Pass Your Yachtmaster

The Yachtmaster™ Offshore course is part of an extensive voluntary training scheme run by the Royal Yachting Association (in co-operation with the Department of Transport) 'to encourage high standards of seamanship and navigation among yachtsmen and women' and avoid unnecessary regulation. Each year thousands of yachtsmen and women attend evening classes as a preparation for the coveted Yachtmaster™ qualification. This book is unashamedly a 'crammer' for that course - updated in this new edition to incorporate the latest developments in electronic navigation and safety procedures.

Содержание
Introduction
Navigation
•Charts
• IALA buoyage system
• The compass
• The log
• Depth sounding
• GPS
• Loran-C
• Radar
• Tides
• Chartwork
Weather
•Weather systems
• Clouds
• Depressions
• Anticyclones
• Local weather
• Fog
• Beaufort wind scale
• Sources of weather information
Safety and seagoing practice
•Rule of the Road
• The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea analyzed to make learning easier
• Communications
• Distress signals
• Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
• Safety equipment
• Life Saving Signals
• Stability and buoyancy of yachts
• Anchoring
• Coping with bad weather
• Passage planning
• The environment
Index