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Main Title Chapman piloting & seamanship /
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Maloney, Elbert S.
Chapman, Charles F.
Publisher Hearst Books,
Year Published 2009
OCLC Number 310398566
ISBN 9781588167446; 1588167445
Subjects Boats and boating ; Navigation ; Seamanship ; Motorboats
Holdings
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Status
ESAR  VM341.C46 2009 Dive Team Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 06/04/2018
Edition 66th ed.
Collation 927 p. : col ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Notes
"Completely updated & revised with new charts, photographs & illustrations"--Jacket. Includes index.
Contents Notes
Forward -- The tradition of Chapman piloting & seamanship -- Part I: Boating essentials -- Nautical terms -- Boating laws & regulations -- Equipment for boats -- Navigation rules: lights & day shapes -- Navigation rules: right-of-way & sound signals -- Part II: Seamanship -- Seamanship under pwer -- Small boat seamanship -- Seamanship under sail -- Anchoring -- Special seamanship techniques -- Part III: Safety -- Safety afloat -- Emergencies underway -- Part IV: Piloting -- The mariner's compass -- Aids to navigation -- Nautical charts & publication -- Basic piloting procedures -- Tides & currents -- Position determination -- Part V: Electronics -- Electrical systems -- Electronics: communications -- Electronics: navigation & other uses -- Part VI: Further aspects of boating -- Inland boating -- Marlinespike seamanship -- Weather -- Boating customs -- Boating organizations -- Part VII: Appendices -- Chart, cruising & safety information sources -- Associations & organizations -- State boat registration offices -- USCG district offices -- Metric system -- Abbreviations & acronyms -- Glossary of selected terms.