Position measurement - Ichisokutei

Japanese: 位置測定 - いちそくてい
Position measurement - Ichisokutei


[Coastal Voyage]
The voyage follows the coastline almost entirely. Since this voyage is conducted not far from land, there are fewer other ships than in narrow channel voyages, and features are often used to determine position rather than to avoid them. Along the coast of Japan and other areas with a lot of ship traffic, lane separation strips are provided to minimize the chance of encounters.

From [Navigation Instruments]

...a general term for devices that measure a ship's current position, direction to its destination, speed, water depth, etc. so that the ship can move safely and efficiently from one point on the earth to another.
[Position measurement]
In the Northern Hemisphere, for example, a ship's current position on the ocean, where the coast is not visible, can be determined by measuring the altitude of the North Star to determine its approximate latitude. The astrolabe is a well-known instrument for measuring the altitude of celestial bodies (stars, moon, sun), but in modern times a sextant equipped with a reflector and telescope is used.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "position measurement" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[沿岸航海]
 ほぼ海岸に沿うように航海する。この航海は,陸地からあまり離れていないところで行われるので,他船の数は狭水道航海のときより少なく,また地物などは避航するよりは位置測定のために利用することが多くなる。日本沿岸をはじめ船の交通量の多い沿岸では,航路分離帯が用意され,できるだけ行会いの機会を少なくするようにしている。…

【航海計器】より

…船が地球上の一地点から他の地点に,安全にしかも能率的に移動するために,船の現在位置,目的地の方位,速力や水深などを計測する装置の総称。
[位置の測定]
 陸岸の見えない大洋上において船の現在位置を知る方法として,例えば北半球においては北極星の高度を測定することで概略的な緯度が求められる。このような天体(星,月,太陽)の高度を測る器具としてはアストロラーブがよく知られているが,現代では反射鏡と望遠鏡が備わった六分儀が使用されている。…

※「位置測定」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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