coastal navigation
Near-land maritime travel
Coastal navigation is the practice of piloting a vessel within sight of land, using visible landmarks, buoys, and shoreline features to determine position and course.
Distinguished from open-ocean navigation, it relies on charts, depth soundings, and reference points like lighthouses: Coastal navigation requires constant attention to tides and currents.
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- depth soundingMeasuring water depth
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- GPS systemsSatellite-based location technology
- wind patternsRecurring atmospheric flow directions
reefs · rocky shoreline · running aground · beacon · tidal currents · sandbars · emergency procedures · distress signals · fog banks · safe harbor · estuaries · leading lines · compass reading · safety zones · lee · route planning · sea lane · nautical mile
coastal navigationocean navigation
Directing vessels across seas
celestial navigation · astronavigation · dead reckoning · satellite navigation · GPS navigation