Year: 2006 Language: English Author: Richard Aarons Genre: Manual Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Edition: First ISBN: 978-0071468824 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 476 Description: Make the U.S. Coast Guard your first mate The Small-Boat Seamanship Manual contains all the information found in the Coast Guard's official 1,200-page training manual, giving you access to the highest standards of seamanship practiced and perfected by professional mariners. In addition to in-depth coverage of boat handling and navigation, you’ll find instructions for dealing with extreme situations, including search and rescue, towing, firefighting, vessel flood management, righting capsized boats, and maneuvering in heavy surf. You’ll also learn about Steering with a broken hydraulic line Close-quarters maneuvering Using the right lines and knots Capsize prevention, precautions, and survival techniques Change-of-course maneuvers to reduce icing and freezing spray Plugging and patching holes for flood control Predicting weather And much more This is the U.S. Coast Guard's primary training resource for boat handling and seamanship in conditions ranging from benign to extreme. Now this accumulated wisdom is yours with the Small-Boat Seamanship Manual.
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Small-Boat Seamanship Manual
Language: English
Author: Richard Aarons
Genre: Manual
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Edition: First
ISBN: 978-0071468824
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 476
Description: Make the U.S. Coast Guard your first mate
The Small-Boat Seamanship Manual contains all the information found in the Coast Guard's official 1,200-page training manual, giving you access to the highest standards of seamanship practiced and perfected by professional mariners. In addition to in-depth coverage of boat handling and navigation, you’ll find instructions for dealing with extreme situations, including search and rescue, towing, firefighting, vessel flood management, righting capsized boats, and maneuvering in heavy surf. You’ll also learn about
Steering with a broken hydraulic line
Close-quarters maneuvering
Using the right lines and knots
Capsize prevention, precautions, and survival techniques
Change-of-course maneuvers to reduce icing and freezing spray
Plugging and patching holes for flood control
Predicting weather
And much more
This is the U.S. Coast Guard's primary training resource for boat handling and seamanship in conditions ranging from benign to extreme. Now this accumulated wisdom is yours with the Small-Boat Seamanship Manual.
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