Caution in using small scale charts. - In approaching the land or dangerous banks, regard must always be had to the scale of the chart
used. A small error in laying down a position means only yards on a large scale chart, whereas on a small scale the same amount of
displacement means large fractions of a mile. This is particularly to be observed when coming to an anchor on a narrow ledge of convenient depth
at some distance from the shore.
For the same reason bearings to objects near should be used in preference to objects further off, although the latter may be more
prominent, as a small error in bearing or i8n laying it down on the chart has a greater effect in misplacing the position the longer the lines are
to be drawn.