Working out with chart folios ( maps of the ocean ) what way you are going to go. The plotting is done by drawing on the nautical charts . The charts will show everything from water depth to rocks.
Navigation
Navigating
That is the correct spelling of the word "plotting" (scheming, or marking a course).
Plotting a ships course is done on a map. One would draw lines (plot) on a map of the seas to indicate the direction of travel.
Without using charts or instruments, it is called "dead reckoning".With charts or instruments, even hand held, it is called navigation.
Without using charts or instruments, it is called "dead reckoning".With charts or instruments, even hand held, it is called navigation.
The plot to kinap the Prime Minister was uncovered. I can plot a course to the island. The plot of the book was very complex. You can have a small plot of land to plant your garden.
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The robber was plotting to steal money from the bank.
To keep the sea a company of course!
Of course, yes !
That is the spelling of the noun "course" meaning a path or pathway, as in plotting a course, playing a golf course, or a course of action. The homophone is the adjective "coarse" meaning rough, not smooth, or unpolished. The idiom "course close to my heart" is not a standard idiom. Perhaps the word sought is "source" (an origin or beginning point).