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Enter coordinates to find a place On your computer, open Google Maps. In the search box, enter your coordinates. Here are examples of formats that work: Decimal degrees (DD): 41.40338, 2.17403. Degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS): 41°24'12.2"N 2°10'26.5"E. Degrees and decimal minutes (DMM): 41 24.2028, 2 10.4418.

In order to read a chart, you interpret longitude and latitude lines to determine your coordinates, which is your position. You have to understand and interpret different symbols like depth, scale, and navigation marks. Using these symbols, you find a safe course and plot it on the chart.

Plotting is the process of keeping track of the position of a vessel over time. This is done by recording the successive positions of the vessel in the nautical chart. The position can be obtained by dead reckoning or by taking bearings from prominent charted landmarks and constructing Lines-of-Position.

Step 1: Start with what we know The first thing we can do is plot our start point on the chart. This should be best practice while monitoring progress on a passage. We can also plot our heading and distance travelled. It makes the process easier if this is done for either half an hour or an hour.

To correct a chart, look up the number of the chart in the index at the front of the NTM, by the chart number there will be a list of all the corrections that relate to that chart. Each correction is given a number to identify it. You then need to look up the correction to discover the details.

Look for landmarks Landmarks such as islands, rocks, and buoys can be used to pinpoint your location on the chart. By identifying these landmarks and comparing them to the chart, you can determine your position and plot a course to steer.

Measure your direction of travel using the parallel plotter and compass rose on your nautical chart. Align the plotter with the first leg of your course and press one side down firmly. Move the other side of the plotter until its outside edge meets the small cross in the center of the compass rose.