Stamp: Quadrant. (Gilbert Islands 1979)

Quadrant. (Gilbert Islands 1979)

15 January (Gilbert Islands ) within release Capt. Cook’s voyages goes into circulation Stamp Quadrant. face value 25 Australian cent

Stamp Quadrant. in catalogues
Michel: Mi:GB-GI 320
Stamp Number: Sn:GB-GI 323
Yvert et Tellier: Yt:GB-GI 73

Stamp is square format.

Also in the issue Capt. Cook’s voyages:

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Stamp Quadrant. in digits
Country: Gilbert Islands
Date: 1979-01-15
Print: Offset lithography
Perforation: comb 11
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 25 Australian cent

Stamp Quadrant. it reflects the thematic directions:

A navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation. The navigator's primary responsibility is to be aware of ship or aircraft position at all times. Responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the ship's captain or aircraft commander of estimated timing to destinations while en route, and ensuring hazards are avoided. The navigator is in charge of maintaining the aircraft or ship's nautical charts, nautical publications, and navigational equipment, and they generally have responsibility for meteorological equipment and communications. With the advent of satellite navigation, the effort required to accurately determine one's position has decreased by orders of magnitude, so the entire field has experienced a revolutionary transition since the 1990s with traditional navigation tasks, like performing celestial navigation, being used less frequently. Using multiple independent position fix methods without solely relying on electronic systems subject to failure helps the navigator detect errors. Professional mariners are still proficient in traditional piloting and celestial navigation. 

Stamp, Quadrant., Gilbert Islands,  , Navigators