READING CHARTS - Department of Defense 1999-04-06 - DOD PIN 806319 - ON ANY DAY, U.S. NAVY SHIPS CAN BE FOUND VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE ON THE WORLD'S OCEANS AND SEAS. SAFE NAVIGATION CAN ONLY BE ASSURED IF CREW MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THE CORRECT APPLICATION OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS IN USE ABOARD NAVAL SHIPS. PROGRAM EXPLAINS THREE TYPES OF CHARTS -- MERCATOR, GNOMONIC, AND THE LAMBERT CONFRONTATIONAL. A VITAL STEP IN THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF ANY VESSEL IS THE PROPER USE OF CHARTS. MASTERY OF THESE TECHNIQUES IS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO EVERY SAILOR IN THE FLEET.
