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The prudent mariner will never rely solely on any single means of
will
navigation. He
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is developed and operated by
the United States Department of Defense (DOD).
Only part of the system
expected position accuracy is better than 100 meters for 95 percent
of the time; but may be up to 300 meters occasionally. The derived
speed and course readings may be hampered accordingly.
The availability and precision will be kept within the stated limits as
far as the
military and political situation
The MK8 and MK9 are prepared for direct connection to
Beacon Receiver (Philips
need a DGPS software upgrade and a new interface cable allowing
data input. The position accuracy is hereby improved to better than
transmissions from public Radio Beacons.
use
always
whatever information available.
is available
for
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rift. In addition the
civil applications. The
allows.
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