Reed's skipper's handbook : for sail and power / Malcolm Pearson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearson, Malcolm, author.

Series:

Reeds Professional

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Navigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Adlard Coles Nautical, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Reed's Skipper's Handbook , now in its 5th edition, has been a bestseller since first publication. A handy pocket size, it is an aide-memoire of everything a boater would need to know at sea. Packed with a wide range of information in a concise form it is frequently recommended by YachtmasterTM Instructors as a quick reference guide and as a revision aid for anyone taking their Day Skipper and YachtmasterTM certificates. The 5th edition has been updated and reorganised to make it even easier for the reader to navigate right to the information they want. There is an expanded section on naviga

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; - sailing boat without engine; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Position and distance; Latitude and longitude; Mercator charts; Great circles and gnomonic charts; Measuring distance; Plotting position; Chart symbols; Chart correction; Direction and compass; Variation; Deviation; Checking the compass; Compass conversion; Leeway; Cause of leeway; Allowing for leeway; Tides and tidal streams; Tides; Tidal patterns; Tidal streams; Tidal definitions; Effect of tidal streams; Tidal stream information; Tidal streams - interpolation; Coastal tidal streams; Course to steer

Course to steer - short periodlonger passages; Sailing to windward; ETA; Position; EP - Estimated position; DR - EP; Fixing position; Taking fixes; Using transits; Running fixes; Electronic navigation; Using GPS; Electronic chart systems; AIS radar; The Automatic Identification System; Tidal curves; Standard ports; Secondary ports; Rule of Twelfths; Anomalies - South coast; Finding depths; Reduction to soundings; Finding depth to anchor; Anchoring - depth by echo sounder; Depth and clearance below the keel; Distance off; MHWS/Distance off; Rising or dipping lights; The sextant; Index error

Distance offVertical sextant angle; Clearance under bridges; Charted clearance; MHWS; Rules of the Road; Steering and sailing rules; Lights and daymarks; Sound signals; Buoyage; Buoys and marks; Light characteristics; SOLAS; SOLAS regulations; Passage planning; Safety and distress; Distress flares; GMDSS/EPIRB; VHF distress signals; Personal safety; Helicopter rescue; Life saving signals; Man overboard; MOB; - sailing boat using engine; - motor cruisers; Communications; Phonetic alphabet/Morse code; Flags; Weather; Weather patterns; Wind belts; Anticyclones and depressions; Fronts

DepressionsWeather maps; Local winds; Katabatic winds/fog; Beaufort scale; Shipping forecasts; Other weather forecasts; Anchoring and mooring; Anchors; Anchoring; Mooring alongside; Leaving a berth; Sails and wind; How sails work; The 'slot' effect; Apparent wind; Points of sailing; Knots, bends and hitches; Knots; Knots and hitches; Hitches; Bends; Cleating sheets and halyards; Rope - characteristics and uses; Inland waterways; Licences/Equipment; Buoyage and traffic lights; Rules of the Road; Locks; Signals and signs; European Inland waterways; CEVNI; Log check; Measured distance

Checking speed and distanceFacts and figures; Times, speed, distance/ETA/ Tidal stream; Distance off/Conversions/Sun movement; Distance off; Range of lights; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4081-5629-6

1-4081-0772-4

1-282-95980-8

9786612959806

1-4081-2478-5

OCLC:

854520543