Pass Your Day Skipper. 6th edition

Since the first edition was published, Pass Your Day Skipper has helped thousands of students through their shore-based Day Skipper course. Concise and comprehensive, this 'crammer' covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged in bite-size chunks to make revision easier and brought fully up to date in this, its sixth edition.
Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective, and helpful tips on exam tactics are provided too. And to relieve the tension of all that swotting, each section is enlivened with Mike Peyton’s best-loved cartoons.

Contents

Introduction
Nautical terms and sailing theory

Navigation
Charts
Compasses
Measuring direction and distance
Tides
Pilotage
The IALA buoyage system
Chartwork
Electronic navigation

Weather
The weather system
Local weather
The Beaufort wind scale
Weather information
Coping with bad weather
Anchoring
Mooring
Passage planning
The rule of the road
Ropework
Safety
SOLAS
Safety equipment
Radio distress calls
Man overboard
Abandoning ship
Distress flares
Fire and explosions on board
First aid
Communications
Environmental awareness
Calling for help - life saving signals

Index