Practical Navigator

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Practical Navigator Training is designed to present useful navigation topics for professional and recreational mariners in a no-nonsense way. The site is run...

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Sample Exam 2025 Q116 2nd and 3rd Mate Unlimited NC

What are The Sailings

Ultimate Guide to Azimuth by Direct Calculation

Maneuvering Board True Wind Problems

Sample Exam - Navigation General 5001600 Ton, Oceans Master

3rd Mate Chart Plot Sample Exam (20242025)

Mastering Celestial Navigation (Part 5 of 6)

Mastering Celestial Navigation (Part 6 of 6)

Mastering Celestial Navigation (Part 4 of 6)

Mastering Celestial Navigation (Part 3 of 6)

Mastering Celestial Navigation (Part 2 of 6)

Mastering Celestial Navigation (Part 1 of 6)

Dip of the Sea, Short of the Horizon Table for Celestial Navigation Close to Land

The Dance of Death in a Head On Situation

Evening Star Celestial Navigation (Jupiter and Polaris) Sight Reduction from a Tall Ship

3rd Mate Chart Plot Sample Exam (2023)

The Vectormaster, Winds, and Maneuvering Boards

Great Circles and the Alabama Stone

Celestial Navigation Time zone Lingo for U.S. Coast Guard Exams

Whole Horizon vs. Split Horizon Sextant Mirrors

Why Would You Use a Sextant Upside Down #VeritasiumContest

Sextant to Line of Position - A Complete Sight Reduction from an Offshore Sailing Race

Do These Spell Anything Pub 102 and Full Dress Ship

Speed, Distance, and Time for Maritime Navigation

What Does a Pilot Chart Have to do with Marine Navigation

How Far Can You See a Light Assuming the Earth is not Flat....

Transatlantic A Voyage of Discovery (Sailing USA to Ireland in a tall ship)

USCG Problem Solving (Basic Stability and Deck Safety)

Should You Get a Plastic or Metal Sextant

Navigating to an Uncharted Volcano in the South Pacific