Green – land at low tide, water at high tide (rock, mud or sand) 绿⾊——低潮时为陆地,⾼潮时被⽔覆盖(⽯头、泥地或沙地) Blue – 0 and 2 meters of water 蓝⾊——⽔深为0~2⽶
White – more than 2 metres deep at low tide ⽩⾊——在低潮时超过2⽶
This is the scale on the top and bottom of the chard, divided into degrees and minutes.
这是海图上部和下部的刻度,分为度和分。
HOW DO I MEASURE DISTANCE? 如何测量距离?
Distance is measured using lines of LATITUDE – parallel lines running round the world. Each degree of latitude is divided into 60 minutes, and one minute of latitude is a nautical mile.
使⽤纬线测量距离——环绕地球的平⾏线。⼀纬度为60分,⼀分纬度为⼀海⾥。
Confused? Think about the equator which is 0° – the north pole is 90°N and the south pole is 90°S.