Pass your Yachtmaster. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Fairhall, David; Rodgers, Peter; Peyton, Mike
• Contents: IntroductionNavigationCharts The IALA buoyage system The compass The log Depth sounding GNSSRadar Tides Chartwork GNSS positionsPassage planning Electronic chartsLearning to use electronic charts Types of electronic chart AIS and radar on electronic chartsOther software for chartplotters 'Not to be used for navigation' Low risks, big impact WeatherBasic weather systemClouds Depressions Anticyclones Local weather Fog The Beaufort wind scale Sources of weather information Safety and seagoing practice The Rule of the Road International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972Anchoring Communications Distress signals Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Life saving signalsSafety equipmentStability and buoyancy of yachts Coping with bad weather Environmental awarenessIndex.
• Edition: Sixth edition
• Publisher Details: London : Adlard Coles
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 623.88223; Seamanship -- Examinations -- Study guides; Yachting -- Examinations -- Study guides
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472981967; 9781472981950
• Related ISBNs: 9781472981981
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