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How To Read a Nautical Chart: A Captain's Quick Guide
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Your quick-reference, on-board guide to the symbology and shorthand notations used on nautical charts
Nautical charts contain an incredible amount of information for those who know how to decipher them. But without a key to the symbology, a chart can be bewildering. Nigel Calder, one of today's most respected boating authors, helps you make sense complex system of signs, symbols, and graphic elements with this compact, waterproof, and nearly indestructible guide.
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How To Read a Nautical Chart - Nigel Calder
Captain’s QUICKGUIDES
How To Read a Nautical Chart: Captain’s Quick Guide
• Understand what your chart is telling you
• Interpret symbols and abbreviations
• Be expert with printed and electronic charts
Nigel Calder
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