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Boats and boating.
Navigation.
Seamanship.
Motorboats.
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Chapman piloting & seamanship / [Jonathan Eaton, co-edtior, John Wooldridge, co-editor, John Whiting, consulting editor].
Hearst Books, c2017.
Call #:
623
.88231
C466
2017
Subjects
Boats and boating.
Navigation.
Seamanship.
Motorboats.
ISBN:
9781618372437 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Chapman piloting and seamanship
Piloting & seamanship
Piloting and seamanship
Edition:
68th ed.
Description:
919 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Forward -- The tradition of Chapman piloting & seamanship -- Boating essentials. Nautical terms ; Boating laws & regulations ; Equipment for boats ; Navigation rules: lights & day shapes ; Navigation rules: right-of-way & sound signals -- Seamanship. Seamanship under power ; Small boat seamanship ; Seamanship under sail ; Anchoring ; Special seamanship techniques -- Safety. Safety afloat ; Emergencies underway -- Piloting. The mariner's compass ; Aids to navigation ; Nautical charts & publications ; Basic piloting and navigation tools & procedures ; Tides & currents ; Position determination -- Onboard systems. Electrical systems ; Communications ; Marine engines -- Further aspects of boating. Inland boating ; Marlinespike seamanship ; Weather ; Boating customs -- Appendices. Chart, cruising & safety information sources ; Associations & organizations ; USCG district offices ; Metric system ; Abbreviations & acronyms ; Glossary of selected terms.
Summary:
Surveys the latest developments in safety systems, marine electronics, radar, and communications, and includes information on tides, and currents, weather, and navigation.
Other authors:
Eaton, Jonathan (Editor)
Wooldridge, John, 1947-
Whiting, John, (John H.).
Chapman, Charles F. (Charles Frederic), 1881-1976.
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