Yachtmaster for Sail and Power/Яхтенный капитан (моторные и парусные яхты)

Издания на английском языке

Издание 2015 года
Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is a major reference book that has proved invaluable for the many sailors following the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course. This highly respected and refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, all illustrated with colour photographs, charts and worked examples throughout.
It covers:
- Chartwork - with useful worked examples
- Electronic navigation - how to use the latest technology for safe navigation: radar, electronic chart plotting and GPS
- Pilotage - buoyage fully explained and illustrated
- Communications - information on current maritime communications including GMDSS
- Weather - the elements of meteorology, weather sources and forecasts
- Safety and survival - all the new SOLAS regulations detailed
- Stability and buoyancy - the principles simply explained.

Including the latest updates, new artwork and a modern design, this fourth edition compliments the syllabus and assists with exam preparation - an essential companion for anyone enrolling on the RYA Yachtmaster course, whether for sail or power.

Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
RYA Cruising Scheme
1 Charts & positions
2 The compass
3 Electronics
4 Finding the position - where are we?
5 Tidal heights - will we stay afloat?
6 Tidal streams
7 Estimated position - where we think we are
8 Course to steer - how do we get there?
9 Lights & buoyage - the signposts
10 Pilotage
11 Weather to go - or not to go
12 Fog & heavy weather
13 Buoyancy & stability
14 Anchoring, mooring & berthing
15 Passage planning
16 Safety & survival
17 Communications, GMDSS & distress
18 Anti-collision rules - the highway code
19 Bends & hitches
Answers to questions
Glossary of sailing terms
Appendix A Medical equipment for a cruising yacht
Appendix В Recommended equipment for offshore cruising boats
Appendix С Safety briefing check list
Appendix D Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Theory Syllabus
Index

Издание 2020 года
This companion volume to Yachtmaster for Sail & Power provides further navigational practice for anyone studying the RYA Yachtmaster syllabus.
It is packed with practice questions and test papers, and comes with a free practice chart which, together with extracts from tide tables, almanacs and pilotage notes, enables students to work on real sailing scenarios and plot their own courses without the need for any other material. This new edition has been revised throughout with new practice questions and examples as well as new photography and diagrams.

Contents
Acknowledgements Preface to the 5th edition Introduction RYA Cruising Scheme
Certificate of Competence at Yachtmaster Level
1. Charts & positions
2. The compass
3. Electronics
4. Finding the position - where are we?
5. Tidal heights - will we stay afloat?
6. Tidal streams
7. Estimated position - where we think we are
8. Course to steer - how do we get there?
9 Lights & buoyage - the signposts
10. Pilotage
11. Weather to go - or not to go
12. Fog & heavy weather
13. Buoyancy & stability
14. Anchoring, mooring & berthing
15. Passage planning
16. Safety & survival
17. Communications, GMDSS & distress
18. Anti-collision rules - the highway code
19. Bends & hitches
Answers to questions
Glossary of sailing terms
Appendix A Medical equipment for a cruising yacht/Medicines for a cruising yacht
Appendix В Recommended equipment for offshore cruising boats
Appendix С Safety briefing checklist
Appendix D Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Theory Syllabus