Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling

ahead aids to navigation anchor angle areas bearing boat's bottom buoys channel charts Chesapeake Bay Coast Guard Coast Pilots color compass compass rose course craft cruising datum daybeacons daymarks deck degrees depth determined deviation direction distance engine equipment feet Figure flashing fog signal fuel harbor heading height hull indicate International Intracoastal Waterway knots length Light Lists low water magnetic marine mark mast measured meters miles motor National Ocean Service nautical nautical charts nautical miles normally North Notices to Mariners Ocean operation outboard personal flotation devices pier pile piloting plot port position propeller radio range reference station regulations river rope rudder safety sail sailboat scale shown side skipper slack speed starboard steering stern Table tank Tidal Current tide Tide Tables tion towing trailer turn United variation vertical vessel waterways weather wind