Chart Navigation & Plotting · Sailings — Traverse
Traverse sailing is used to find the single course and distance equivalent to:
- AA series of short rhumb-line courses (legs) made good✓ Correct
- BA great-circle route
- CA tidal current cycle
- DA compass deviation curve
Explanation
Traverse sailing sums the latitude differences and departures of several consecutive courses (legs) to find the resultant course and distance — the net course and distance made good over the day's run.
Authority: Bowditch (Pub. No. 9), traverse sailing
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