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Forum: Navigation 24-08-2012, 19:35
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

Nice Post ,,,, thanksss....:thumb:
Forum: Navigation 16-07-2012, 09:59
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

+1 :thumb:
Forum: Navigation 15-07-2012, 08:56
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnecessary

Bahamas are covered in almost 3 or 4 chart kits , if you get caught in a rain storm you have your nav Station or chart table, if you change your mind and go somewhere else and you dont have the...
Forum: Navigation 09-07-2012, 09:39
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

Basically, the only electronic charting device approved and in use for SOLAS regulations because have a hig degree of acuracy is ECDIS.

Others like Navionics, Cmap, Garmin etc... got errors, i...
Forum: Navigation 08-07-2012, 09:16
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

From Google.

Electronic leisure charts

Marine leisure plotters, in the main, use unofficial charts many of which offer useful extra features, such as pictures, but the charts may not tell the...
Forum: Navigation 08-07-2012, 09:10
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

Seriously!! there is ocasions when you dont have other option, be caught 45 miles from la coruņa after a rough Biscay crossing and the radio net shouting Severe gale warning with winds between f9 and...
Forum: Navigation 08-07-2012, 08:51
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

Mi motto, Be ready for the worst, hope for the best ....
Forum: Navigation 08-07-2012, 08:27
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

There is 100% waterproof charts in the market to...
Forum: Navigation 08-07-2012, 08:19
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

Well, technology and electrical electronic gizmos drive us to a world where the toilets are vacum flush, electric, roller furlers with electric engines, holding tanks with electronic gauges to...
Forum: Navigation 07-07-2012, 16:06
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

Good Question Gord!:whistling:
Forum: Navigation 07-07-2012, 14:25
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

:DEpic!!
Forum: Navigation 07-07-2012, 10:56
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

Ships under SOLAS regulations can use ECDIS software to navigate, however still need a backup in case , the backup can be a second ECDIS device or a portofolio of paper charts , but it depend of the...
Forum: Navigation 07-07-2012, 09:10
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

I never ear of a single boat doing a circunavigation with out a full set of paper charts of the areas visited, sure electronic charts are a plus, but hey how many of you be in a tricky situation...
Forum: Navigation 07-07-2012, 07:01
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

Exactly, zoom in, zoom zoom+ and all is clear and good, back to the paper chart and the dam rock is there, for me the best way to negotiate tricky navigation is to get a full set of waypoints in...
Forum: Navigation 07-07-2012, 06:52
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Posted By neilpride
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

You still need Paper charts to negotiate a Atoll pass in the pacific, or to cross many tricky places in the bahamas , thats why we see many hard groundings or boats loss at reefs in many well charted...
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