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The Adlard Coles Book of Radar.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wallin, Borje
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010.
Colección:Adlard Coles Book of.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover ; Copyright ; Contents ; Part 1 Getting started; 1 Starting up; The parts of a radar set; Getting a picture; Summary; 2 Interpreting the picture; Radar horizon; Refraction; Radar beam; Pulse length; Radar shadow; The quality of different targets; 3 Disturbing phenomena; Sea Clutter; Rain Clutter; Side Lobe contacts; Indirect contacts; Interference; Blind sectors; 4 Display modes; Head-up; North-up; Course-up; Off centre; True motion; Radar overlay; Sources of technical error; Broadband radar; Part 2 Navigation; 5 Navigating by radar; Identifying your position.
  • Determining directionPlanning ahead; 6 Pilotage; Controlling your track; Parallel indexing; Altering course; Clearing ranges; Stopping in time; Identifying objects; The human factor; Making landfall; Summary; Part 3 Collision avoidance in restricted visibility; 7 Proceeding with caution; The importance of a look-out in restricted visibility; Finding a safe speed; 8 Locating and monitoring moving targets; Guard Zones; Trail function; 9 Assessing the risk of collision; Relative motion; Using the EBL; Using the Trail function; MARPA; Plotting; Radar assisted collision.
  • The relative plot in practice10 Taking avoiding action in the open sea; Altering course; Planning avoiding actions in advance; Avoiding actions in practice; 11 Close-quarters situations; Avoiding action in restricted visibility and in confined waters; Follow-up; In visual contact; 12 The human element; Wahkuna and P & O Nedlloyd Vespucci; Whispa and Gas Monarch; 13 Seeing and being seen; Radar reflectors; Radar transponders; Glossary.