Chapman Piloting & SeamanshipThis guide covers technology, laws and rules of boat handling. It touches on navigation, safety and etiquette and also includes information on the latest developments in outboard motors and inboard vectored thrust propulsion systems. |
Contents
Foreword | 6 |
Boating Essentials | 12 |
Seamanship Under Power | 174 |
Small Boat Seamanship | 220 |
Seamanship Under Sail | 274 |
Anchoring | 316 |
Special Seamanship Techniques | 350 |
Safety Afloat | 369 |
Electrical Systems | 646 |
Navigation Other Uses | 722 |
Inland Boating | 750 |
Marlinespike Seamanship | 774 |
Weather | 801 |
Boating Customs | 848 |
Boating Organizations | 863 |
A Chart Cruising Safety Information Sources | 883 |
Emergencies Underway | 408 |
The Mariners Compass | 432 |
14 | 448 |
Tides Currents | 581 |
Position Determination | 631 |
USCG District Offices | 890 |
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