ship navigation
Guiding ocean vessels
Ship navigation is the practice of determining a vessel's position and plotting its course across water.
Traditional methods relied on celestial observations, compasses, and charts; modern navigation uses GPS, radar, and electronic systems.
The term covers both the science of wayfinding and the practical skills of steering safely through channels, avoiding hazards, and reaching port.
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- magnetic variationCompass-to-true north angle
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- magnetic compassNorth-seeking navigation instrument
- true northDirection to the pole
dead reckoning · chronometer · sextant · tides · ocean currents · echo sounder · radar · wind patterns · weather forecasts · safe passage · water depth · GPS receiver · buoy · compass reading · lighthouse · fog horn · helm · route planning
- Earthearth, Earth, globe, continent, axis
- smart systemssmart home, smart grid, neural networks, smart meters, smart thermostat
ship navigationair navigation
Guiding aircraft through skies
ground transportation · rail travel · aviation · flight navigation · driving
ship navigationmooring
Vessel's secured resting place
anchoring · docking · berthing · dropping anchor · anchorage