marine navigation
Steering ships safely
Marine navigation is the art and science of directing a vessel's course across water.
It encompasses determining position, plotting routes, and safely steering ships from one point to another using charts, instruments, compasses, celestial observations, or modern GPS systems.
The captain studied marine navigation at the academy.
The term distinguishes waterborne navigation from air or land navigation.
- magnetic variationCompass-to-true north angle
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- ship's logVessel's official record
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- wind patternsRecurring atmospheric flow directions
sea legs · nautical mile · compass · chronometer · lighthouse · running lights · tides · nautical charts · astrolabe · true north · radar · shipping lanes · open water · sonar · GPS receiver · ocean currents · GPS · bearing
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- maritime industriestankers, yacht charter, cargo transport, chartering, dredging
- maritime studiesseamanship, oceanography, hydrography, piloting, nautical charts
- maritime trainingcadet training, seamanship, officer training, cadet programs, lifeboat drills
- Sea Nomadshouseboats, nomadic lifestyle, stilt houses, floating villages, free diving
marine navigationground transportation
Non-flying travel methods
aerial navigation · air navigation · aviation · flight navigation · wilderness navigation
marine navigationGPS navigation
Satellite-based directional system
satellite navigation · dead reckoning · radio navigation · pilotage