Yachtmaster for Sail and Power
| Author: | Roger Seymour and Alison Noice |
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| Published: | 2024 |
| Size: | 246 × 189 × 23 mm |
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Yachtmaster for Sail and Power
Complete RYA Yachtmaster Course Companion
Now in its sixth edition, Yachtmaster for Sail and Power is an essential companion for anyone enrolling on the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore course.
This highly respected and refreshingly practical study guide covers the whole syllabus in detail, illustrated with colour photographs, charts and worked examples throughout.
- 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 – the latest information on maritime communications including GMDSS
- Weather – the elements of meteorology, weather sources and forecasts
- Safety and survival – new SOLAS regulations
- Stability and buoyancy – principles simply explained
Including the latest updates, new artwork and a modern, user-friendly design, this sixth edition complements the syllabus and assists with exam preparation.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 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 B Recommended equipment for offshore cruising boats
- Appendix C Safety briefing checklist
- Appendix D Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Theory Syllabus
- Index
About the Authors
Roger Seymour is Hamble School of Yachting’s senior instructor. He also advises World Cruising Club members embarking on Atlantic crossings and other international rallies.
Alison Noice was a Yachtmaster Instructor and Examiner. She trained and examined instructors for the Short Range Radio certificate and ran Yachtmaster and Day Skipper shorebased courses at her local yacht club.
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