radio navigation

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  • officer using charts for navigation
    In navigation: Radio navigation

    To avoid any navigation hazards marked on the charts, a mariner needs to know the vessel’s exact position. By means of a sight fitted to the compass, the direction of any visible landmark or buoy can be measured. This direction, called…

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airports

  • O'Hare International Airport
    In airport: Navigational aids

    This is a radio signal that is beamed along the centreline of the runway and at the correct angle of approach (usually 3° above the horizontal). The beam is intercepted by an approaching aircraft up to 24 km (15 miles) from the threshold of the runway. Information is…

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lighthouses