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FREE TUTORIALS  ·  15. June 2019

Measuring Distance on a Nautical Chart
Distances at sea are measured in nautical miles

1’ (minute) of latitude = 1 nautical mile

1∘ degree of Latitude = 60’ (minute) or 60
nautical miles
Land mile = 1609m
Nautical mile = 1852m / 1.15 land miles

Some charts (i.e. Imray) have a ‘Scale’ on the

chart but if this is not available then you will need
to measure the distance from the latitude scale
(side) of the chart:

Why do we measure from the side (Latitude

Scale) of the Chart?
Distances are always measuring from the
Latitude Scale on the Chart NOT the Longitude
Scale. As detailed in the image below, the
distances between each latitude line are equal,
whereas the distances between each Longitude
line gets smaller as the lines approach the poles.
Only at the Equator are the lines of latitude and
longitude at the same distance.  

How to measure distance?

Measure the distance with your dividers, parallel
rules, a regular ruler or even a piece of paper!
Take that distance to the latitude scale on the
chart to gather the distance in minutes. 

Time Calculations:
Therefore in the example above:
 
3.2 n/m (Distance) ÷ 10knots (Speed) =
0.32 x 60 = 19.2 minutes (Time)
 
D ÷ S = T (in decimals of an hour) x
60 (to convert the decimals into minutes)

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