Ximena Fong: Navigation tools

NAVIGATION TOOLS 

  What is a navigation tool?

 A navigation tool is a special invention that helps sailors or pilots   to know were they are or were to go, this tools they can do a lot of  things like to tell you directions, routes, speed, etc.

  Why navigation tools are important?

Navigation tools are important because if people don't use them it would be easier to get lost and it would be more difficult to know were to go or were they are.

    Types of navigation tools:

                                              

• Charts: are maps or areas to be navigated.

                                            

• Computational aids: gives a mathematical calculation.

• Dividers: used for measuring lengths of lines and approximate lengths of non-linear paths on a chart.(1)

• Nautical almanac: are used to determine the sky