| Courses
Books scanned into this CD
• “The Marine Radio Operator course”*
• “Deck Hand/Competent Crew and Day Skippers for Local
Waters”.
• “Coastal Skippers and Yachtmasters for Offshore”
- Navigation* for anywhere along a coastline.
- Tides*, Tidal Streams**, and Buoys, Lights, and Pilotage*
- Meteorology*, Passage
Planning*, and Safety at Sea.
- Rules for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea*,
Anchoring, Mooring, Docking, and Communications
at Sea*.
• “Celestial Navigation”* for ‘Unlimited’
out of sight of land and Yachtmaster Ocean sailing.
- All celestial navigation methods with examples and
questions with step-by-step answers.
- World-wide Meteorology, Passage Planning and Passage
Making, and Satellite Navigation Systems.
- Solutions to Examples
and Questions.
- Almanac and Sight Reduction
Tables extracts.
• “Stability”* for yachts and ships’ Officers of
the Watch
*See also the “Presentations to Understand”, where these
items learning is simplified.
**See this in the ‘Navigation’ presentation.
Nautical Publications (Other Books)
• ‘Collision Regulations’
for International Crew and differences where applicable
in the USA waters.
• Chart Symbols & Abbreviations
• International Code of Signals
• Route Planning for season/weather; monthly pages:
- South Pacific Ocean
- North Pacific Ocean
- South Atlantic Ocean
(to be issued when available)
- North Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
• Distances between Ports, World Wide
• Bowditch – extreme detail for navigation
• Ship Captains’ Medical Guide – a good First Aid book
• Radar Navigation – much detail re the use of radar
• Radio Facsimile and Radio Frequencies for weather forecasts
world wide
Nautical Tables
• ‘Amplitude of the Sun’ for compass
deviation checking
• Beaufort Scale – wind force and sea state
• Dipping a Light – how far is it when first seen over the
horizon
• Distance by Vertical Sextant Angle – how far from a land
object whose height can be found.
• Fathom-Feet-Metres
• Kilograms – Pounds
• Litres – Gallons
• Miscellaneous conversion
• Pressure and Temperature units conversions
• Radio channels and Frequencies
Racing Rules International
• ISAR 2001-04
• Amendments 2005 - 8
• Case Book
Story of Joshua Slocum
• “Voyage on the Liberdade”
Back-up to GPS mid ocean
• “First time sextant user” only
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Presentations
to Understand
• “Meteorology” for beginner to
a very high level.
• “International Rules (or Regulations) for the Prevention
of Collisions at Sea"
• “Navigation” – the common known and used chart
plotting methods.
• “Tides” both simple and ‘Complex’ –
the world best teaching presentation.
• “Pilotage’ – safely guiding a vessel in confined
spaces.
• Stability
• “Radar” – an example of common descriptions of
its parts and how to use it.
• “VHF Radio course” – how radios work and how
to use a VHF and a GMDSS Class D ‘DSC’ for
a SRC (short range [VHF] certificate). See also “VHF
Radio DSC Icom”
• “SSB” – an example of common descriptions of
a Single Side Band radio parts and how to use it.
• “Automatic Identification System” is explained
Reminders What to do
• Planning a Passage –
everything that needs to arranged
before departure.
• Navigation techniques summary
• Pre-sail Check List
• Safety Equipment Locations –
example diagram to remind
all crew where to find things
• Seacock locations – to find
a leak source quickly
• Welcome Aboard – basic information
for anyone coming aboard
the first time and for those needing a reminder
• Action Before Leaving a Mooring
• Rules on Board
• Skipper’s/Helmsman’s check list
• Duty watch keepers’ duties
• Helmsman’s actions in various situations.
• IRPCS summary
• Lights and Day Shapes on vessels underway
• Sound Signals
• Emergency Procedures – the rule’s methods of indicating
or recognizing a Distress situation where immediate
assistance is required.
• Harbour Regulations common elements
• SSB Radios call and Emergency channels and frequencies.
• GMDSS – the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
action check list
• Celestial Navigation
1. General Summary of How To Do It
2. A Noon Sight Method
3. Abbreviations of Celestial Navigation Terms
4. First Time Sextant User – when GPS fails at
sea
• Delivery Contracts
1. Option 1
2. Option 2
Q & A – General Subjects
• Questions
• Answers
Q & A – Navigation areas
Questions in waters off:.
1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. United Kingdom
4. United States of America
Answers:.
1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. United Kingdom
4. United States of America
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