Pugsley's New Guide to the United States Local Inspectors Examination of Masters and Mates of Ocean-going Steam and Sailing Ships: Containing All Useful Information and Explaining how to Find Latitude and Longitude by Observation, and Many Other Useful Calculations Not Included in the Examination |
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150 gross tons abaft amplitude applicant azimuth tables barometer bearing boats buoys capacity CAPT cargo carrying passengers certificate chart chief mate Chro chronometer collision compass error correction cosine course and distance cubic deck deck department declination deviation Diff difference of latitude dist dunnage equa equipped examination feet Find the latitude fire Greenwich mean gross tons heave-to Height of eye hour angle inches inspection knots Latitude by account less license as master life-preservers lifeboats logarithm longitude by account longitude by chronometer Mercator chart meridian altitude miles Nautical Almanac navigation noon observed altitude original license person pilot house points polar distance pump R. M. PUGSLEY'S rafts result right ascension rowlock rules sail vessels Semi-diam semicircle ship ship's side signals star's steam vessels steamers stow subtract supervising inspector table 44 tion towing true altitude true azimuth tude white light wind