Thinking Like Your GPS System
An article by Dick Aarons from Yachtingnet that discusses the problems that arise with having so many options to navigate your boat. It’s a short guide into the different components of a ship’s navigation system.
“Today’s electronic navigation systems let you accomplish just about any navigation task in three or four ways. And therein lies the problem. Some of these systems offer so many options we can easily lose track of the fundamental task at hand: getting from point A to point B safely and relatively gracefully.”