Hi John,
My NOAA nautical charts for the U.S. are in fathoms and feet, with fathoms in
big numbers and the remaining feet written as a small subscript. In other
words, 33 feet would be written with a big 5 and a small 3. Above 11 fathoms
they drop the feet subscript. Distance scales are in nautical miles and
yards.
Pilot charts published by the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency give:
temperature in degrees C
pressure in millibars
wind and current speeds in knots (nautical miles / hour)
distances in nautical miles
wave height information in FEET
John
On Wednesday 14 January 2004 16:05, john mercer wrote:
> Does anybody know if fathoms are still used for marine depth. I think in
> Canada some charts are in meters and others are in feet. I don't know if
> the fathom is used at all anymore.
