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62 relations: Admiralty (United Kingdom), Aeronautical chart, Air force, Aircraft carrier, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Automatic identification system, Boat, Brave New Words, Bridge, Celestial navigation, Chartplotter, Civil aviation, Code of Federal Regulations, Combat systems officer, Course (navigation), David Lasser, Dead reckoning, Earth's magnetic field, Electronic navigation, Electronic navigational chart, Global Positioning System, Harbor, International Maritime Organization, Local notice to mariners, Maritime pilot, Merchant navy, Merchant Navy (United Kingdom), Military aviation, Nautical chart, Nautical publications, Naval aviation, Naval flight officer, Navigation, NMEA 0183, Notice to mariners, Ocean current, Oxford English Dictionary, Passage planning, Piloting, Puerto Rico, Quartermaster, Radio navigation, Robert A. Heinlein, Sailing Directions, Satellite navigation, Science fiction, Sea captain, Second mate, Self-steering gear, Ship, ... Expand index (12 more) »
- Navigators
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
The Admiralty was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964, historically under its titular head, the Lord High Admiral – one of the Great Officers of State.
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Aeronautical chart
An aeronautical chart is a map designed to assist in the navigation of aircraft, much as nautical charts do for watercraft, or a roadmap does for drivers.
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Air force
An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare.
Aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft.
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930.
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Automatic identification system
The automatic identification system (AIS) is an automatic tracking system that uses transceivers on ships and is used by vessel traffic services (VTS).
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Boat
A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats.
Brave New Words
Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction is a book published in 2007 by the Oxford University Press.
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Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath.
Celestial navigation
Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is the practice of position fixing using stars and other celestial bodies that enables a navigator to accurately determine their actual current physical position in space or on the surface of the Earth without relying solely on estimated positional calculations, commonly known as dead reckoning.
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Chartplotter
A chartplotter is a device used in marine navigation that integrates GPS data with an electronic navigational chart (ENC).
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Civil aviation
Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-military and non-state aviation, both private and commercial.
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Code of Federal Regulations
In the law of the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent regulations promulgated by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States.
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Combat systems officer
A Combat Systems Officer (CSO) is a flight member of an aircrew in the United States Air Force and is the mission commander in many multi-crew aircraft.
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Course (navigation)
In navigation, the course of a watercraft or aircraft is the cardinal direction in which the craft is to be steered.
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David Lasser
David Lasser (March 20, 1902 – May 5, 1996) was an American writer and political activist.
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Dead reckoning
In navigation, dead reckoning is the process of calculating the current position of a moving object by using a previously determined position, or fix, and incorporating estimates of speed, heading (or direction or course), and elapsed time.
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Earth's magnetic field
Earth's magnetic field, also known as the geomagnetic field, is the magnetic field that extends from Earth's interior out into space, where it interacts with the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun.
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Electronic navigation
Electronic navigation are forms of navigation that ships, land vehicles, and people can use, which rely on technology powered by electricity.
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Electronic navigational chart
An electronic navigational chart (ENC) is an official database created by a national hydrographic office for use with an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS).
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Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force.
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Harbor
A harbor (American English), or harbour (Canadian English, British English; see spelling differences), is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be moored.
International Maritime Organization
The International Maritime Organization (IMO; Organisation maritime internationale; Organización Marítima Internacional) is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating maritime transport.
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Local notice to mariners
A local notice to mariners is an authoritative instruction issued by a designated official, typically the harbormaster.
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Maritime pilot
A maritime pilot, marine pilot, harbor pilot, port pilot, ship pilot, or simply pilot, is a mariner who has specific knowledge of an often dangerous or congested waterway, such as harbors or river mouths. Navigator and maritime pilot are marine occupations.
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Merchant navy
A merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country.
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Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)
The British Merchant Navy is the collective name given to British civilian ships and their associated crews, including officers and ratings.
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Military aviation
Military aviation comprises military aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling aerial warfare, including national airlift (air cargo) capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a war theater or along a front.
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Nautical chart
A nautical chart or hydrographic chart is a graphic representation of a sea region or water body and adjacent coasts or banks.
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Nautical publications
Nautical publications is a technical term used in maritime circles describing a set of publications, either published by national governments or by commercial and professional organisations, for use in safe navigation of ships, boats, and similar vessels.
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Naval aviation
Naval aviation is the application of military air power by navies, whether from warships that embark aircraft, or land bases.
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Naval flight officer
A naval flight officer (NFO) is a commissioned officer in the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps who specializes in airborne weapons and sensor systems.
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Navigation
Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another.
NMEA 0183
NMEA 0183 is a combined electrical and data specification for communication between marine electronics such as echo sounder, sonars, anemometer, gyrocompass, autopilot, GPS receivers and many other types of instruments.
Notice to mariners
A notice to mariners (NtM or NOTMAR) advises mariners of important matters affecting navigational safety, including new hydrographic information, changes in channels and aids to navigation, and other important data.
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Ocean current
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of seawater generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences.
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.
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Passage planning
Passage planning or voyage planning is a procedure to develop a complete description of a vessel's voyage from start to finish.
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Piloting
Piloting or pilotage is the process of navigating on water or in the air using fixed points of reference on the sea or on land, usually with reference to a nautical chart or aeronautical chart to obtain a fix of the position of the vessel or aircraft with respect to a desired course or location.
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Quartermaster
Quartermaster is a military term, the meaning of which depends on the country and service. Navigator and Quartermaster are marine occupations.
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Radio navigation
Radio navigation or radionavigation is the application of radio frequencies to determine a position of an object on the Earth, either the vessel or an obstruction.
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Robert A. Heinlein
Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer.
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Sailing Directions
Sailing Directions are written directions that describe the routes to be taken by boats and ships during coastal navigation and port approaches.
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Satellite navigation
A satellite navigation or satnav system is a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geopositioning.
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Science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.
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Sea captain
A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel. Navigator and sea captain are marine occupations.
Second mate
A second mate (2nd mate) or second officer (2/O) is a licensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship holding a Second Mates Certificate of Competence, by an authorised governing state of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Navigator and second mate are marine occupations.
Self-steering gear
Self-steering gear is equipment used on sail boats to maintain a chosen course or point of sail without constant human action.
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Ship
A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research and fishing.
Stanley G. Weinbaum
Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (April 4, 1902 – December 14, 1935) was an American science fiction writer.
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Starman Jones
Starman Jones, a 1953 science-fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein, features a farm boy who wants to go to the stars.
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Starship
A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between planetary systems.
Surface warfare insignia
The surface warfare insignia is a military badge of the United States Navy which is issued to U.S. Navy personnel who are trained and qualified to perform duties aboard United States surface warships.
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The Conquest of Space (Lasser book)
The Conquest of Space is a nonfiction book written by David Lasser in 1930 and self-published in 1931.
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The Planet of Doubt
"The Planet of Doubt" is a science fiction short story by American writer Stanley G. Weinbaum that was first published in the October 1935 issue of Astounding Stories.
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U.S. Air Force aeronautical rating
U.S. Air Force aeronautical ratings are military aviation skill standards established and awarded by the United States Air Force for commissioned officers participating in "regular and frequent flight",The standard by which flight status has been defined in law, executive orders, and regulations since 1913.
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
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United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. Navigator and United States Coast Guard are marine occupations.
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United States Coast Pilot
United States Coast Pilot is a ten-volume American navigation publication distributed yearly by the Office of Coast Survey, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service.
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United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.
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War
War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organized groups.
See also
Navigators
- Ahmad ibn Mājid
- Anders Holte
- Cornelis Giles
- Guillaume Delcourt
- Hanno the Navigator
- Himilco
- Hipour
- Hippalus
- John Meares
- Juan Díaz de Solís
- Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
- Luguaedon of Inchagoill
- Maalim Ibrahim
- Mau Piailug
- Mike Birch
- Navigator
- Portuguese navigators
- Sataspes
- Sueki Yonemura
- Sulaiman Al Mahri
- Tai Solarin
References
Also known as Astrogation, Astrogator, CSO/navigator, Nautonnier, Navigation officer, Navigators, Plotter (navigator).