Most vessels will still have large paper charts even with Electronic alternatives in use. Also on these Electronic Charts you will still see the Mercator Projection shown.
Are you a mariner? I am not meaning this in a bad way just wanting to know how I should best try to explain my point here. There is a type of sailing called 'great circle' which has been the norm for the past 180 or so years. That is still how we plan routes across oceans even if it is done with the help of computers.
All of the Charts you will see onboard are still Mercator Projections, even when plotting a great circle sailing you might use another sort of projection but to monitor it day to day you are still looking at a Mercator Projection.
If you could hop up onto the bridge of a vessel you could see but yeah, difficult to understand if not but the main thing I am trying to say is that 99% of the time you see a nautical chart, it is a Mercator Projection.
It’s ok, I understand your point. I’m just explaining her point and that there’s no need to be overly pedantic when it’s not necessary. Nothing more, friend!
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u/Winndypops 18h ago
Most vessels will still have large paper charts even with Electronic alternatives in use. Also on these Electronic Charts you will still see the Mercator Projection shown.