Boating Skills and Seamanship 13th Edition

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Learn the essentials of seamanship from one of the world's premier boating organizations

Developed and refined through 35 years of Coast Guard Auxiliary training courses, Boating Skills and Seamanship 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.

This new edition of the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s classic boating skills manual will answer all your questions on:

• Selecting the right boat—whether a 10-foot skiff or a 35-foot cruiser
• Essential equipment, both required and recommended
• Docking and anchoring
• Boat handling and seamanship on coastal and inland waters
• Trailering a boat
• Navigation and the rules of the nautical road
• Using and maintaining marine engines, drive trains, and electronics
• Knots, splices, and line handling
• Marine weather and marine communications
• and much more!

Approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), with chapter review questions and answers, Boating Skills and Seamanship is the ideal study and reference guide for anyone taking a state boating license exam or seeking better boating skills and knowledge.

Table of Contents

Letter from U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Commodore | Introduction

PART ONE: BASIC SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIP

CHAPTER 1: WHICH BOAT IS FOR YOU?

Boaters’ Language | Types of Boats | Types of Propulsion | Hull Design | Sailboats | Uses of Boats | Boatbuilding Materials | Your Intended Use | The Coast Guard Customer Infoline | Marine Surveyors | Buying a Boat | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 2: EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR BOAT

Requirements for Your Boat | Fire Prevention and Detection | Your Boat’s Equipment | Legal Considerations | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 3: TRAILERING YOUR BOAT

Legal Considerations | Practical Considerations | The Towing Vehicle | Trailer Hitches | Balancing the Load | Handling Your Trailer | Predeparture Checks | Preparing to Launch | Launching | Retrieving | Storing Your Boat and Trailer | Theft Prevention | Aquatic Nuisance Species | Float Plan | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 4: HANDLING YOUR BOAT

Leave with a Full Fuel Tank | Fueling Your Boat | Your Boat’s Propeller | Steering | Twin Screws | Outboard and Stern-Drive Installation and Tilt Adjustment | Jet Drives | Loading Your Boat | Getting Started | Man Overboard | Docking | Mooring to a Permanent Anchor | Anchoring | Towing a Skier | Heavy Weather | Impaired Visibility | Narrow Inlets | Small Boat Safety | Environmental Concerns | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 5: YOUR "HIGHWAY" SIGNS

Buoyage Systems | Waterway Marks | How Waterways are Marked | Light Characteristics | Chart Symbols | Light Structures | Lights on Bridges | Electronic Aids to Navigation | Navigation Publications | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 6: THE RULES OF THE NAUTICAL ROAD

Two Sets of Rules | To Whom Do the Rules Apply? | Vessel Definitions | The General Responsibility Rule | General Considerations | Conduct in Narrow Channels | Traffic Separation Schemes | Stand-On or Give-Way? | Rules for Special Vessels | Risk of Collision | Bend Signals | Restricted Visibility | Vessel Lights and Shapes | Distress Signals | Homeland Security Measures | Courtesy and Safety | Drawbridges | Penalties | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 7: INLAND BOATING

Inland Waters | Inland Navigation | Inland Seamanship | River Currents | Maintaining Inland Waterways | Dams | Locks | River Charts | Commercial Traffic | Before You Go | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 8: BOATING SAFETY

Small Boat Safety | Personal Watercraft | Cold Water | Powerboats and Sailboats | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning | Weather | Practice Questions

PART TWO: MORE BOATING SKILLS

CHAPTER 9: INTRODUCTION TO NAVIGATION

Nautical Charts | Ship's Compass | Fixing Your Position | Sources of Compass Error | Correcting a Compass Reading | Finding Your Position | Speed-Time-Distance | Dead Reckoning | Tides | Electronic Navigation | GPS Operation | Practice Your Art | A Further Invitation | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 10: POWERING YOUR BOAT

Types of Marine Engines | Selecting a Propeller | Induction Systems | Ignition Systems | Flame Arresters | Cooling Systems | Gasoline Considerations | Batteries | Maintenance | Winterizing Your Boat | Spring Fitting Out | Troubleshooting | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 11: LINES AND KNOTS FOR YOUR BOAT

Line or Rope? | Rope Materials | Rope Construction | Measuring Rope | Care of Rope | Making Up a Line | Knots, Bends, and Hitches | Splices | Securing Lines | Lead Lines | Dipping the Eye | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 12: WEATHER AND BOATING

Weather Information | Wind and Boating | Understanding Weather | Nonfrontal Weather | The Go, No-Go Decision | Practice Questions

CHAPTER 13: YOUR BOAT’S RADIO

Communications on the Water | Functions of Radiotelephones | Licenses | Selecting Your VHF-FM Radio | Installation | Operating Your VHF-FM | Copies of the Rules | Calling Another Station | Procedure Words | Phonetic Alphabet | Routine Radio Check | Distress, Urgency, and Safety Calls | Crew Training | Practice Questions

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Your Responsibilities as a Boat Operator | Appendix B: Float Plan Form and Boating Emergency Guide | Appendix C: Boating Accident Report Form | Appendix D: Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Radio Fact Sheet and MMSI Registration Form | Appendix E: Metric Conversion Tables | Appendix F: Vessel Safety Check | Appendix G: Join the Coast Guard Auxiliary | Appendix H: Become an Associate Member

GLOSSARY | INDEX

Boating Skills and Seamanship 13th Edition