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CHAPTER XXVI
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
a) CHARTS!
You must have on board small scale charts of the!
oceans which you intend to travel. Larger scale charts of!
the areas where you intend to dock will also be necessary.!
For the eastern coast of the United States, we recommend!
that you buy the "Chart Kits" volumes which will give you!
the charts for a complete area and also the location of!
the different ports.!
It is much less expensive than buying all the charts!
separately. You should do the same thing if you intend!
to navigate in the Caribbeans. If your grandfather!
wants to make you a gift of 1,322 charts that he was!
using 50 years ago when he was in the Navy, accept!
them, but DON'T USE THEM. Having out-dated charts is as!
bad as not having any.!
b) SEXTANT!
No matter what you have in the way of electronic!
equipment on board, you will have to have a sextant if you!
intend to travel the oceans. You must also know how to use!
it. As far as the brand is concerned, we do not have any!
specific recommendations, except that the quality is!
directly related to the price. If you decide to use a!
plastic sextant, you will have to verify the index error!
everytime you take a sighting, since these units are very!
sensitive to temperature and humidity changes.!
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