Australian Navy : Metric or Imperial ? What do they use ?

goldorak · 03-14-10, 05:40 AM

The title says it all. Australia has embraced metric since the early seventies. What I don't know is if the RAN still uses imperial units or metric aboard its vessels. Some one care to shine a light on this tiny little issue ?

goldorak · 03-14-10, 01:51 PM

27 views and not an answer.
Damn

this has to be some pretty hot stuff eh. Top secret and above.

goldorak · 03-15-10, 02:45 PM

Yikes, I must have asked the most incredibly difficult question ever.

I'd have more luck getting an answer when asking about TMA.

Dr.Sid · 03-15-10, 03:32 PM

I googled .. and the most relevant reference was to this thread

goldorak · 03-15-10, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Sid

I googled .. and the most relevant reference was to this thread

Thats ridiculous and absurd.

clive bradbury · 03-15-10, 05:36 PM

Why don't you simply ask them directly? There is a 'contact us' link on this site:

http://www.navyhistory.org.au/research/on-this-day/

goldorak · 03-16-10, 02:40 AM

@ clive bradbury : its a bit exagerate don't you think ?
Anyway, lets see if I can get hold of that group of australians players that hosted RA mod in the past. Maybe they'll be able to give me an answer.

TarJak · 03-25-10, 06:23 AM

From what I know they use a bit of both. Knots and Nautical miles for navigation metres, and clicks or KM for range.

goldorak · 03-25-10, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

From what I know they use a bit of both. Knots and Nautical miles for navigation metres, and clicks or KM for range.

Thanks for answering. I thought that maybe they had chosen one system over the other. It seems this is not the case. So what system do we use aboard the Collins for the DWX mod ? Metric or Imperial ? We can't have it 50-50. Its one or the other.

diver · 03-26-10, 04:17 AM

Depths in metres. Heights in feet. Lengths of vessels/objects in Metres. Distance in yards/nautical miles. Range of contacts in yards/nautical miles. Speed in knots.

and lastly volume by standard metric ****loads.

alexradu89 · 03-26-10, 07:15 AM

have a look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_Australia

diver · 03-26-10, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by alexradu89

have a look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_Australia

None of that is really applicable to the RAN though.

03-14-10, 05:40 AM	#1
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Australian Navy : Metric or Imperial ? What do they use ? The title says it all. Australia has embraced metric since the early seventies. What I don't know is if the RAN still uses imperial units or metric aboard its vessels. Some one care to shine a light on this tiny little issue ?

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Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I googled .. and the most relevant reference was to this thread __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC

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diver Engineer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 213 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Depths in metres. Heights in feet. Lengths of vessels/objects in Metres. Distance in yards/nautical miles. Range of contacts in yards/nautical miles. Speed in knots. and lastly volume by standard metric ***loads. Last edited by diver; 03-26-10 at 04:32 PM.*

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03-14-10, 01:51 PM	#2
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	27 views and not an answer. Damn this has to be some pretty hot stuff eh. Top secret and above.

03-15-10, 02:45 PM	#3
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yikes, I must have asked the most incredibly difficult question ever. I'd have more luck getting an answer when asking about TMA.

03-15-10, 05:36 PM	#6
clive bradbury Captain Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: stoke-on-trent, UK Posts: 492 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Why don't you simply ask them directly? There is a 'contact us' link on this site: http://www.navyhistory.org.au/research/on-this-day/

03-16-10, 02:40 AM	#7
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	@ clive bradbury : its a bit exagerate don't you think ? Anyway, lets see if I can get hold of that group of australians players that hosted RA mod in the past. Maybe they'll be able to give me an answer.

03-25-10, 06:23 AM	#8
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	From what I know they use a bit of both. Knots and Nautical miles for navigation metres, and clicks or KM for range.

03-26-10, 07:15 AM	#11
alexradu89 Lieutenant Join Date: May 2009 Location: Romania Posts: 259 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	have a look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_Australia