Understanding Nav. General

Table 2 on pg. 23 of Bowditch is called “Conversion of Compass Points to Degrees”. Pg. 4 gives a brief explanation of the table. Although not the easiest to read, you will see that Table 2 shows 1 compass point equal to 11 degrees, 15 minutes, which is equal to 11.25, or 11 1/4. The table also shows the points and angular measure for each cardinal direction, just don’t forget to convert the minutes and seconds to tenths (Divide minutes by 60).

Reading the Bowditch is not easy, but if learned, you will make your life A LOT easier. The information is there, you just have to know how to find it. Good luck!