The Navigation Handbook from the Royal Yachting Association is the recommended text for anyone doing the RYA Day Skipper Shorebased course & a core text for the RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased course sail or power. It is also ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about navigation. With the aid of coloured imagery, this handbook covers the traditional & latest electronic navigation methods. With chapters on position, direction, distance, depth & height, charts, position fixing, tides & tidal streams, course to steer & EP, lights, buoys & beacons, pilotage, passage making. In the appendix you will find information on interfacing, loran, radar, tide levels & datums & Admiralty chart symbols. This handbook is written by the Tim Bartlett, a leading expert on navigation.