Marine electronic navigation / S. F. Appleyard, R. S. Linford and P. J. Yarwood ; incorporating The gyro-compass by the late G. A. A. Grant and the late J. Klinkert.
By: Appleyard, S. F [author]
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Contributor(s): Linford, R. S [author] | Yarwood, P. J [author].
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BookPublisher: Abingdon : Routledge, 1988Edition: Second edition; Revised edition.Description: ix, 605 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 041506600X (hardback).Contained works: Grant, G. A. A. The gyro-compass | Klinkert, John. The gyro-compass.Subject(s): Electronics in navigationAdditional physical formats: Electronic version: Marine electronic navigationDDC classification: 623.893 Also available in electronic form.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 623.893 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00098206 | ||
| General Lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 623.893 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00108645 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"This 600 page textbook must be a good candidate for being the authoritative reference on its subject....This book reveals all through a good, clear text amply illustrated... The authors and publisher are to be congratulated on an excellent production."--The Naval Review
Well organized, clear and easy to read. The second edition has been enlarged with various items devoted to new electronic equipment now encountered by mariners, especially those concerned with navigational and radiocommunication equipment."--International Hydrographic Bulletin
"A major and standard text, now much enlarged and revised with sections on radar, communications, the gyro compass and all navigation systems encountered in merchant ships. Full and expert treatment of all aspects of electronic navigation and communication systems making it one of the leading references on its subjects."--Lloyds List
Includes index.
Radiation and propagation -- Measurement of time -- Error -- Radio direction finding -- Consol -- Hyperbolic navigation -- Loran A -- Loran C -- Decca Navigator -- The Omega navigation system -- The Navy navigation satellite system -- Navstar – Global Positioning System -- Sonar navigation -- Berthing systems -- Integrated navigation systems -- Speed measurement -- The gyro-compass -- Radar -- Marine communicationsy stems -- Marine communication services.
CIT Module NAUT 6030 - Core reading.
Also available in electronic form.