Navigation - Chart Navigation (Chart Plotting Part 1)

The steps for using a chart to fix your position, determine the dead reckoning, finding set and drift, course made good, and speed made good.

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Navigation Plotting is an essential skill for working in the maritime industry. This video is an introduction to some of those concepts. If you've spent lots of time on the water, but have not pursued a professional license, you should consider yourself a candidate for an Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV) 6-Pack license. This license allows you to charter vessels with up to 6 paying passenger and is the first step to a career in the maritime industry, full-time or part-time!

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[squarerigapprentice]

This man is a great teacher. I've never learned well from books, the steps never seem to line up in my head, but when this gentleman teaches anything about navigation it makes perfect sense.

[awesomeandstuff]

This man is a genius. He is such a great professor. Im in the navy and I love reading about navigation and learn about maritime history and this man makes it so easy.

[vannigiovannigio]

Dammit.. thank you. We the maritime community thanks you for taking the time to educate us.

[hisambassador]

oh god as a deck cadet, this the most helpful, clear presentation of tutorial i've seen in youtube. You should be my professor. lol subscribing.

[eddieramirez]

This explanation was awesome! Nothing better than having someone demonstrate the logic on the Chart it really helped cement the process!

[roberterdos]

The best presentation of concepts I've seen so far. Thank you!

[NearlyNativeNursery]

This intro tutorial was absolutely the best and simplistic demo of basic navigation I have seen. Great job and thanks for taking the time to video and post this superb example. What a fabulous resource you are.

[carynvonblankenburg]

Thank you so much. That made my neurons connect, ha! Testing tomorrow so I really appreciate you.

[johnmurray]

This was terrific - just at the right speed...clear and put in terms even I could understand! Thank you

[chipblock]

At the beginning I didn't know anything about navigation. However by the end I know how to calculate how far, at what speed, and how long it took me. It did help I knew the words he used.

Thanks for the video.

[Fishbowlfx]

The best, clearest and cleanest explanation.
I'm not a navigator but this is helpful in any ship navigation technology designer.
Yes please, a video on tide and currents, speed through water and speed over ground in radar, wind and current effects on ship STW and SOG

[Lawi_Jake]

I always wanted to learn navigation even though im not a mariner. Thanks

[piratecaptain]

Thankyou for the vid.
It was well explained and easy to understand
Might even go buy a boat 😁

[cotedazure]

Great video! I don't think an explanation can get any clearer than this! Thank you!

[ncarlo]

Why in school so complicated, but here in youtube you can understand for only a minute. Great explanation.

[santonopoulou]

This is awesome! Clear, straightforward, and well done. Great job!

[rabukan]

This is an amazing amount of information presented in such a masterful way of teaching. Pretty much everything anyone needs to know about chart plotting with the exception of Course To Steer, which Captain Dave Medeiros presents on another excellent video.

[mangeshsodnar]

I watched the video and wanted to subscribe.... But oh no, I already have subscribed....just watching the sake of understand the navy movies....great teaching style sir.... Love from India

[akashpawale]

World beautiful explanation I don't have seen ever like this explanations.

[jjde]

Thank you for making this video. Great job.