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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 2556818" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>With the type and quality of modern day electronics, there really isnt much reason for us to be using things like compasses to be finding our way around.</p><p>Other than the self satisfaction we might get from using them.</p><p>And of coarse the possibility that the lights could go out on the electronics. </p><p>Today, boats of all sizes will probably have a depth finder, many of which are called fish finders. And the fish finders will mostly also have a GPS unit built into it.</p><p>That way you can navigate right back to where you caught all those fish last time.</p><p>Or to the favorite stump you have been sitting on for many years while deer hunting. lol</p><p>But for those fishermen who wish to turn ( pro ), and guide others to the hot spots for a fee, they need to first get a license. Its called a captains license, and theres a test you must pass administered by the US Coast Guard in order to get it.</p><p>The test is broken down into several different sections, none pertaining to how much you know about fishing. lol</p><p>But one section is completely based on navigation, with charts math and hand held tools along with compass bearings being the only permissible things to use for the answers.</p><p>Several of the questions will require multible answers in order to get to the final answer. Due to wind speed and direction, as well as current speed and direction, and what affect they have upon the compass coarse. And there might be several legs of the route to the final destination, each having to be correct in order to have the final answer correct.</p><p>Needless to say that section of the exam weeds a few people out.</p><p>Of coarse nobody today navigates a boat using those methods.</p><p>We simply punch in the waypoint to the location of desired spot. And along the way the machine will keep track of any error being caused by the wind and current.</p><p>Push a button and a corrected new coarse will be shown on the screen. And i suppose the latest models might even do that automaticly.</p><p>But it no doubt will always be still possible for the lights to go out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 2556818, member: 12443"] With the type and quality of modern day electronics, there really isnt much reason for us to be using things like compasses to be finding our way around. Other than the self satisfaction we might get from using them. And of coarse the possibility that the lights could go out on the electronics. Today, boats of all sizes will probably have a depth finder, many of which are called fish finders. And the fish finders will mostly also have a GPS unit built into it. That way you can navigate right back to where you caught all those fish last time. Or to the favorite stump you have been sitting on for many years while deer hunting. lol But for those fishermen who wish to turn ( pro ), and guide others to the hot spots for a fee, they need to first get a license. Its called a captains license, and theres a test you must pass administered by the US Coast Guard in order to get it. The test is broken down into several different sections, none pertaining to how much you know about fishing. lol But one section is completely based on navigation, with charts math and hand held tools along with compass bearings being the only permissible things to use for the answers. Several of the questions will require multible answers in order to get to the final answer. Due to wind speed and direction, as well as current speed and direction, and what affect they have upon the compass coarse. And there might be several legs of the route to the final destination, each having to be correct in order to have the final answer correct. Needless to say that section of the exam weeds a few people out. Of coarse nobody today navigates a boat using those methods. We simply punch in the waypoint to the location of desired spot. And along the way the machine will keep track of any error being caused by the wind and current. Push a button and a corrected new coarse will be shown on the screen. And i suppose the latest models might even do that automaticly. But it no doubt will always be still possible for the lights to go out. [/QUOTE]
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