Navigation & pilotageSeyir & kılavuzluk
GPS is primary; the backup skills are what make you a skipper.GPS esastır; seni kaptan yapan ise yedek becerilerdir.
Chart literacy
Lat/long, scale, soundings and chart datum, drying heights, the compass rose, and true vs magnetic (variation = earth’s offset, deviation = the boat’s own distortion).
Buoyage — IALA Region A
Türkiye and Europe. Entering harbour: red to port, green to starboard (the American “red right returning” is the opposite — forget it here). Cardinal marks (N/E/S/W by topmark and light) show where safe water is.
Position fixing
Chartplotter primary; learn the backups — three-bearing fix, transits, depth contours, and dead reckoning (course + speed + time), upgraded to an estimated position with leeway and current set.
Currents on your route
The Med’s tides are tiny, but currents are the story: the Bosphorus and Dardanelles run a strong surface current south, often 2–5+ kn in the narrows, with weaker counter-currents near shore. Plan strait transits around them.
COLREGs & traffic separation
The rules of the road (Denizde Çatışmayı Önleme Kuralları): give-way vs stand-on, lights and shapes at night, sound signals, and traffic separation schemes you’ll transit in the straits.
Passage planning — APEM
Appraisal → Planning → Execution → Monitoring. Use a cruising pilot, set waypoints, mark no-go areas, identify bolt-holes, plan fuel and water stops.
Bu sayfanın gövde metni henüz Türkçeye çevrilmedi; İngilizce gösteriliyor.
Chart literacy
Lat/long, scale, soundings and chart datum, drying heights, the compass rose, and true vs magnetic (variation = earth’s offset, deviation = the boat’s own distortion).
Buoyage — IALA Region A
Türkiye and Europe. Entering harbour: red to port, green to starboard (the American “red right returning” is the opposite — forget it here). Cardinal marks (N/E/S/W by topmark and light) show where safe water is.
Position fixing
Chartplotter primary; learn the backups — three-bearing fix, transits, depth contours, and dead reckoning (course + speed + time), upgraded to an estimated position with leeway and current set.
Currents on your route
The Med’s tides are tiny, but currents are the story: the Bosphorus and Dardanelles run a strong surface current south, often 2–5+ kn in the narrows, with weaker counter-currents near shore. Plan strait transits around them.
COLREGs & traffic separation
The rules of the road (Denizde Çatışmayı Önleme Kuralları): give-way vs stand-on, lights and shapes at night, sound signals, and traffic separation schemes you’ll transit in the straits.
Passage planning — APEM
Appraisal → Planning → Execution → Monitoring. Use a cruising pilot, set waypoints, mark no-go areas, identify bolt-holes, plan fuel and water stops.
Research notesAraştırma notları
Drop your deeper reading, links and findings here as you go, then bump the status chip to notes and finally ready.Derinlemesine okumalarını, bağlantılarını ve bulgularını buraya ekle; sonra durum etiketini önce notes, en sonunda ready yap.
SourcesKaynaklar
Books, videos, charts and people consulted.Başvurulan kitaplar, videolar, haritalar ve kişiler.