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The 15 pages that link to Marine navigation, each with the reason it gives.

• Celestial navigationNarrower topic: Celestial fixes have long provided position estimates during ocean passages.

• Dead reckoningNarrower topic: Dead reckoning has long provided a way to maintain an estimated position between observations.

• Cruise shipRelated: Navigation combines route planning, weather data, and positioning to guide each voyage.

• Mercator projectionRelated: Straight rhumb lines made the projection useful for plotting constant-bearing courses.

• Recreational boatingRelated: Navigation keeps leisure trips on course and clear of hazards.

• Roaring FortiesRelated: The winds offer speed to eastbound vessels but expose them to hazardous seas.

• BearingNarrower topic: Ships use bearings to steer toward destinations and identify objects relative to the vessel.

• AlidadeRelated: Sighting alidades have been used aboard ships to measure bearings and celestial directions.

• Intracoastal WaterwayNarrower topic: Safe use of the route depends on charts, markers, and navigation rules.

• Fred NoonanNarrower topic: Noonan’s experience as a ship navigator supplied skills he later applied to aircraft.

• Lord KelvinRelated: Kelvin improved navigation through compass design and methods for correcting compass errors.

• Merchant shipRelated: Navigation keeps commercial voyages on course while avoiding hazards and collisions.

• Big-game fishingRelated: Offshore trips depend on safe route planning and returning across open water.

• Cape ZhelaniyaNarrower topic: A prominent cape can help define routes and coastal positions.

• Satellite navigation deviceRelated: Satellite position supports route planning and situational awareness at sea.