Radar Workbook: Problems and Answers in Marine Radar Operations - Softcover

Burch, David; Brandt, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0914025155 ISBN 13: 9780914025153

Publisher: Starpath Publications, 2011

Synopsis

• For all radar users, recreational and professional. • Covers the use of radar for chart navigation, blind pilotage,and collision avoidance. This Workbook is designed to be used in classroom or online courses in radar, or for individual study outside of the classroom. The lesson structure follows that used by several schools in the US, based on the background reader Radar for Mariners by David Burch. The Appendix on advanced radar plotting is included for professional mariners who seek more practice on interpreting ARPA output by working out the vector solutions themselves. The ability to manually interpret the radar interactions seen on the screen, independent of electronic solutions, is in keeping with the fundamental tenet of good navigation and seamanship that we should not rely on any one aid alone.

About this title

About the Author

David Burch, the director of the Starpath School of Navigation in Seattle, Washington, has been teaching navigation and seamanship since 1977. He has logged more than 60,000 sea miles, including three wins in the trans-Pacific Victoria to Maui yacht race. He is the author of nine books on marine navigation, including Emergency Navigation (International Marine, 1984), and his magazine articles have appeared in "Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, Sailing", and "Sea Kayaker". He holds a U.S. Coast Guard Master's license (100 tons). He is also a past Fulbright Scholar and holds a PhD in physics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Starpath Publications
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0914025155
• ISBN 13: 9780914025153
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 106