Yachtmaster for sail & power : a manual for the RYA Yachtmaster certificates of competence /: a manual for the RYA Yachtmaster certificates of competence. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Yachtmaster for sail and power
• Further Information: Note: Alison Noice.
• Other Names: Noice, Alison
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; RYA Cruising Scheme; Chapter 1 Charts; Chapter 2 The compass; Chapter 3 Electronics; Chapter 4 Finding the position -- where are we?; Chapter 5 Tidal heights -- will we stay afloat?; Chapter 6 Tidal streams; Chapter 7 Estimated position -- where we think we are; Chapter 8 Course to steer -- how do we get there?; Chapter 9 Lights and buoyage -- the signposts; Chapter 10 Pilotage; Chapter 11 Weather to go -- or not to go; Chapter 12 Fog & amp; heavy weather; Chapter 13 Buoyancy & amp; stability; Chapter 14 Anchoring, mooring & amp; berthing. Chapter 15 Passage planningChapter 16 Safety & amp; survival; Chapter 17 Communications, GMDSS & amp; distress; Chapter 18 Anti-collision rules -- the highway code; Chapter 19 Bends & amp; hitches; Answers to questions; Glossary of sailing terms; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Appendix A: Medical supplies for a cruising yacht; Appendix B: Recommended equipment for offshore cruising boats; Appendix C: Safety briefing check list; Appendix D: Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Theory Syllabus; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X.
• Edition: 4th edition
• Publisher Details: London : Adlard Coles Nautical
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 797.1246; Boating; Yachting; Yachting -- Examinations, questions, etc; Engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval; TRANSPORTATION -- Ships & Shipbuilding -- Pictorial; Yachting; Navigation & seamanship; Sports & Recreation -- Sailing; Sports & Recreation -- Boating; Sailing; Electronic books; Examinations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472925510; 9781472925503; 1472925505
• Related ISBNs: 1472925491; 9781472925497
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.