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- Courses, RYA Essential Navigation and SeamanshipThe RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course is a shore-based program that introduces basic navigation and safety skills. Topics include... More Details
- General Nautical Terminology, Navigation Estimated Position (EP)
The approximate location of a vessel determined by dead reckoning, and accounting for external factors such as wind (Leeway) and Tide.
An...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology, Navigation Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
The predicted time at which a vessel is expected to reach a specific destination, based on current speed, course, and environmental...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology, Navigation ETA
The predicted time at which a vessel is expected to reach a specific destination, based on current speed, course, and environmental...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology, Weather (Meteorology) Etesians
Strong, dry north to north-easterly katabatic winds that blow seasonally over the Aegean Sea during the summer months.
The Etesians, also...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology, Weather (Meteorology) European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
A European intergovernmental organisation that provides medium-range weather forecasts for its member countries and the wider international...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Even Keel
The balanced and stable positioning of a vessel in the water, where it is neither listing to one side nor pitching forward or aft.
An "even...
More Details - General Nautical Terminology Eye Splice
A permanent loop formed at the end of a rope by interweaving its strands back into itself.
An eye splice is a fundamental ropework technique...
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