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A Grohmann would probably be a more memorable keepsake than a tablet: which, although arguably more useful, will certainly be obsolescent and discarded in a matter of years. I still have my #4 "Survival" model, complete with its ladder-woven bosun's belt that we all used to make for ourselves...

Impressive … BZ!

Thanks, got it. :salute: I was reserve MARS and we didn't have C of C II, so things worked a bit differently.

Ditto!  :(

Good idea; but unfortunately the Archer-class boats are a poor example. The Archers are assigned to URNUs, not local RNR divisions. I could be wrong, but it is my understanding that following the 1998 Strategic Defence Review, the RNR lost its seagoing functions. Much like the RAuxAF, it is now...

Apologies for re-activating such an old thread. I was intrigued by the above: is it accurate? In my day, the CO provided a recommendation (following informal, ongoing assessment during practical experience at sea), but the BWK was awarded by a board (following successful completion of an oral...

Exactly. There are a lot of books available, and everyone has his favourite … but mine is certainly not Mary Bewitt's Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen (presumably the book you are referencing). Although it's been around since 1950 and is widely regarded as a classic, the presentation is...

When you have a moment, please check the Class A yourself and post the manufacturer here … would be interesting to know. There's no need to take the sextant out of its case: just open the lid and the manufacturer's name will likely be prominently displayed on the sextant's arc.  Unless your DR...

That accords with my memory. They were typically good quality Hughes & Son (aka 'Husun') sextants, but elderly - not necessarily a bad thing - and 'well-used' (more of an issue). In other words, the navigational equivalent of the old Browning pistols. Not quite. Tamaya sextants are still made...