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Terrestrial Navigation Basics

Terrestrial navigation is a method of determining position at sea using landmarks and objects on land as references, rather than celestial bodies. It involves dead reckoning, using a ship's speed, course, and time to estimate position from a known starting point, as well as proximity systems that determine position relative to landmarks like lighthouses and buoys through techniques such as measuring distances, angles of arrival, or unique signatures. Latitude and longitude are used to precisely define positions, with latitude being the angular distance north or south of the equator.

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Terrestrial Navigation Basics

Terrestrial navigation is a method of determining position at sea using landmarks and objects on land as references, rather than celestial bodies. It involves dead reckoning, using a ship's speed, course, and time to estimate position from a known starting point, as well as proximity systems that determine position relative to landmarks like lighthouses and buoys through techniques such as measuring distances, angles of arrival, or unique signatures. Latitude and longitude are used to precisely define positions, with latitude being the angular distance north or south of the equator.

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WHAT IS TERRESTRIAL NAVIGATION?

 Terrestrial Navigation-is the method of navigation in which the position is determined


through terrestrial objects/landmarks such as headlands, buoys, lighthouses, or any objects on
the surface of the earth. It comprises of:

It is the method of navigation used by mariners that uses landmarks as reference points, ship’s stability,
fuel consumption and ship’s speed along with tides and currents. This is the opposite of celestial
navigation, which plots positions in relation to the stars.
BASIC PRINCIPLES
some basic principles of terrestrial navigation includes:
– Dead Reckoning
– Proximity Systems
– Distance based Navigation
– Distance difference based Navigation
– Distance ratio based Navigation
– Angle-of-arrival based Navigation
– Signature based Navigation
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

LATITUDE
Latitude (shown as a horizontal line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point
north or south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels.
DEAD RECKONING
is the process of calculating one’s current position by using a previously determined position, or fix, and
advancing that position based upon known or estimated speeds over elapsed time and course.

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