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Re: Transcription of Worsley's Log
From: Scott Owen
Date: 2009 Mar 10, 20:23 -0500
From: Scott Owen
Date: 2009 Mar 10, 20:23 -0500
Anabasis wrote: > It was common up until a few years ago in chronometer rate books to > label each one by serial number in the book as they were often the > same make and model, as well as very close in serial number, if not > sequential. > > I have noticed that this has changed recently since ships rarely carry > more than one chronometer these days. > With various time ticks available, and the explosion of logs that need > to be maintained, the chronometer error log has been abandoned. The > last one I saw kept was in 2001 and we had but one chronometer on > board. > > My current ship has a chronometer, but it is not treated as such, and > merely serves as a wall clock. Who is the manf of your ships chronometer? Do you use it for some of your sights? -Scott --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---