Module 10 - Chartwork
What Is Chartwork?
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Explain the main idea from what Is Chartwork? in your own words.
Chartwork is the practical skill of plotting courses, fixing positions, and working out navigational problems on a nautical chart. It is the core of Day Skipper navigation and forms the basis of one of the two exam papers.
You need to be comfortable with plotting tools (parallel rulers, dividers, or a Breton plotter), reading chart symbols, measuring distances and bearings, and working with tidal data on the chart.
Key points
- Chartwork = practical navigation using charts and instruments
- Forms the basis of the chartwork exam paper
- Requires parallel rulers or plotters, dividers, pencil, and rubber
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