 | Naval art and science - 1851 - 830 pages
...variation of the compass therefrom. He must know how to lay off the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and...a sextant and determine its error, and adjust it. In Seamanship. — In addition to what is required by a Second Mate, be must know now to moor and unmoor,... | |
 | Trade Board of - 1850 - 690 pages
...variation of t lie compass therefrom. He must know how to lay oft* the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and...a sextant and determine its error, and adjust it. In SEAMANSHIP. — In addition to what is required by a Second Mate, be must know how to moor and unmoor,... | |
 | 1854 - 500 pages
...variation of the compass therefrom. He must know how to lay off the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and...high water from the known time at full and change. In Sea,namhip. — In addition to what is required by a Second Mate, he must know how to moor and unmoor,... | |
 | Charles Joseph Riches - 1854 - 64 pages
...variation of the compass therefrom. He must know how to lay oif the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and...a sextant, and determine its error and adjust it. In SEAMANSHIP. — In addition to what is required by a second Mate, he must know how to moor and unmoor,... | |
 | Reed Thomas and co, ltd, Thomas REED (of Sunderland.) - Merchant marine - 1859 - 106 pages
...chronometer from an altitude of the sun. He must know how to lay off the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and...high water from the known time at full and change. IN SEAMANSH1P. — In addition to what is required by a Second Mate, he must know how to moor and unmoor,... | |
 | Edward J. Henessey - Astronomy - 1859 - 82 pages
...variation of the compass therefrom. He must know how to lay off the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and...high water from the known time at full and change. He must also be able to find the longitude by chronometer from an observation of the sun. IN SEAMANSHIP.... | |
 | Reed Thomas and co, ltd - 1860 - 118 pages
...chronometer by the usual methods. He must know how to lay off the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and longitude. He must be able to determine the error of a sextant and adjust it ; and find the time of high water from the known time... | |
 | Richard Henry Dana - 1863 - 310 pages
...chronometer by the usual methods. He must know how to lay off the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and longitude. He must be able to determine the error of a sextant, and to adjust it, also to find the time of high water from the known... | |
 | Thomas Liddell Ainsley - 1869 - 450 pages
...chronometer by the usual methods. Ho must know how to lay off the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and longitude. He must be able to determine the error of a sextant, and to adjust it, also to find the time of high water from the known... | |
 | Francis Davenant - 1870 - 354 pages
...variation of the compass therefrom. He must know how to lay off the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and...determine its error, and adjust it, and find the time of high-water from the known time at full and change. In Seamanship. — In addition to what is required... | |
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He must be able to observe, and calculate the amplitude of the sun, and deduce the variation of the compass therefrom. He must know how to lay off the place of the ship on the chart, both by bearings of known objects, and by latitude and longitude. He... 
