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The ''Radio Navigational Aids'' (Publication 117) publication contains a detailed list of selected worldwide radio stations that provide services to the mariner.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 2008. The publication is divided into chapters according to the nature of the service provided by the radio stations. The services include
Chapter 4: Nautical Publications
- from the online edition of Nathaniel Bowditch's ''American Practical Navigator''
List of Radio Signals available online (Nautical Free)
{{Works about sailing Navigation Hydrography Sailing books
The ''Radio Navigational Aids'' (Publication 117) publication contains a detailed list of selected worldwide radio stations that provide services to the mariner.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 2008. The publication is divided into chapters according to the nature of the service provided by the radio stations. The services include Radio direction finder
Direction finding (DF), radio direction finding (RDF), or radiogoniometry is the use of radio waves to determine the direction to a radio source. The source may be a cooperating radio transmitter or may be an inadvertent source, a natural ...
and Radar Stations; stations broadcasting navigational warnings, time signal
A time signal is a visible, audible, mechanical, or electronic signal used as a reference to determine the time of day.
Church bells or voices announcing hours of prayer gave way to automatically operated chimes on public clocks; however, au ...
s or medical advice; communication traffic for distress, emergency and safety including the Global Maritime Distress Safety System
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is a worldwide system for automated emergency signal communication for ships at sea developed by the United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) as part of the SOLAS Convention. ...
(GMDSS) and long range navigational aid
A navigational aid (NAVAID), also known as aid to navigation (ATON), is any sort of signal, markers or guidance equipment which aids the traveler in navigation, usually nautical or aviation travel. Common types of such aids include lighthouses, ...
s. It also contains chapters describing procedures of the AMVER System, and the interim emergency procedures and communication instructions to be followed by U.S merchant vessel
A merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, or merchantman is a watercraft that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire. This is in contrast to pleasure craft, which are used for personal recreation, and naval ships, which a ...
s in times of crisis. A new edition of Publication 117 is published annually. This publication is available in its entirety on the website and there are also database queries available for much of the data contained within.
See also
*''American Practical Navigator
''The American Practical Navigator'' (colloquially often referred to as ''Bowditch''), originally written by Nathaniel Bowditch, is an encyclopedia of navigation. It serves as a valuable handbook on oceanography and meteorology, and contains use ...
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*Buoy
A buoy (; ) is a buoyancy, floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents.
History
The ultimate origin of buoys is unknown, but by 1295 a seaman's manual referred to navig ...
* Coast Pilots
* Light List
* List of Lights
* Local Notice to Mariners
* Notice to Mariners
* Sailing Directions
*Radio navigation
Radio navigation or radionavigation is the application of radio waves to geolocalization, determine a position of an object on the Earth, either the vessel or an obstruction. Like radiolocation, it is a type of Radiodetermination-satellite servi ...
References
Works cited
* *External links
Chapter 4: Nautical Publications
- from the online edition of Nathaniel Bowditch's ''American Practical Navigator''
List of Radio Signals available online (Nautical Free)
{{Works about sailing Navigation Hydrography Sailing books