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Unique Content Article: Navigation Instruments

Navigation Instruments


by Carey Bourdier


There are various navigational instruments used by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, as well as all the other ships navigating the world's waterways. These navigational instruments are used in ships for various purposes. Some are used to determine the present position of the ship and some to indicate the speed as well as determine the direction and some to indicate when the vessel will arrive at its destination. Some of these have been used for years like charts and maps and some are electronics and computer operated. Here are just a few of the instruments used on board sea-faring vessels.

Some interesting navigation instruments used in ships are telescopic marine alidades. The alidade is used to find the relative bearing of another object in relation to the ship. When this instrument is used, it is usually mounted on a bearing compass repeater or bearing compass. It is equipped with a telescopic sight and prismatic optical system. Accurate bearings of objects in the distance are clearly obtained, through the telescopic marine alidade. This can be important data to acquire in many situations.

Another piece of equipment that needs no electricity but still is very helpful is the three-arm protractor. In these modern days, a GPS system is often used, but the three-arm protractor still can be used to quickly determine a ship's location, which certainly can be important if electrical systems fail. Calculations can be made with data measured from this instrument, and the latitude and longitude can be determined. Jointly used with this navigational instrument are navigational charts.

Other equipment such as binoculars and telescopes also are used in navigation. These are optical instruments that are used so that when a person looks through the instrument, objects will look bigger. A binocular is two similar telescopes mounted together and the person using will use both eyes. Telescopes are only with one scope and the person will only use one eye with the instrument. Three dimensional images will be seen with binoculars since both eyes are used. With the use of binoculars, images are more natural, and the object is bigger. Objects that are very far can still look natural and the image is clear and bigger despite the distance. However, high-powered telescopes can be mounted to a ship and these provide excellent viewing of faraway objects.

Navigational sextants are also instruments used in ships and in general navigation. A sextant is an instrument and device used to measure angles between two objects. Two mirrors are used and in navigation, the horizon is viewed through this mirror. The other mirror is movable and light from an object or the sun is used for its reflection. The angle between the two is then read through the scale in the instrument. Navigational sextants are very important instruments used in navigation because of the accuracy of these instruments.

Sonar and radar are also navigational equipment that is very important in navigation and these high-tech devices are very accurate. These tools bounce waves off of objects in order to determine the distance of the objects in relation to your vessel. As the names suggest, radio waves are used in radar and in sonar, sound waves are used. On the ground and in the air, radio waves are used, and under the surface of the water, sound waves are used as medium.




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Title: Navigation Instruments
Author: Carey Bourdier
Email: articles@zerocompany.com
Keywords: navigation instruments,scientific instruments manufacturer,precision equipments manufacturer,alignment systems manufacturer,scientific instruments,precision equipments,compass,technology,science
Word Count: 558
Category: Science
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