Boating Skills and SeamanshipBoating Skills and Seamanship
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Book, 2013
Current format, Book, 2013, Fourteenth edition, Available .Book, 2013
Current format, Book, 2013, Fourteenth edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsProvides a guide to boating, including such topics as knot tying, using charts, radio communications, equipping a powerboat, and engine maintenance.
<h4>Learn the essentials of seamanship from one of the world's premier boating organizations</h4><p>Developed and refined through 40 years of Coast Guard Auxiliary training courses, <i>Boating Skills and Seamanship</i> 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.</p><p>This updated edition of the Coast Guard Auxiliary'sclassic boating skills manual will answer all yourquestions on:<ul><li>Selecting the right boat--whether a 10-foot skiff or a 35-foot cruiser</li><li>Essential equipment, both required and recommended</li><li>The latest electronic navigation</li><li>Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) and private communication services, e.g., SPOT devices and others</li><li>Stability and safe loading</li><li>Boat handling and seamanship on coastal and inland waters</li><li>Trailering a boat</li><li>Navigation and the rules of the nautical road</li><li>And much more!</li></ul></p><p>Approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), with chapter review questions and answers, <i>Boating Skills and Seamanship</i> is theideal study and reference guide for anyone taking a state boating license exam or seeking better boating skills and knowledge.</p>
<h4>Learn the essentials of seamanship from one of the world's premier boating organizations</h4><p>Developed and refined through 40 years of Coast Guard Auxiliary training courses, <i>Boating Skills and Seamanship</i> 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.</p><p>This updated edition of the Coast Guard Auxiliary'sclassic boating skills manual will answer all yourquestions on:<ul><li>Selecting the right boat--whether a 10-foot skiff or a 35-foot cruiser</li><li>Essential equipment, both required and recommended</li><li>The latest electronic navigation</li><li>Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) and private communication services, e.g., SPOT devices and others</li><li>Stability and safe loading</li><li>Boat handling and seamanship on coastal and inland waters</li><li>Trailering a boat</li><li>Navigation and the rules of the nautical road</li><li>And much more!</li></ul></p><p>Approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), with chapter review questions and answers, <i>Boating Skills and Seamanship</i> is theideal study and reference guide for anyone taking a state boating license exam or seeking better boating skills and knowledge.</p>
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- Camden, Me. : International Marine/McGraw-Hill Education, [2013], ©2013
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