controls | Other Controls and Features | Summary and General Adjustment Tips
CHAPTER 3. INTERPRETING THE RADAR SCREEN
How Far Does the Radar See? | Three Views of the World
CHAPTER 4. RADAR FOR POSITION NAVIGATION
Radar versus GPS | Radar and GPS: Using Radar Underway
CHAPTER 5. RADAR PILOTING
Maintaining a Channel Position | Rounding a Corner at Fixed Distance Off | Using the Heading Line to Identify Landmarks Ahead | Identifying an Entrance Channel | Detecting Current Set | Offset Tracking | Anchoring with Radar
CHAPTER 6. RADAR FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Working with Moving Targets | Relative Motion | Evaluating Risk of Collision | North-Up versus Head-Up in Traffic Observations
PART TWO. BEYOND THE BASICS
CHAPTER 7. INSTALLATION, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PERFORMANCE
Installation | Specifications | Performance
CHAPTER 8. SPECIAL CONTROLS AND FEATURES
Special Controls | Features
CHAPTER 9. FALSE ECHOES AND INTERFERENCE
Side-Lobe Interference | Radar-to-Radar Interference | Ghost Targets from Reflections | Abnormal Radar Ranges | Rain and Squalls | Bridges
CHAPTER 10. ADVANCED NAVIGATION AND PILOTING
Calibrations | Fix from Multiple Ranges | Range and Visual Bearings | Optimizing Radar Fixes | Parallel Indexing | Making Landfall
CHAPTER 11. RADAR MANEUVERING
Target Vessel Aspect | Relative Motion Diagram | E-Chart Programs for Vector Solutions | Rules of Thumb | Squall Tactics | Sailboat Racing with Radar | Course to Steer for Desired CPA
CHAPTER 12. RADAR AND THE NAVIGATION RULES
Rule 2. Responsibility | Rule 5. Look-Out | Rule 6. Safe Speed | Rule 7. Risk of Collision | Rule 8. Action to Avoid Collision | Rule 19. Conduct of Vessels in Restricted Visibility | The Cockcroft-Lameijer Diagram
CHAPTER 13. LOOKING AHEAD
PC Radar | Automated Identification System (AIS) | Trends | Performance Monitoring
APPENDIX
Glossary | List of Abbreviations | References | Index
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PRODUCT DETAILS:- Publisher: International Marine — 2005
- Author: David Burch
- Binding: Paperback — 7¼ x 9 inches
- Pages: 248 — Hundreds of b&w photos and illustrations
- ISBN: 0071398678
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