Boating Skills and Seamanship, 13th Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 404 pages
• Published by: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 13th edition October 20, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0071467297
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0071467292
• Book Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 2.4 pounds

Product Description


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.

About The Author


The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, the nation’s largest boating educator, offers boating and seamanship courses to 100,000-150,000 students each year.

Reader Reviews
This review refers to "Boating/Skills and Seamanship"(U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)...... If you have ever thought of or plan to buy a boat or step foot on a boat or any kind of watercraft this book is an absolute must. It would also be highly advisable to take the classes the Coast Guard auxiliary offers (usually for free) in conjunction with this manual. Mostly geared toward new boaters, this book together with the classes will teach you everything you could possibly need to know to get started. It is even a good refresher for the experienced hand. Among the very important information gained are basic "rules of the road", who has the right of way on the water, what do all the markers, different colored lights, and signs mean and what are your responsibilities, and legal concerns. If your thinking of buying a boat, there is a whole chapter on which may be best for you and another on how to safely trailer your boat and place it in the water. Many safety and emergency situation issues are discussed, you'll learn proper use of the radio and other equipment. Boating terminology, knot tying, piloting, charting a course(this was my favorite chapter) and maintenance are thoroughly gone over. The coast guard classes will also guide you through each chapter and will present a test at the end of each. At the end of the course an official coast guard certificate in skills and seamanship is yours. These classes are great for the whole family or anyone just needing this knowledge. You can probably find the nearest classes to you in the phone book or through your local community center. There are also extended classes for those wanting to further their boating education(i.e. Learning to sail). The beginning classes are in a classroom and not on the water.If you have already signed up for these classes, it's possible this book may be purchased at your first meeting. The book is easy to understand and spells out every detail clearly and has critical information that everyone who plans on being on the water should know. A Great keeper for fututre reference as well. Have a fun and safe boating experience.....Laurie