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| + | === Introductions=== | ||
| − | + | * [http://www.ukseakayakguidebook.co.uk/short_articles/tidal_planning.pdf Tidal planning introduction] | |
| − | [http://www.ukseakayakguidebook.co.uk/short_articles/tidal_planning.pdf | + | * [http://www.ukseakayakguidebook.co.uk/short_articles/rule_of_thirds.pdf Rule of thirds] - one way of approximating/simplifying the speed of tidal flow. There is also the 50/90 rule. |
| + | * [http://www.seatac.org.au/Calendar/TWELTHS.pdf Rule of 12s] a way of approximating/simplifying the height of the tide. | ||
| + | * See also the Sea Safety RNLI booklet in [[Safety resources]]. | ||
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===Tide=== | ===Tide=== | ||
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*[http://www.portoflondon.co.uk/display_fixedpage.cfm/id/11/site/recreation Tide Tables for Leisure Users] (Monthly Port of London Tide Tables for Walton-on-the-Naze, Margate, Southend-on-Sea, Croyton, Tilbury, North Woolwich and London Bridge). | *[http://www.portoflondon.co.uk/display_fixedpage.cfm/id/11/site/recreation Tide Tables for Leisure Users] (Monthly Port of London Tide Tables for Walton-on-the-Naze, Margate, Southend-on-Sea, Croyton, Tilbury, North Woolwich and London Bridge). | ||
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*http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/tidal.htm | *http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/tidal.htm | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_table | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_table | ||
| − | *http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/ | + | *http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/ |
| − | *http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/tides/ | + | *http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/tides/ |
===Weather=== | ===Weather=== | ||
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale | ||
*http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/ | *http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/ | ||
*http://www.eurometeo.com/english/forecast | *http://www.eurometeo.com/english/forecast | ||
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===Navigation=== | ===Navigation=== | ||
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*http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/tidal.htm | *http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/tidal.htm | ||
*http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/charts.htm | *http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/charts.htm | ||
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*http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/planning.htm | *http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/planning.htm | ||
*http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/passage_making.htm | *http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/passage_making.htm | ||
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===Lighthouses=== | ===Lighthouses=== | ||
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*http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/light_house.htm | *http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/light_house.htm | ||
*http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/quiz_light.htm | *http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/quiz_light.htm | ||
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===Lights/Buoys=== | ===Lights/Buoys=== | ||
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*http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/iala_a.htm | *http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/iala_a.htm | ||
*http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/buoy_cardinal.htm | *http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/buoy_cardinal.htm | ||
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===Collision Avoidance=== | ===Collision Avoidance=== | ||
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*http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/rules.htm#collision | *http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/rules.htm#collision | ||
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===Collision Avoidance at Night=== | ===Collision Avoidance at Night=== | ||
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*http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/rules.htm#colnight | *http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/rules.htm#colnight | ||
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===Navigation Lights=== | ===Navigation Lights=== | ||
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*http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/nav_lights.htm | *http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/nav_lights.htm | ||
*http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/imarine/recboating/1186.asp | *http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/imarine/recboating/1186.asp | ||
*http://www.boat-ed.com/al/handbook/lights.htm | *http://www.boat-ed.com/al/handbook/lights.htm | ||
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===Sound Signals=== | ===Sound Signals=== | ||
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*http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/rules.htm#sound | *http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/rules.htm#sound | ||
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===Fog Signals=== | ===Fog Signals=== | ||
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*http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/rules.htm#fog | *http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/rules.htm#fog | ||
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===Some practice tests on the above=== | ===Some practice tests on the above=== | ||
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*http://www.usboating.com/ | *http://www.usboating.com/ | ||
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===Knots=== | ===Knots=== | ||
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowline | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowline | ||
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure-of-eight_knot | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure-of-eight_knot | ||
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clove_hitch | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clove_hitch | ||
*http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/knots.htm | *http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/knots.htm | ||
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===PC based programs=== | ===PC based programs=== | ||
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See also the Sea Safety RNLI booklet in the [[Safety_resources]] section. This contains a PC/Mac interactive introduction to the Collesion regulations, Fog signals, and lights. | See also the Sea Safety RNLI booklet in the [[Safety_resources]] section. This contains a PC/Mac interactive introduction to the Collesion regulations, Fog signals, and lights. | ||
| − | '''Please note the | + | '''Please note - the following has been discontinued''' |
Wiley's free Tide stream calculator is a free download and provides lots of information about tides, ports, navigation, and much more. | Wiley's free Tide stream calculator is a free download and provides lots of information about tides, ports, navigation, and much more. | ||
[http://www.wileynautical.com/view/0/almanac.html http://www.wileynautical.com/view/0/almanac.html] | [http://www.wileynautical.com/view/0/almanac.html http://www.wileynautical.com/view/0/almanac.html] | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 6 February 2011
Introductions
- Tidal planning introduction
- Rule of thirds - one way of approximating/simplifying the speed of tidal flow. There is also the 50/90 rule.
- Rule of 12s a way of approximating/simplifying the height of the tide.
- See also the Sea Safety RNLI booklet in Safety resources.
Tide
- Tide Tables for Leisure Users (Monthly Port of London Tide Tables for Walton-on-the-Naze, Margate, Southend-on-Sea, Croyton, Tilbury, North Woolwich and London Bridge).
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/tidal.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_table
- http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/tides/
Weather
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort_scale
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/
- http://www.eurometeo.com/english/forecast
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/tidal.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/charts.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/latlong.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/tools.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/bearings.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/distance.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/variation.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/positionplots.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/fixes.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/handbearing.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/sog.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/leeway.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/cts.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/planning.htm
- http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/navigation/passage_making.htm
Lighthouses
- http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/light_house.htm
- http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/quiz_light.htm
Lights/Buoys
- http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/iala_a.htm
- http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/buoy_cardinal.htm
Collision Avoidance
Collision Avoidance at Night
- http://www.64thseascouts.org.uk/html/nav_lights.htm
- http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/imarine/recboating/1186.asp
- http://www.boat-ed.com/al/handbook/lights.htm
Sound Signals
Fog Signals
Some practice tests on the above
Knots
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowline
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure-of-eight_knot
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure-of-eight_follow_through
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_turn_and_two_half-hitches
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clove_hitch
- http://www.cgate.co.il/eng/Seamanship/knots.htm
PC based programs
See also the Sea Safety RNLI booklet in the Safety_resources section. This contains a PC/Mac interactive introduction to the Collesion regulations, Fog signals, and lights.
Please note - the following has been discontinued
Wiley's free Tide stream calculator is a free download and provides lots of information about tides, ports, navigation, and much more. http://www.wileynautical.com/view/0/almanac.html
