Naval Skills Unit 4 Chapter 1: Introduction to Navigation

Imaginary lines running through the poles and around the Earth.	The distance of arc North or South of the Equator.	Type of bearing that references direction from the ship's bow.
Only parallel which is also a great circle.	Tool used to measure distance along a meridian.	A stadimeter is used to measure what?
Shortest distance between 2 points on a globe is a ______ circle.	Word for the direction of an object from an observer.	The intersection of 2 or more lines of position is a _____ position.
The Greenwich meridian, numbered as zero, is also called the _____ Meridian.	The best-known map or chart projection type.	Long-range navigation system based on radio signals sent out from land stations.