Pass Your Yachtmaster (Paperback)

Introduction Navigation Charts TheIALAbuoyagesystem Thecompass Thelog Depth sounding GPS Radar Tides Chartwork GNSS navigation Passage planning Next steps - electronic charts Learning to use electronic charts Types of chart AIS and radar Other software for charts 'Not to be used for navigation' Reliability Weather Weathersystems Clouds Depressions Anticyclones Localweather Fog TheBeaufortwindscale Sourcesof weather information Safety and seagoing practice TheRuleoftheRoad InternationalRegulationsforPreventing CollisionsatSea,1972 Anchoring Communications Distresssignals MaritimeandCoastguardAgency(MCA) Safetyequipment LifeSavingSignals Stabilityand buoyancyofyachts Copingwithbadweather Environmental awareness Index