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Corrivcau. D. G. QMSN New Bedford. Maw. N DIVISION tNb R. L. Smallidgc ' Navigator fakes a noon sun line WoosiCT. Ohio a dM Somcrville, Mass.
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NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT NAVIGATION DKPAR 1 MENT The ship is quiet when the red light comes blinking into the Navigator ' s room. It ' s 0100, sir. The sky is clear and the teniperatiue is ()1! F. Once again he a ■akens, goes to the chart house, and prepares lo take star sights. He inirst work cpiickly anil accurately, for morn- ing and e ening t iliglu are the limes when he and his assistants can most accinatel) ' determine the exact location ol the ship. His walth is checked — each second error can cairse a tpiarter- miie error in the ship ' s position, ami that can ' t be tolerated — the sextant is ?eroed, the forms are readi ed. By now the sky is glinnnering with the first touch of day, and he goes to work. In a matter ol miniues he returns to pore over long lohunns of figures. Finally the computing is finished, the calculated position is plotted, and once again the Macon is triangled on the chart. recommend you come right to south ' Macon ' s ace helmsman.
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ill ' ic «•« K ' DIVISION This same proccdine has been repeated thousands o[ times for hundreds of years, for celestial nav igation is one of tlie proced- ures developed in ancient times which is still important today. But in a modern navy tlie work of the navigator and his quarter- masters goes far beyond just tak- ing star sights. Today ' s naviga- tion and shijihandling are too precise for that. The ancient sailors had to make their own maps as they weirt along, but today almost all the waterways of the world have been accurate- ly charted. These waterways, however, with their buoys, bells, channels, and shifting land, are constantly changing, and the job of keeping the charts up-to-date is one which never end. Ac- curate charts are essential in a navy of fornration steaming, ren- dezvous, and a 30-knot ships. To- day ' s quartermaster nuist also be skilled in tire modern methods of navigation. Since the early 1910 ' s radar navigation and lo- ran have become increasingly important as aids in conning a ship. With its long range and widespread usage loran is an ex- cellent method of determining the ship ' s position, especially in bad weather.
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