chartroom

Map storage space

A chartroom is a space on a ship where nautical charts and navigation instruments are kept and consulted.

The navigator plots courses and tracks the vessel's position here.

By extension, chartroom sometimes refers to any room dedicated to maps or planning: The expedition team gathered in the chartroom to review their route.

nautical

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

vesselReceptacle for contents
captainOne who commands
navigationDetermining position and course

plotting · logbook · compass · sextant · radar · sonar · bridge · wheelhouse · quartermaster · maritime

cartography

maps

Geographic visual representations

atlasBound collection of charts
topographyPhysical feature mapping
projectionSomething that extends outward

scale · latitude · longitude · coordinates · plotting · survey · hydrographic · terrain · elevation · contour

planning

briefing

Concise information session

strategyPlanned approach to goals
coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
logisticsCoordination of complex activities

mission · operations · routing · scheduling · waypoints · objectives · preparation · situational awareness · communication · tactical

Opposites

ship spaces by function

chartroomengine room

Ship's propulsion compartment

boiler room · galley · berth · mess hall · cargo hold

planning vs. execution spaces

chartroombridge

Structure spanning an obstacle

wheelhouse · pilothouse · helm · conn · cockpit

Family

chart, room, charts, charted, charting, rooms, roomed, rooming, roommate

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