position of a vessel
11Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic — is the name of a lightvessel in the English Channel. It is one of the 12 coastal weather stations whose conditions are automatically reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast.The vessel is named after its locale in the Sandettie Bank, in the Strait… …
12Channel Light Vessel Automatic — is the name of a lightvessel in the English Channel. It is one of the 12 coastal weather stations whose conditions are automatically reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast. The vessel s position is 49°55′N 2°54′W / …
13circle of position — navigation : a circle on the earth whose center is the point directly under a celestial body and whose radius is the zenith distance of the celestial body, the observer s location being somewhere on this circle compare sumner line * * * circle of …
14ocean station vessel — noun : a ship assigned to a specific station at sea to take weather observations, assist aircraft in determining position, and help in rescue operations …
15navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… …
16Dynamic positioning — Offshore Support Vessel Toisa Perseus with, in the background, the fifth generation deepwater drillship Discoverer Enterprise, over the Thunder Horse Oil Field. Both are equipped with DP systems. Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer controlled… …
17undersea exploration — Introduction the investigation and description of the ocean waters and the seafloor and of the Earth beneath. Primary objectives and accomplishments Included in the scope of undersea exploration are the physical and chemical… …
18Masthead Island — IUCN Category II (National Park) …
19Thomas Henry Ismay — Infobox Person name = Thomas Henry Ismay caption = http://www.whitestarcargo.com/ birth date = 7 January 1837 birth place = Maryport, Cumberland death date = 23 November 1899 death place = His home in Dawpool other names = Baccy Ismay known for …
20Ulnar artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = A. Ulnaris GraySubject = 152 GrayPage = 595 Caption = Palm of left hand, showing position of skin creases and bones, and surface markings for the volar arches. Caption2 = Front of right upper extremity,… …
