FAQ-ME

hi there, balls here, alive and hangin'
hey guys 'n gals, am gonna start a new section called FAQ-ME
u know, whenever i meet someone who is a non-sailor, one of the
questions the person asks me is abt knots & nautical miles, thought i'd post the info, thus we have FAQ-ME (frequently asked questions on marine engineering ) a nautical mile is the unit of distance over sea.
one nautical mile equals 1852 metres. the funda is like this, 1852 metres is the distance between two longitudinal minute lines measured at the equator ( minute as in the subdivisional unit of degrees, 60 minutes equal a degree ) so when u multiply 360 degrees x 60 minutes x 1852 metres u will get the circumference of the equator.
a knot is the unit of speed. one knot equals one nautical mile per
hour.
hmmm ... so whenever in doubt, just FAQ-ME. i will try to use my
resources and mail the info.
cheerio.
balls.

p.s. : oh, by the way, i cleared my exams. i am a 4th engineer now !

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