How to Read a Nautical Chart - Nigel Calder

The best handbook on chart usage, from one of the most trusted names in boating. In 2000, the U.S. government ceased publication of Chart No. 1, the invaluable little book that generations of mariners have consulted to make sense of the complex system of signs, symbols, and graphic elements used in nautical charts. Now Chart No. 1 is not just reborn but expanded and improved in How to Read a Nautical Chart. The demand for a book like this has never been greater. Arranged and edited by Nigel Calder, one of today's most respected boating authors and containing four-color illustrations throughout.  How to Read a Nautical Chart presents a number of original features that help readers make optimum use of the data found in Chart No. 1, including a more intuitive format, crucial background information, international chart symbol equivalents, electronic chart symbology, and thorough explanations of the practical aspects of nautical chart reading.  Nigel Calder answers hundreds of questions clearly and concisely. He covers in detail:  

• Fundamental chart-making concepts in plain language 
• The limits of accuracy of modern charts (paper and electronic) 
• Dozens of full-scale illustrations from actual charts
• Expanded versions of U.S., British, and international chart symbology descriptions contained in NOAAs Chart No. 1, the British Admiraltys Chart 5011, and the IHOs INT-1 
• Essential information designed to improve vital chart-reading skills 
• Nigels enthusiasm and insight turn a mundane chart into a map of buried treasure
• Nigel Calder has decades of sailing and cruising experience and is one of the worlds foremost marine writers