THE INCLINED PLANE TRAINER AND THE STEP TRAINER AS USED FOR INSTRUCTION IN HULL-DOWN RECOGNITION AND RANGE ESTIMATION

Abstract

The training devices provide an excellent means of training men in two phases of lookout-recognition work: (1) Instruction in recognition of ships as they would appear over the horizon, or in a hull-down position; and (2) a method, sufficiently easy and sufficiently speedy to be practical, of estimating the range of various types of ships sighted beyond, on, or inside the horizon. Through the use of either type of hull-down trainer discussed in this report, adequate instruction in both the above phases of lookout-recognition training can be accomplished. A brief history of the development of each; a description of construction, with photographs and blueprints, to aid anyone making such equipment; and a description of the instruction techniques developed for their use are included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 06, 1945
Accession Number
AD0663521

Entities

People

  • William B. Brown

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Construction
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Models
  • Photographs
  • Scale Models
  • Ship Models
  • Ships
  • Students
  • Submarine Bases
  • Superstructures
  • Target Angle
  • Teaching Methods
  • Training
  • Training Devices

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  • Geodesy
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.