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• Types of Navigation
• Phases of Navigation
• Chartroom - Plotting instruments
Learning Outcomes:
Coastal Phase
This involves navigation within 50 miles of the coast or in shore of the 200 meter depth contour.
Ocean Phase
This refers to navigation outside the coastal area in an open area.
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USES:
1. A triangular scale is a ruler that has a 3-lobed cross-section with 6 different types of scales on the edges (2 on
each face) used for measuring and preparing scale drawings such as blueprints and maps.
2. 2B pencils are ideal for chartwork being soft and therefore kind to the chart. They are not always easy to find
in shops in good supply, hence the inclusion in our range of navigational equipment, tools and accessories.
3. Also known as a measuring compass or proportional divider, chart dividers are used in cartography (map
making), as well as nautical navigation. In map making this divider is used to change the scale from one map to
another.
4. A protractor is a measuring instrument, typically made of transparent plastic or glass, for measuring angles.
5.A parallel rulers are a drafting instrument used by navigators to draw parallel lines on charts
Topic 2: Chart Projections
LO2.2: Compare and contrast the different types of chart projections in relation
to their practical uses and features
LO2.4: Solve for the difference of latitude and the difference of longitude
LO2.5: Evaluate the effect to the safety to navigation of using a chart given its
horizontal and vertical datum
TOPIC 2
CHART PROJECTIONS
Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/degree-of-latitude-and-longitude-distance-4070616
DIFFERENCE OF LATITUDE(DLAT)
Note:
(In this example the vessel leaves at higher latitude and arrives at lower latitude; obviously
the vessel travels in Southerly direction.)
EXAMPLE NO 2:
Find the difference of lat. between point A, lat 27⁰ 10’N and
point B, lat 38⁰ 15’N
Note: (In this example the ship travels from lower latitude to higher latitude,
the direction of travel is Northerly.)
EXAMPLE NO 3:
M/V DMMA left the equator and arrived in lat. 05⁰ 25’S.
Find D.lat.
M/V DMMA left the equator and arrived in lat. 05⁰ 25’S. Find
Dlat.
Find the difference of lat. if a vessel sails from lat. 20⁰ 15’S, to
lat. 10⁰ 10’N.
Note: (In this example, the vessel also passes the equator from South
lat. to North lat. evidently the vessel travels in Northerly direction.)
RULES FOR FINDING LATITUDE
IN
• When the LATITUDE FROM (lat. or lat. of dep) and
Difference of LATITUDE(Dlat) have LIKE
NAMES(both N or S) ADD: lat in (lat of arrival or lat 1)
will have THE SAME NAME as the lat. From (lat or lat
of dep.)
RULES FOR FINDING LATITUDE
IN
• When the LATITUDE FROM( lat1 or lat of dep.) and
the Difference of lat. (Dlat) have UNLIKE NAMES,
SUBTRACT the lesser from the greater. Lat in(lat 2 or
lat of arrival), will have the SAME NAME as the
greater number.
RULES FOR FINDING LATITUDE IN
• THE RULES are based on the fact that when in NORTH
LATITUDE, latitude increases NORTHWARD and in SOUTH
LATITUDE, it increases SOUTHWARD. Consequently if in
North latitude and the vessel travels in Southerly direction, the
latitude will decrease by an amount of the Dlat.
RULES FOR FINDING LATITUDE IN
• If the LATITUDE OF DEPARTURE is greater than the Dlat
the vessel will remain on the same side of the equator, or
its latitude of arrival will have the same name as the
latitude from. But if the Dlat is greater, then the vessel will
cross the equator and will arrive at a LATITUDE equal to
the difference of Dlat and the LATITUDE of DEPARTURE.
The latitude of arrival now assumes the opposite name.
EXAMPLE NO 5:
• A vessel from a place A in lat. 05⁰-10’N, sails 08⁰-10’
Southerly difference of latitude. What latitude is she in?
Lat 1 = 05⁰ - 10’ N
DLat = 08⁰ - 10’ S’ly
Lat 2 =
EXAMPLE NO 5:
• A vessel from a place A in lat. 05⁰-10’N, sails 08 ⁰-10’ Southerly
difference of latitude. What latitude is she in?
Lat 1 = 05⁰ - 10’ N
DLat = 08⁰ - 10’ S’ly
Lat 2 = 03⁰ - 00’ S
Note: In this example, the Dlat is in Southerly direction and is greater
than the latitude left, which is north; the ship crosses the equator from
N therefore the ship arrives on the other side of the equator which is
south latitude.
EXAMPLE NO 6:
• A vessel sailed from point A situated in lat. 36⁰-47’ N made a
Dlat of 188 miles North. Required: Find the latitude arrived
at.
Lat 1 = 36⁰ - 47’ N
Dlat = 03⁰ - 08’ N’ly
Lat 2 =
EXAMPLE NO 6:
• A vessel sailed from point A situated in lat. 36⁰-47’ N made a Dlat of 188 nm
North. Required: Find the latitude arrived at
NOTE: One nautical mile is equal to one minute of latitude.
Solutions: Dlat = 188 nm/60 = 03⁰-08’ N’ly
• There are 180⁰ EAST longitude and 180⁰ WEST longitude. Zero
degree being at the Prime Meridian or Meridian of Greenwich
and 180⁰ the opposite or International Date Line(IDL).
MEASUREMENTS OF LONGITUDE
• The angle of longitude is measured at the center of the earth.
• The angle of longitude is measured along the plane of the
equator.
• The angle of longitude is measured from the Prime Meridian.
MEASUREMENTS OF LONGITUDE
• The angle of longitude is measured EAST or WEST of
the prime meridian.
• The angle of longitude is measured until the
International Date Line.
• The angle of longitude is represented by an arc of the
equator.
PRIME MERIDIAN
• Prime Meridian is used as the origin for measurement
of longitude. The prime meridian prescribed by the
British Royal observatory at Greenwich, near London,
which is used universally, represents 000⁰ longitude.
DIFFERENCE OF LONGITUDE
• The difference of longitude(DLO) between two places
is the shorter arc of the two parallel or the smaller
angle at the pole between the meridians of the two
places are on the same side(EAST or WEST) of
Greenwich, DLO is the numerical difference of the
longitudes of the two places; if on opposite sides. DLO
is the numerical sum unless this exceeds 180⁰, 360⁰
minus the sum.
RULES FOR FINDING DIFFERENCE OF
LONGITUDE:
• When the longitudes are of the SAME NAMES(both
EAST or both WEST), take their difference, place E’ly
or W’ly on the remainder according to as the longitude
in is to the EAST or WEST of the longitude from.
RULES FOR FINDING DIFFERENCE OF
LONGITUDE:
• When the longitudes are of contrary names, (one is
WEST and the other is EAST or vice versa) take the
sum of the two longitudes, if less than 180⁰ it will be
the DLO, but if the sum exceeds 180⁰; subtract it from
360⁰ for the DLO, placing it to the contrary name to
what is found in usual way.
EXAMPLE NO 1:
• A ship sails from a port in long 110⁰45’ W, to a port in
long 072⁰27’ W. Find the DLO
• A vessel sails from a place long. 172 ⁰ - 46’ W to a place long 174 ⁰ -
10’E. Find the Dlo.
Long 1 = 000⁰-00’
Dlo = 4⁰-26’ E’ly
Long 2 =
EXAMPLE NO 5:
• A ship from Greenwich meridian makes a Dlo of 4 ⁰-26’ E’ly. Find her
longitude of arrival.
Long 1 = 000⁰-00’
Dlo = 4⁰-26’ E’ly
Long 2 = 4⁰-26’ East
Note: (In this example the ship left the meridian of Greenwich where
the long is zero(being the basis for measuring longitudes) and has
gone 4⁰-26’ to the East; therefore the longitude arrived at was equal to
the DLO.
GEOID &
ELLIPSOID
The geoid approximates mean
sea level.
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CHART PROJECTIONS
The students will have knowledge on
why the charts are produced. The
projections are often used for marine
navigation.
CHART PROJECTIONS
Because a cartographer cannot
transfer a sphere to a flat surface
without distortion, he must project
the surface of a sphere onto a
developable surface.
CHART PROJECTIONS
A developable surface is one that can
be flattened to form a plane. This
process is known as chart projection.
CHART PROJECTIONS
If points on the surface of the sphere
are projected from a single point, the
projection is said to be perspective or
geometric.
CHART PROJECTIONS
Is a process of transferring points on the
surface of the sphere or spheroid onto a
plane or onto a developable surface such
as cylinder or cone, to produce a systematic
drawing of lines representing the parallels
of latitude and the meridians of longitude of
the earth or a portion of the earth.
CHART PROJECTIONS
Different possibilities:
1.Conform- charts are angular correct
2.Equivalent- areas on the chart are
correct
CHART PROJECTIONS
Chart projections are classified
according to the type of projection
surface used.
The three commonly used surfaces are:
1.Plane- Polar Projection
2.Cone- Lambert Projection
3.Cylinder- Mercator Projection
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTIONS
1. Azimuthal Projection
2. Gnomonic Projection
3. Stereographic Projection
4. Orthographic Projection
5. Azimuthal Equidistant Projection
6. Cylindrical Projection
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTIONS
7. Mercator Projection
8. Transverse Mercator Projection
9. Oblique Mercator Projection
10. Rectangular Projection
11. Equatorial Projection
12. Conic Projection
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTIONS
PRELIM EXAMINATION