I understand why navigators prefer nautical miles to land miles. However, as a spokesman, the person should have recognized the nautical mile is a specialty unit not familiar to the general public. He therefore has a choice of defining it, or using a "real" unit, the kilometer.
The last thing we need is some silly alternative-sized nautical kilometer, when we have a perfectly fine kilometer which can be used for anything. However, given that he said mile, and it was said in a nautical context, it is much more likely to be a nautical mile than a land mile. ________________________________ From: Brij Bhushan Vij <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, April 20, 2010 3:10:50 PM Subject: [USMA:47203] Time to Shelve Nautical Mile RE: Re: News Sirs: >They're vessels. Must be nautical miles. It may be interesting to START thinking in terms of KILOMETRES and *Shelve Mile/Nautical Mile*, to make the Metric System really metric of - Le Systeme Internationale d'Unites (SI). I had used the term 'Nautical Kilometre', in my contribution: The Metric Second; Indian Standards Institution Bulletin, New Delhi ; V25 N4; 1973 April; pp 152-7 Also, please see: http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_shelving-NMile.pdf and my contribution Vij Brij Bhushan Vij; Need to Revise Length Unit for Decimalisation of the Hour in Relation to Angular Degree and World Decimal Calendar with Leap Weeks; Document No. 78; pp. 408-11; Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Metrology and its Role in Quality Improvement and Global Trade; National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi; 1996 February 20-22 (Also refer Standards India; V12 N9 (12/12); December 1998; pp. 217-222; Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi); Regards, Brij Bhushan Vij (MJD 55306)/1726+D-121W17-02 (G. Tuesday, 2010 April 20H15:17 (decimal) EST Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 (365th day of Year is World Day) ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar***** "Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai" Author had NO interaction with The World Calendar Association except via Media & Organisations to who I contributed for A Possible World Calendar, since 1971. My Profile:http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_2col-vipBrief.pdf HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/ Contact # 001 (201) 675-8548 ________________________________ Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:12:53 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:47201] Re: News To: [email protected] They're vessels. Must be nautical miles. It looks like all articles that used AP source got it wrong. CNN lets you have nautical or statute miles or kilometers. http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/20/pirates-hijack-three-thai-fishing-vessels-off-somali-coast/ ________________________________ From: Michael Payne <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, April 20, 2010 11:37:59 AM Subject: [USMA:47199] News NY Times, source AP Somali pirates hijacked three Thai fishing vessels with 77 crew aboard more than 1,200 miles (1,930 kilometers) off the Somali coast, the farthest-off-shore attack to date, the EU Naval Force said Tuesday. I'm sure the EU guy said more than 1200 miles! Yea, was that Nautical or Statue? BBC source BBC an EU force spokesman said. He said that the attack took place far outside the area in which the EU force operated, about 1,200 nautical miles (2,222km) from the Somali coast. So what was the real distance? Mike Payne ________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. See how.
