Navigation and Seamanship

6.2.4. Advantages

                                                                              

The advantages of radar are :

1. It is used at night hours and low visibility time.

2. It gives the accurate picture about the objects available around the vessel.

3. It is also useful to trace heavy storms and low pressures areas

4. It is possible to take bearing of any object around a vessel.

5. The distance between the vessel and target can be measured

The direction of movement of vessel can be found out