Our plotting exercise gives further practice plotting Lines of Position (LOP) with data from a Site Reduction Form (SRF) to produce a fix.

Use this module in a classroom or lab setting with these materials (which include the above exercise and additional supplemental exercises):

• Completed SRF for the module example (for the Sun)
• Blank SRF
• Lab worksheet

 
Links to nautical publications used in this module:

• The Nautical Almanac
• Pub 229: Sight Reduction Tables for Marine Navigation

 

Additional Resources:

• Instruction on use of sextant (with quiz)
• Principles of Celestial Navigation online learning module