Boating Skills and Seamanship (EBOOK)

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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.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006N7YE8S
Publisher ‏ : ‎ International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1st edition (November 10, 2006)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2006
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 54566 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 404 pages