Radar for Mariners, Revised Edition
1st Edition
Published on 21. May 2013
443 pages
978-0-07-183040-9 (ISBN)
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Description
Learn to become an expert small-craft radar operator Nothing beats radar for guiding your boat through the darkest night or the thickest fog. Radar enables you to plot a fix from just a single buoy or landmark, and it is the only navigation tool that tells you not just where you are, but who else or what else is out there with you. Radar for Mariners shows you how to: Choose the best radar model for your sail- or powerboat Install, adjust, and operate your system Interpret the images on your radar screen Pilot your boat and track the movements of vessels around you Use radar to track and avoid squalls, to outmaneuver competitors in a yacht race, and for other specialized tasks Interface your radar with a digital compass, GPS, or electronic chart This revised edition is updated with the latest information on radar, including broadband radar.
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Content
- Cover
- RADAR FOR MARINERS
- Copyright Page
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part One WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF RADAR
- Chapter 1. HOW RADAR WORKS
- Ranges, Bearings, and Buoys
- Head-Up Display Mode
- Marking and Reading the Screen by Hand
- Chapter 2. OPERATION AND "TUNING"
- Warm-Up
- Standby Mode
- Picture-Quality Controls
- Measurement Controls
- Other Controls and Features
- Summary and General Adjustment Tips
- Chapter 3. INTERPRETING THE RADAR SCREEN
- How Far Does the Radar See?
- Three Views of the World
- Chapter 4. RADAR FOR POSITION NAVIGATION
- Radar versus GPS
- Radar and GPS: Using Radar Underway
- Chapter 5. RADAR PILOTING
- Maintaining a Channel Position
- Rounding a Corner at Fixed Distance Off
- Using the Heading Line to Identify Landmarks Ahead
- Identifying an Entrance Channel
- Detecting Current Set
- Offset Tracking
- Anchoring with Radar
- Chapter 6. RADAR FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE
- Working with Moving Targets
- Relative Motion
- Evaluating Risk of Collision
- North-Up versus Head-Up in Traffic Observations
- Part Two BEYOND THE BASICS
- Chapter 7. INSTALLATION, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PERFORMANCE
- Installation
- Specifications
- Performance
- Chapter 8. SPECIAL CONTROLS AND FEATURES
- Special Controls
- Features
- Chapter 9. FALSE ECHOES AND INTERFERENCE
- Side-Lobe Interference
- Radar-to-Radar Interference
- Ghost Targets from Reflections
- Abnormal Radar Ranges
- Rain and Squalls
- Bridges
- Chapter 10. ADVANCED NAVIGATION AND PILOTING
- Calibrations
- Fix from Multiple Ranges
- Radar Range and Visual Bearings
- Optimizing Radar Fixes
- Parallel Indexing
- Making Landfall
- Chapter 11. RADAR MANEUVERING
- Target Vessel Aspect
- Relative Motion Diagram
- E-Chart Programs for Vector Solutions
- Rules of Thumb
- Squall Tactics
- Sailboat Racing with Radar
- Course to Steer for Desired CPA
- Chapter 12. RADAR AND THE NAVIGATION RULES
- Rule 2. Responsibility
- Rule 5. Look-Out
- Rule 6. Safe Speed
- Rule 7. Risk of Collision
- Rule 8. Action to Avoid Collision
- Rule 19. Conduct of Vessels in Restricted Visibility
- The Cockcroft-Lameijer Diagram
- Chapter 13. LOOKING AHEAD
- PC Radar
- Automatic Identification System (AIS)
- Trends
- Performance Monitoring
- APPENDIX
- Glossary
- List of Abbreviations
- References
- POSTSCRIPT: HIGH-DEFINITION (HD) AND BROADBAND RADAR
- INDEX
