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Small-Boat Seamanship Manual Book

Makes the US Coast Guard's approved standards and procedures for seamanship boat handling and navigation available to various boaters. This guide includes topics such as weather and sea state predictions marlinespike seamanship communications crew comfort and safety and much more.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Make the U.S. Coast Guard your first mate with this indispensable guideThe Small-Boat Seamanship Manual contains all the information found in the Coast Guard's own 1,200-page training manual, giving you access to the highest standards of...

  • Product 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.

  • 007146882X
  • 9780071468824
  • Richard N. Aarons
  • 1 March 2006
  • International Marine
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 480
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