Navigation

Great Cricle

Simply put a great circle is a straight line on the globe. A straight line on earth will form a circle all the way around the earth, with the centre point in the middle of the planet.

Celestial Navigation

Introduction to the Sextant

For centuries the sextant was the primary tool for navigation. Until the invention of radio and later satellite navigation. But how does a sextant work?

Navigational Light

Navigational lights are lights placed on buoys, lighthouses, light ships, beacons and structures. with the purpose to aid in the navigation of ships, boats and other vessels.