Boating Skills and Seamanship

United States Coast Guard Auxiliary - Collection Boating

404 pages, parution le 20/11/2006

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Résumé

Learn the essentials of seamanship from one of the world's premier boating organizations

Developed and refined through 35 years of Coast Guard Auxiliary training courses, Boating Skills and Seamanship is your perfect introduction to recreational boating's fundamentals. Great for beginning and intermediate powerboaters alike, it offers you the basics of choosing, equipping, and handling a small to midsize powerboat.

This new edition of the Coast Guard Auxiliary's classic boating skills manual will answer all your questions on:

Selecting the right boat'whether a 10-foot skiff or a 35-foot cruiser
Essential equipment, both required and recommended
Docking and anchoring
Boat handling and seamanship on coastal and inland waters
Trailering a boat
Navigation and the rules of the nautical road
Using and maintaining marine engines, drive trains, and electronics
Knots, splices, and line handling
Marine weather and marine communications
And much more!

Approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), with chapter review questions and answers, Boating Skills and Seamanship is the ideal study and reference guide for anyone taking a state boating license exam or seeking better boating skills and knowledge.

L'auteur - United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, the nation's largest boating educator, offers boating and seamanship courses to 100,000-150,000 students each year.

Sommaire

Basic Skills and Seamanship
- Which boat is for you?
- Equipment for your boat
- Trailering your boat
- Handling your boat
- Your 'highway' signs
- The rules of the nautical road
- Inland boating
- Boating safety
More Boating Skills
- Introduction to navigation
- Powering your boat
- Lines and knots for your boat
- Weather and boating
- Your boat's radio

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
Collection	Boating
Parution	20/11/2006
Nb. de pages	404
Format	22 x 27,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1120g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780071467292
ISBN13	978-0-07-146729-2