The importance of having an anchor light

[GHA]

What is exactly wrong with it? It seems that nearly everyone else but four of you on here plot like that.

And you teach!!! So you wouldn't pull up a student logging data as ambiguous as that?

So what is it, decimal degrees or deg decimal minutes.

And you really think that's acceptable sloppiness for a country's military to be promulgating publicly ?

Hope we're all a long way away when any missiles go up, could land anywhere ....

You really should stop digging that big hole you're in any deeper.
Just cos yer mates in the navy are making a fool of themselves.

 

[MarkCX]

It was almost certainly posted by a civvy, web admin type who’s probably never been on a naval vessel, let alone to sea. Not much of an excuse, but probably the reason.

 

[capnsensible]

And you teach!!! So you wouldn't pull up a student logging data as ambiguous as that?

So what is it, decimal degrees or deg decimal minutes.

And you really think that's acceptable sloppiness for a country's military to be promulgating publicly ?

Hope we're all a long way away when any missiles go up, could land anywhere ....

You really should stop digging that big hole you're in any deeper.
Just cos yer mates in the navy are making a fool of themselves.

You really are wetting your pants with this....

 

[GHA]

You really are wetting your pants with this....

Easier than actually answering the question eh ?

 

[Stemar]

Leaving aside the handbags at dawn discussions about the way to give a position, I'm still wondering if the bloke who decided this warranted a Notice to Mariners isn't a mate - or sworn enemy - of the owner of the boat in question.

I see the name isn't shown in the cancellation, though most of the other details of the original are. Have Words Been Had? We need to be told.

 

[DJE]

RN's second attempt!

50° 44’.354’ N 001° 11’.501 W

A bit like the grocer's apostrophe isn't it.

 

[Lucky Duck]

Leaving aside the handbags at dawn discussions about the way to give a position, I'm still wondering if the bloke who decided this warranted a Notice to Mariners isn't a mate - or sworn enemy - of the owner of the boat in question.

I see the name isn't shown in the cancellation, though most of the other details of the original are. Have Words Been Had? We need to be told.

I don't read that as a cancellation, it just supersedes the first NTM

 

[dom]

A bit like the grocer's apostrophe isn't it.

Indeed; or even the cook"s seasoning: a dash' here and a sprinkle" there .without` thinking too. much about it.

Until something goes wrong.

Hey, ho, that's where the taxpayer comes in!

 

[Deleted member 36384]

Well, if grocers and cooks can cause confusion lets not go down the decimal separator and number separator route; damn the French.

 

[Deleted member 36384]

Apparently there is a standard for writing Lat and Long: ISO 6709 - Wikipedia

Examples:

50°40′46.461″N 95°48′26.533″W 123,45m
50°03′46.461″S 125°48′26.533″E 978.90m

 

[penberth3]

Apparently there is a standard for writing Lat and Long: ISO 6709 - Wikipedia

That's how I remember it from the year dot - apart from the three decimals of seconds which is getting silly.

I don't see decimal minutes in there. Have I missed it or is it non-preferred? I do prefer DMS myself. I would also write 095 Long rather than 95, keeping three digits to be consistent.

 

[GHA]

That's how I remember it from the year dot - apart from the three decimals of seconds which is getting silly.

Sir Tom reckons on degrees , digital minutes. Don't most people use that these days?

The Complete Ocean Skipper

 

[dom]

wikiHow outlines a number of options. Doesn't really matter which one chooses as long as one is consistent -- it's not hard!!
How to Write Latitude and Longitude

Heaven forbid that the Royal Navy runs with whatever medley comes to mind

 

[longjohnsilver]

The page in the op link no longer exists.

 

[Lucky Duck]

It has been superseded by the NTM in post #61

The substantive differences are the name of the boat is no longer given and an approximately location relative to a known landmark is included.

 

[Babylon]

It has been superseded by the NTM in post #61

The substantive differences are the name of the boat is no longer given and an approximate location relative to a known landmark is included.

Good to know the RN takes note of what is discussed on here! ?

 

[Lucky Duck]

I did seem rather a coincidence...

 

[john_morris_uk]

I did seem rather a coincidence...

I've no idea whether QHM ever looks at these forums, but I think you'd be surprised who monitors what's going on in these pages.

 

[Lucky Duck]

Seems to have moved, or somebody is reading this thread and setting some kind of treasure hunt

2038 | Royal Navy

 

[JumbleDuck]

I've no idea whether QHM ever looks at these forums, but I think you'd be surprised who monitors what's going on in these pages.

God?