navigation equipment
Direction-finding gear
Navigation equipment encompasses instruments and devices used to determine position, plot courses, and guide travel.
Traditional examples include compasses, sextants, and charts; modern equipment includes GPS receivers, radar, and electronic chart displays.
The term applies across domains—maritime, aviation, and land navigation—covering anything from a handheld compass to a ship's full bridge system.
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
radio beacon · GPS receiver · nautical chart · astrolabe · barometer · beacon · sonar systems · chart · nautical mile · radar · radar systems · clinometer · autopilot system · magnetic north · sonar · GPS · plotting · bridge
- equipmentfirefighting gear, camping gear, climbing gear, outdoor gear, fishing gear
- naval equipmentaircraft carrier, aircraft carriers, carriers, battleship, battleships
- Naval HeritageUSS Constitution, USS Missouri, USS Intrepid, USS Midway, HMS Victory
- naval suppliesammunition, fuel, provisions, spare parts, ship parts
- Maritime Rulesshipping regulations, safety standards, port security, marine safety, ship inspections
- airmail deliveryairmail, postal route, pilot
navigation equipmentdisorientation
Loss of spatial awareness
confusion · lostness · getting lost · blindness · directionlessness
navigation equipmentdestination
Intended arrival point
endpoint · arrival point · journey's end · terminus · goal
navigation equipmentdead reckoning
Position-tracking via estimated motion