Nautical mile: distance of one minute of longitude at the equator, approximately 6,076.115 feet. The metric equivalent is 1852 meters.
Navsac: navigation safety advisory council, an industry advisory body to the u.s. coast guard.
NAUTICAL MILE: One minute of latitude; approximately 6076 feet or 1852 metres - about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5280 feet.
NAVIGATION: The art and science of conducting a boat safely from one point to another.
nautical mile - Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1852 meters.
Nautical mile -One minute of latitude; approximately 6076 feet - about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5280 feet.
Navigable-An area with sufficient depth of water to permit vessel passage.
nautical mile
A distance of 6,076.12 feet or 1,852 meters, which is about 15 percent longer than a statute mile. Equivalent to one minute of latitude on a navigation chart.
nun buoy
Conical navigation buoy that is usually red.
Nautical Mile: any of carious units of distance used for sea and air navigation based on the length of a minute of arc of a great sphere. The U.S. unit (no longer in use) is 6080.20 and the British unit is equal to 6080ft ...
Nautical Mile: The unit of geographical distance used on "salt-water" charts. 1 nautical mile corresponds exactly to 1 minute of angular distance on the meridian (adjacent left and right side of a sea chart).
NAUTICAL MILE: According to Webster's: any of various units of distance used for sea and air navigation; an international unit equal to 6076.115 feet (1852 meters); about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5280 feet.
Nautical Mile: Measure of length at sea (2025 yards). 1 mile = 1,760 yards.
Nun - a kind of navigational buoy Back to Top ...
nautical mile - An international distance of 1852 meters or 6076.12 feet. A nautical mile equals one minute of latitude. See also "Mile."
naval architect - An architect who specializes in marine design.
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Looking towards the shore: One recognizes doors and windows but not human beings.
Looking only over the water: One barely starts to identify large buoys. At night, boats navigation lights start to be visible.
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Nautical mile
The unit of distance in the nautical system. There are 60 nautical miles in one degree of latitude. 1 nautical mile = 1.15 statute miles.
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NAUTICAL MILE - One minute of latitude; A measurement used in salt water approximately 6,076 feet - about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5,280 feet.
NAVIGATION - The art and science of conducting a boat safely from one point to another.
Nautical Mile
One 60th of a degree of latitude, or one minute of latitude. Approximately equal to 6,076.1 feet, or 1.15 statute miles.
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Nautical Mile - Mi on nautical maps is nautical mile 115 land miles = 1 nautical mile or about 2000 yards
Nautical Speed - Knots ( not knots per hr )
Navigation Time - Use 24 hours ( 1400 = 2 pm ) and tenths rather than minutes ...
3 nautical miles.
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The direction that the wind is blowing toward. The direction sheltered from the wind.
A nautical mile, or knot, is the same as a geographical mile. Its length is six thousand and eighty feet. A statute mile in the United States measures five thousand two hundred and eighty feet.
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--N-- NAUTICAL MILE See knot. NIBBING PLANK A margin plank that is notched to take the ends of regular deck planks and insure good calking of the joint. NIGGERHEAD A small auxiliary drum on a winch. See Gypsy.
Mile- A nautical mile is 6,080 feet.
Mizzen- Mizzenmast. The shorter, after mast on a boat.
Motor sailer- A boat that uses both sail and engine. The engine in these boats is larger that an auxiliary.
A speed of one nautical mile per hour. A method of attaching a rope or line to itself, another line or a fitting.
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Knot One nautical mile per hour.
Lacing The long line that secures the sail to a spar through eyelets.
Lapstrake Planking when one edge overlaps the other lower plank.
(2) A nautical measurement of distance, a tenth of a nautical mile, 100 fathoms, or approximately 200 yards ...
Knot (1) a speed of one nautical mile per hour. (2) a method of attaching a rope or line to itself, another line or a fitting. Land breeze A wind moving from the land to the water due to temperature changes in the evening.
Nautical unit of distance, having a standard value of 1/10th of a nautical mile (608 ft.) or 100 fathoms.
Cable-bitt - Large vertical timbers, morticed into the keel, to which anchor and mooring cables were attached.
KNOT - A nautical mile-per-hour measure of speed. A nautical mile is approximately 6076 feed. (A stature mile is 5280 feet.) Also a means for joining two lines together or fastening a line to an object.
Knot - nautical mile (6,076 ft.) per hour ( a measure of speed).
Lee of the Land - near a shore which provides protection
from wind and waves.
Lee Shore - land downwind of a boat.
Leeward - downwind; away from the source of wind.
To rebend a sail to the boom mile See nautical mile mizzen The sail set on the aftermast of a yawl or ketch [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] mizzen sail A sail set from the mizzenmast monkey block A small single block that swivels ...
Equivalent to (UK) 1/10 nautical mile, approx. 600 feet; (USA) 120 fathoms, 720 feet (219 m); other countries use different values.
One degree of latitude (or one degree of longitude at the equator) is equal to 60 nautical miles and a minute (1/60th of a degree) of latitude is defined as one nautical mile (equal to 1.1508 statute miles).
KNOT: A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour.
LEE: The side sheltered from the wind.
LEEWARD: The direction away from the wind. Opposite of windward.
knot -- a nautical mile (equivalent to 1.15 miles or 1.852km). Also, any of various tangles of line formed by methodically passing the free end through loops and drawing it tight.
landfall -- first sight of land ...
- A unit of distance, 1/10th of a nautical mile (608 ft.) or 100 fathoms.
Caravel: Small trading vessel also used for exploration. Three-masted, usually square rigged on the two forward masts, and having a lateen rigged mizzen mast.
5 nautical miles offshore and 5 nautical miles from the dock when an alarm sounded (see picture to the right).
The distance is 11,450 nautical miles, and the vessel was under steam for 64 clays and under sail for 39 days.
knot, which makes loops; the bend, which ties lines together; and the hitch, which secures a line to an anchor, bitt, or other object. These terms are used inconsistently, however, and knot generally refers to all three. 2) Speed of 1 nautical mile ...
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One knot equals one nautical mile per hour. This rate is equivalent to approximately 1.15 statute miles per hour, or exactly 1.852 kilometers per hour.
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KNOT-Measure of distance; one nautical mile, 6,080 feet. Measure of speed: one nautical mile per hour.
LAPSTRAKE-Overlapping plank of a boat.
LAZARETTE-A stowage compartment in the stern.
KNOT Unit of speed in navigation which is the rate of nautical mile (6,080 feet or 1,852 meters) per hour.
KVA This is the voltage-ampere requirement of a device designed to convert electric energy to a non-electrical form ...
Nautical Mile: One minute of latitude, 1852 meters
Navigation: The teaching of commanding a boat safely from one point to another ...
Knot - Unit of speed; one nautical mile per hour.
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Latitude - Geographic distance north or south of the equator.
A nautical term for speed: one nautical mile per hour. Also a term indicating a method of tying a line.
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KEEL: The portion of the hull which protrudes farthest beneath the water line, usually ballasted to provide stability.
KNOT: One nautical mile per hour.
knot - Rate of motion equal to 1 nautical mile per hour (about 1.15 miles per hour) ...
territorial sea now extends twelve nautical miles beyond the baseline, which runs along the coast and across the mouths of rivers and bays.
Single sideband Radiotelephone (2-27.5 MHz) - Used to communicate over medium and long distances (hundreds, sometime thousands of nautical miles).
Satellite Radio - Used to communicate by means of voice, data or direct printing via satellites.
Knot
Unit of measurement for the speed (of a vessel) equal to a nautical mile (= 1852 metres) per hour.
For prescribed lights the value of K shall be 0.8, corresponding to a meteorological visibility of approximately 13 nautical miles.
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Knot, Kt: measure of speed of a ship, equal to one nautical mile.
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Every vessel 12 meters (39.4 feet) but less than 20 meters (65.5 feet) in length must carry a whistle and a bell. The bell must be audible 1/2 nautical mile. The mouth of the bell must be at least 200mm (7.87 inches) in diameter.
(1) A speed of one nautical mile (6,076 feet or or 1,852 meters) per hour. It is incorrect to say knots per hour.
* A knot IS NOT method of attaching a rope or line to itself, another line or a fitting.
KEEL - The lowest longitudinal timber of a vessel, on which framework of the whole is built up; combination of iron plates serving same purpose in iron vessel.
KNOT - Unit of speed in navigation, which is the rate of nautical mile (1, ...
Flag= Vertically divided with yellow at the hoist, blue at the fly.
When hoisted singly from a ship it means "Stop your vessel immediately." (Kerchove)
KN Knots.
The speed of the ship in nautical miles per hour (1.852 km/h or 101.3ft/minute) .
kick-up: describes a rudder or centerboard that rotates back and up when an obstacle is encountered - useful when a boat is to be beached. knot: a nautical mile (equivalent to 1.15 miles or 1.852km) a unit of speed, one knot = 6, ...
switchA switch with a lanyard that automatically shuts off an engine if disconnected. kite fishingA technique that involves attaching a fishing line to a kite to present bait at a distance from the boat. knotSpeed measured in nautical miles ...
 See also: Nautical, Boat, Point, Mile, Wind
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