Preface | p. ix |
Acknowledgements | p. xi |
Radio wave propagation and the frequency spectrum | p. 1 |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Maritime navigation systems and their frequencies | p. 1 |
Radio wave radiation | p. 2 |
Frequency, wavelength and velocity | p. 4 |
Radio frequency spectrum | p. 5 |
Radio frequency bands | p. 6 |
Radio wave propagation | p. 8 |
Signal fading | p. 13 |
Basic antenna theory | p. 14 |
Glossary | p. 19 |
Summary | p. 20 |
Revision questions | p. 21 |
Depth sounding systems | p. 22 |
Introduction | p. 22 |
The characteristics of sound in seawater | p. 22 |
Transducers | p. 27 |
Depth sounding principles | p. 31 |
A generic echo sounding system | p. 35 |
A digitized echo sounding system | p. 38 |
A microcomputer echo sounding system | p. 38 |
Glossary | p. 41 |
Summary | p. 43 |
Revision questions | p. 44 |
Speed measurement | p. 45 |
Introduction | p. 45 |
Speed measurement using water pressure | p. 45 |
Speed measurement using electromagnetic induction | p. 52 |
Speed measurement using acoustic correlation techniques | p. 57 |
The Doppler principle | p. 60 |
Principles of speed measurement using the Doppler effect | p. 63 |
Doppler speed logging systems | p. 72 |
Glossary | p. 85 |
Summary | p. 85 |
Revision questions | p. 86 |
Loran-C | p. 88 |
Introduction | p. 88 |
System principles | p. 89 |
Basics of the Loran-C System | p. 93 |
Loran-C charts | p. 102 |
Position fixing using the Loran-C System | p. 107 |
Loran-C coverage | p. 112 |
Loran-C receivers | p. 115 |
Glossary | p. 137 |
Summary | p. 139 |
Revision questions | p. 140 |
Satellite navigation | p. 143 |
Introduction | p. 143 |
Basic satellite theory | p. 143 |
The Global Positioning System (GPS) | p. 147 |
The position fix | p. 154 |
Dilution of Precision (DOP) | p. 157 |
Satellite pass predictions | p. 157 |
System errors | p. 158 |
Differential GPS (DGPS) | p. 162 |
GPS antenna systems | p. 165 |
GPS receiver designation | p. 166 |
Generic GPS receiver architecture | p. 168 |
GPS user equipment | p. 171 |
GPS on the web | p. 182 |
Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) | p. 183 |
Project Galileo | p. 185 |
Glossary | p. 185 |
Summary | p. 186 |
Revision questions | p. 187 |
Integrated bridge systems | p. 189 |
Introduction | p. 189 |
Design criteria | p. 190 |
Standards | p. 193 |
Nautical safety | p. 194 |
Class notations | p. 195 |
Bridge working environment | p. 196 |
Ship manoeuvring information | p. 198 |
Qualifications and operational procedures | p. 198 |
Bridge equipment tests | p. 201 |
Examples of integrated bridge systems | p. 201 |
Glossary | p. 220 |
Summary | p. 222 |
Revision questions | p. 223 |
Electronic charts | p. 224 |
Introduction | p. 224 |
Electronic chart types | p. 227 |
Electronic chart systems | p. 234 |
Chart accuracy | p. 239 |
Updating electronic charts | p. 242 |
Automatic Identification System (AIS) | p. 243 |
'Navmaster' Electronic Navigation System | p. 249 |
Glossary | p. 259 |
Summary | p. 262 |
Revision questions | p. 263 |
The ship's master compass | p. 264 |
Introduction | p. 264 |
Gyroscopic principles | p. 264 |
The controlled gyroscope | p. 271 |
The north-seeking gyro | p. 271 |
A practical gyrocompass | p. 275 |
Follow-up systems | p. 281 |
Compass errors | p. 281 |
Top-heavy control master compass | p. 287 |
A digital controlled top-heavy gyrocompass system | p. 292 |
A bottom-heavy control gyrocompass | p. 299 |
Starting a gyrocompass | p. 306 |
Compass repeaters | p. 307 |
The magnetic repeating compass | p. 310 |
Glossary | p. 317 |
Summary | p. 318 |
Revision questions | p. 319 |
Automatic steering | p. 320 |
Introduction | p. 320 |
Automatic steering principles | p. 320 |
A basic autopilot system | p. 324 |
Manual operator controls | p. 326 |
Deadband | p. 327 |
Phantom rudder | p. 329 |
An adaptive autopilot | p. 330 |
An adaptive digital steering control system | p. 333 |
Glossary | p. 344 |
Summary | p. 344 |
Revision questions | p. 345 |
Radio direction finding | p. 346 |
Introduction | p. 346 |
Radio waves | p. 346 |
Receiving antennae | p. 347 |
A fixed loop antenna system | p. 349 |
Errors | p. 355 |
RDF receiving equipment | p. 358 |
Glossary | p. 367 |
Summary | p. 368 |
Revision questions | p. 368 |
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System | p. 369 |
Introduction | p. 369 |
The system | p. 369 |
The NAVTEX system | p. 380 |
Glossary | p. 388 |
Summary | p. 388 |
Revision questions | p. 389 |
Appendices | p. 391 |
Computer functions | p. 393 |
Glossary of microprocessor and digital terms | p. 401 |
Serial communication | p. 407 |
United States Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) | p. 416 |
Index | p. 419 |
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