0 a unit of distance used at sea that is equal to 1,852 metres --
1 a unit of distance used at sea which is equal to 6076 feet in the US system --
2 a unit of distance used at sea which is equal to 1852 metres or 1.15 miles --
We are told, apparently, that thinking that a watch officer can retain detailed local knowledge is somehow misleading; that 1 square nautical mile of sea is much like any other.
Has he heard of a nautical mile?
The selection of a 200 nautical mile radius was judged at that time to provide sufficient scope for submarine operations to enforce the zone, without being excessively large.
It was agreed that military aircraft would bypass these sites by 1 nautical mile and would not overfly them at heights of less than 1,000 ft.
Will they be statute miles, nautical miles or the international nautical mile of 1,852 metres?
The knot measures speed, the nautical mile, distance.
I understand that there is sometimes confusion between a geographical mile and a nautical mile.
Current instructions are that no flying is permitted below 500 feet for a radius of one nautical mile around certain infected premises.
