The Adlard Coles Book of Radar

Содержание
Part 1 Getting started
1 • Starting up
The parts of a radar set
Getting a picture
Summary
2 • Interpreting the picture
Radar horizon
Refraction
Radar beam
Pulse length
Radar shadow
The quality of different targets
3 • Disturbing phenomena
Rain Clutter
Side Lobe contacts
Indirect contacts
Interference
Blind sectors
4 * Display modes
Head-up
North-up
Course-up
Off centre
True motion
Radar overlay
Sources of technical error
Broadband radar
Part 2 Navigation
5 * Navigating by radar
Identifying your position
Determining direction
Planning ahead
6• Pilotage
Controlling your track
Parallel indexing
Altering course
Clearing ranges
Stopping in time
Identifying objects
The human factor
Making landfall
Summary
Part 3 Collision avoidance in restricted visibility
7 • Proceeding with caution
The importance of a look-out in restricted visibility
Finding a safe speed
8• Locating and monitoring moving targets
Guard Zones 58 Trail function
9 •Assessing the risk of collision
Relative motion
Using the EBL
Using the Trail function
MARPA
Plotting
Radar assisted collision
The relative plot in practice
10• Taking avoiding action in the open sea
Altering course
Planning avoiding actions in advance
Avoiding actions in practice
11• Close-quarters situations
Avoiding action in restricted visibility and in confined waters
Follow-up
In visual contact
12• The human element
Wahkuna and P&O Nedlloyd Vespucci
Wbispa and Gas Monarch
13• Seeing and being seen
Radar reflectors
Radar transponders
Glossary