Safe skipper : a practical guide to managing risk at sea /: a practical guide to managing risk at sea. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Simon Jollands, Rupert Holmes.
• Authors: (Sailing enthusiast), Jollands, Simon; (Journalist), Holmes, Rupert
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: PREPARATION; Principles of seaworthiness and seamanship; Avoiding personal dangers; Biggest dangers a yacht may encounter; Local v long-distance cruising; Margins of safety; Vessel checks: hull, rigging, ground tackle, engine, seacocks, gas system, electrical system; Safety briefings and checklists; Safety equipment; Passage planning; Weather forecasting; Tides; Chapter 2: BOAT HANDLING; On-board communication, leadership and teamwork; Crew management; Watch-keeping; Principles of collision avoidance Importance of a balanced sail planReefing; Dealing with challenging tides and currents; Sailing to windward; Surviving heavy weather, towing drogues; Anchoring; Chapter 3: COMMUNICATIONS; VHF DSC Radio; SSB radio, satellite phone, mobile phone; AIS, GMDSS, Inmarsat-C; NAVTEX and SafetyNET; EPIRB, Personal Locator Beacon, MOB beacons, SART; Single letter meanings, phonetic alphabet, prowords, International Code of Signals; Chapter 4: EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE; Engine maintenance, filters and spares; Fuel system, air supply and oil pressure; The cooling system; Electrics Avoiding and identifying electrical problemsTools and spares; Safety and emergency equipment; Distress signals; Liferafts; Electronics and instruments; System networks; Fresh-water system; First aid kits; Chapter 5: EMERGENCIES; First aid at sea, including common medical emergencies; Engine failure; Emergency steering; Capsize; Dismasting; Holed hull; Fire; Man overboard (MOB); Sending distress signals; Getting a tow; Glossary; Index
• Publisher Details: London : Adlard Coles Nautical
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 623.88; Sailing; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science; Sailing; Seamanship; Yachting; Sports & Recreation -- Sailing; Boating; Seamanship; Sailing; Yachting; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472915481; 1472915488; 9781472915474
• Related ISBNs: 147291547X; 9781472909145
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO; viewed on February 16, 2015).
• 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.