A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dilemma.
A position determined without reference to any former position; the common intersection of two or more lines of position obtained from simultaneous observations. The accuracy, or quality of a fix, is of great importance, especially in coastal waters, and is dependent on a number of factors. Fixes obtained from electronic systems are often given as lat./long. coordinates determined by algorithms in the system software. See also RUNNING FIX.
An accurate position of the vessel, as determined by any reasonably accurate method, such as by taking visual bearings.
A geographical position determined by visual references to the surface, by reference to one or more Navaids, or by other navigational methods.
A ship's position. Determined by visual triangulation or radar when close to land on the surface (“piloting”) or by GPS NavSat or bottom contour sonar or gravitational measurement when submerged.
A single position calculated by a GPS receiver with latitude, longitude, altitude, time, and date.
A geographical location determined either by visual reference to the ground or by means of radio aids or other navigational devices. Fr: repère
A known position, obtained by sighting of objects of known position and applying their bearings from your position, or by close proximity to the known location itself, or by application of other ingenious methods developed over the centuries by sailors and mathematicians.
A measure of your receiver's position quality. A fix of 1 is poor, 9 is best
The charted position of a boat made by taking two or more bearings on known landmarks
a boat's position as marked on a chart, established by taking bearings on two or more known landmark's (visual fix) or two or more radio sources (electronic fix).
A position that is Determined by the navigation unit.
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The boat's position established at a specific time with a high degree of accuracy.
A position obtained by sextant or navigation receiver. See sextant, satnav, gps.
The position of a boat recorded in coordinates or bearings.
A geographical position determined by visual reference to the surface, by reference to one or more radio NAVAIDS, by celestial plotting or by another navigational device. Or, a certain point through which an aircraft is directed to fly by an air traffic controller.
a vessel's position determined by navigation data
A position fix or simply a fix is a term used in position fixing in navigation to describe a position derived from measuring external reference points.