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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Altitude Corrections Junior Navigation Chapter 4 * Learning Objectives Understand how the following factors affect altitude observations: Dip Refraction Parallax Semidiameter Apply altitude corrections from the Nautical Almanac to observations of the sun Celestial Tools * Comparing hs to Ho and Hc Earth Celestial Horizon Visible Horizon True Horizontal Apparent Position True Position hs – altitude measured with sextant ha – hs corrected for ‘IE’ and ‘dip’ and used to enter Altitude Correction Tables Ho – observed altitude after corrections Hc – altitude calculated using LHA, Dec, and Latitude Ho or HC ha hs * Sight Reduction Form LAST WEEK LAST WEEK NEXT WEEK NEXT WEEK * Sequence of Corrections Record height of eye Sextant altitude (hs) Index correction (IC) Dip Correction (Dip) Apparent altitude (ha) (Used to enter altitude correction tables) Correction from tables (Main) Observed altitude (Ho) * Nautical Almanac Tables Altitude Correction table for Sun, and Dip correction for a natural horizon - Appendix B Sun table includes corrections for refraction, semidiameter, parallax, and other minor items “Altitude Correction Table” and most of “Dip Table” are critical tables DO NOT require interpolation Extreme right-hand column of “Dip Table” correction (less than 8ft or greater than 70ft) DOES require interpolation * Nautical Almanac Tables * Dip on Natural Horizon Correction based on height of eye (HE) above water line where sight taken For HE 8ft or 70ft 155ft use right column and interpolate For HE between 8ft-70ft use left column and no interpolation required * Dip on Natural Horizon How to interpolate: HE is 7.5ft From table correction is 2.7 for 8ft and correction is 2.4 for 6ft Change in correction is 0.3 in 2ft Your HE from 8ft is -0.5ft 0.5ft is 25% of 2ft 25% of 0.3 is 0.077 Correction is 2.7 - 0.08 = 2.6 * Dip on Natural Horizon How to select correction: HE is 14.6ft 14.6ft is more than 14.1ft but not