GRAPHICAL COMBINATION OF SIGHTS (SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATIONS AND STAGGERED PROBLEMS)
GRAPHICALCOMBINATION OF SIGHTS
Graphical combinaton of sighs means heconsructon of a small par of a Mercaor Charo scale, plong herein he resuls of wo ormore asronomical sighs and hence obaininghe positon of he vessel.The Mercaor Char has been described before. However, a few imporan poins areemphasized here.
GRAPHICALCOMBINATION OF SIGHTS
On a Mercaor Char,1)All meridians are parallel.2)A nautcal mile is equal o one minue of d’la.3)All Norh-Souh disances, in nautcal miles, are equal o minues of d’la.4)All disances, wheher Norh-Souh, Eas-Wes or oblique, are in expressed in nautcal miles.5)The Eas-Wes disance beween he meridians of wo places, measured along he latude is called deparure and is expressed in nautcal miles. 6)The Eas-Wes disance beween he meridians of wo places, measured along he longiude scale= d’long beween hem.
GRAPHICALCOMBINATION OF SIGHTS
The conversion of dep ino d’long, and vice versa, byformula and by Traverse Tables, has been explainedearlier in his book. Plong can be done on plain paper-graph paper isno essental. The scale should be clearly mentoned.The mos convenien scales o use are 1 cm: 1M or 1inch: 1 M. Where practcable, scales involving fractonsshould be avoided so as o minimize he chances of error especially when in a hurry.