Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9781399405836 |
| ISBN10: | 1399405837 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 256 pages |
| Size: | 246x189 mm |
| Weight: | 454 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | Colour illustrations and photography throughout |
| 700 |
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Yachtmaster for Sail and Power 6th edition
The Essential Manual for RYA Yachtmaster? Certificates of Competence
Edition number: 6
Publisher: Adlard Coles
Date of Publication: 20 June 2024
Number of Volumes: Hardback
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Now in its sixth edition, Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is an essential companion for anyone enrolling on the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course.
This highly respected and refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, illustrated with colour photographs, charts and worked examples throughout.
Contents includes:
? Chartwork - with useful worked examples
? Electronic navigation - how to use the latest technology for safe navigation: radar, electronic chart plotting and GPS
? Pilotage - buoyage fully explained and illustrated
? Communications - the latest information on maritime communications including GMDSS
? Weather - the elements of meteorology, weather sources and forecasts
? Safety and survival - new SOLAS regulations
? Stability and buoyancy - principles simply explained
Including the latest updates, new artwork and a modern, user-friendly design, this 6th edition complements the syllabus and assists with exam preparation.
This highly respected and refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, illustrated with colour photographs, charts and worked examples throughout.
Contents includes:
? Chartwork - with useful worked examples
? Electronic navigation - how to use the latest technology for safe navigation: radar, electronic chart plotting and GPS
? Pilotage - buoyage fully explained and illustrated
? Communications - the latest information on maritime communications including GMDSS
? Weather - the elements of meteorology, weather sources and forecasts
? Safety and survival - new SOLAS regulations
? Stability and buoyancy - principles simply explained
Including the latest updates, new artwork and a modern, user-friendly design, this 6th edition complements the syllabus and assists with exam preparation.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
RYA Cruising Scheme
Certificate of Competence at Yachtmaster Level
1 Charts & positions
2 The compass
3 Electronics
4 Finding the position - where are we?
5 Tidal heights - will we stay afloat?
6 Tidal streams
7 Estimated position - where we think we are
8 Course to steer - how do we get there?
9 Lights & buoyage - the signposts
10 Pilotage
11 Weather to go - or not to go
12 Fog & heavy weather
13 Buoyancy & stability
14 Anchoring, mooring & berthing
15 Passage planning
16 Safety & survival
17 Communications, GMDSS & distress
18 Anti-collision rules - the highway code
19 Bends & hitches
Answers to questions
Glossary of sailing terms
Answers to questions
Glossary of sailing terms
Appendix A Medical equipment for a cruising yacht/Medicines for a cruising yacht
Appendix B Recommended equipment for offshore cruising boats
Appendix C Safety briefing checklist
Appendix D Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Theory Syllabus
Index
Introduction
RYA Cruising Scheme
Certificate of Competence at Yachtmaster Level
1 Charts & positions
2 The compass
3 Electronics
4 Finding the position - where are we?
5 Tidal heights - will we stay afloat?
6 Tidal streams
7 Estimated position - where we think we are
8 Course to steer - how do we get there?
9 Lights & buoyage - the signposts
10 Pilotage
11 Weather to go - or not to go
12 Fog & heavy weather
13 Buoyancy & stability
14 Anchoring, mooring & berthing
15 Passage planning
16 Safety & survival
17 Communications, GMDSS & distress
18 Anti-collision rules - the highway code
19 Bends & hitches
Answers to questions
Glossary of sailing terms
Answers to questions
Glossary of sailing terms
Appendix A Medical equipment for a cruising yacht/Medicines for a cruising yacht
Appendix B Recommended equipment for offshore cruising boats
Appendix C Safety briefing checklist
Appendix D Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Theory Syllabus
Index
