Royal Institute of Navigation

Royal Institute of Navigation

The Royal Institute of Navigation is a British institution devoted to the art and science of navigation.

Its aims are to bring navigators together, to develop navigational techniques and to increase public awareness of navigation. It is based in Kensington, London. It was granted its Royal Charter in 2007

External links

* [http://www.rin.org.uk/ Web site of the Royal Institute of Navigation]


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