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only as good as the local charts they copy 
In Response To: I'll bet the skipper of the Navy minesweeper GUARDIAN wishes they'd been using paper back in January... ()
() In the Philippines, can't tell you how many times electronic charts showed us anchored far up on land or outside bays we were in.
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- What will I do with all the free space in my chart drawer, now that I have an Ipad?
- iPad all - Garmin Bluechart
- Here are the ones we use for navigation
- Well, maybe not....
- It's funny to hear the CG these days say, "Do you have a cell phone?"
- Maybe I'm old fashioned....
- Also old fashoned
- A handheld GPS is a good investment
- Me 3
- Hand held GPS, which got me across the gulf of Mexico twice and all through the Bahamas, paper charts
- Sounds like you're using them. Truth is, I haven't penciled a bearing, drawn a course/speed line, in years.
- I've read that the military isn't using paper anymore
- Cruise ships still use paper...
- I'll bet the skipper of the Navy minesweeper GUARDIAN wishes they'd been using paper back in January...
- only as good as the local charts they copy
- only as good as the local charts they copy
- Paper Charts
- Almost took up drafting mid life. Wanted to draw on my past experiences but the details were too sketchy..
- I've read that the military isn't using paper anymore
- Sounds like you're using them. Truth is, I haven't penciled a bearing, drawn a course/speed line, in years.
- It's funny to hear the CG these days say, "Do you have a cell phone?"
- iPad all - Garmin Bluechart
