NavList:
A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2009 Nov 13, 03:18 +1100
“A word means what I say it means; no more,
no less” as The Red Queen put it..
Its been a while since this issue got a thrashing here. It doesn't seem to be the issue that interests John Karl although while he is being coy about what that may be, we might as well see if we can clarify what is meant by AP/DR/EP.
DR
(Dead Reckoning) This is the basis of navigation, particularly when out of sight of land. Strictly speaking it only involves speed and direction (bearing and distance), leading to a derived position.
EP
(Estimated Position) A DR position corrected for the estimated effects of currents, lateral movements, etc. The reason for the distinction is to allow for the separate plotting of other effects to the DR position. In practice many people adopt a modified DR position without bothering about the distinction between the terms.
AP
(Assumed Position) Quite a few people have recently stated here what this is. A position which is almost certainly not the best estimate of position (that's the EP) but a position which is assumed for use with some tables which require entries to be made in whole degrees.
John, I suggest that you are only inviting the confusion you complain in advance about by adopting AP as a generic term to cover DR, EP and AP.
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc
Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com
To , email NavList+@fer3.com
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---