How to use sextant to get the ship’s position?

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Sarathchandran Rajan Second Officer

SHIP'S POSITION FINDING METHODS USING SEXTANT.

1) HORIZONTAL SEXTANT ANGLE

angle between min 3 land Object required
Or 2 Land Objects and one bearing

2) VERTICAL SEXTANT ANGLE

Height of light house form charts
Height of tide

3) LONG BY CHRON

4) LAT BY MER ALT

5) MERPASS

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