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Old 05-29-09, 09:46 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Seeadler View Post
During my time in the Navy, we had the following simplified rule. Is the horizon clearly visible, the visibility is greater than 5 nautical miles, it is washed out, the visibility is lower. This rule is based on an eye height 5-7m above the water.
1 nm = 1.852 meters

5 nm = 9.260 meters

How much greater the visibility can be you didn't mentioned. As like with or without binoculars ?
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