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A Complete Illustrated Course of the Operation of Small Boats Supplemented by Hundreds of Problems, Questions and Answers
With its content conforming closely to standard instruction procedure followed by United States Power Squadron piloting classes, Chapman's is equally well adapted to the needs of the student in organized instruction classes and of the boatman who prefers an authoritative home study course. Basic lessons provide systematic instruction in Equipment; Government Regulations and Lights for Vessels; Rules of the Road; Motorboat Handling; Safety at Sea; the Compass; Aids to Navigation; Charts and Piloting; and Manners and Customs on Shipboard. Supplemental features include important chapters on Signaling; Advanced Piloting; Seamanship in Breaking Inlets; River Piloting; and Outboard Seamanship, to mention a few.
Over 800 Illustrations
The contents of Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling are almost equally divided between clear, descriptive text and specially prepared illustrations with more than 800 drawings, photographs, charts and diagrams to amplify and clarify the text. Twelve full-page color plates are devoted to such subjects as the following:
- Flags Flown on American Craft
- New USPS Flags and Insignia (2 pp.)
- USCG Auxiliary Insignia and Pennants
- Lights Carried by All Types of Craft (3 pp.)
- Characteristics of Lights on Aids to Navigation
- U. S. Coast Guard Federal Buoyage System Intracoastal Waterway Buoys and Markers
- International Code Flags and Pennants (2 pp.)
Some idea of the scope of this comprehensive volume may be found in its listing of nearly 1500 subjects in the 10-page general index.
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