CHAP. II.] A MARINE SURVEY IN GENERAL 65 



case, of course, they will be the first thing to undertake. At 

 any rate, it will nearly always be convenient to obtain a true 

 bearing at once, in order to have the meridian of the chart 

 placed squarely on the paper from the commencement. 



These separate steps in a survey will now be described in 

 detail, following the order in which they will generally come, 

 as far as can be done. 



