David Fairhall, Peter Rodgers, Mike Peyton

Pass Your Yachtmaster (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Now in its sixth edition, this must-have guide for aspiring Yachtmasters covers the essentials of the RYA syllabus and provides new tips on exam tactics.

Since the first edition was published, Pass Your Yachtmaster has helped thousands of students through their shore-based and practical Yachtmaster course. Concise and comprehensive, this crammer covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged in bite-size chunks to make revision easier and brought fully up to date in this sixth edition.

Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective, and helpful hints on exam tactics are provided too. And to relieve the tension of all that swotting, each section is enlivened with Mike Peyton's best-loved cartoons.

"A wealth of information, simply laid out."--Cruising

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472981950
• Artikelnr.: 61975258

Autorenporträt

David Fairhall has enjoyed sailing for over 50 years in everything from Dragons to Thames barges. He has raced offshore and made several ocean deliveries, and now sails from Maldon on the East Coast where he lives.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Navigation Charts The IALA buoyage system The compass The log
Depth sounding GNSS Radar Tides Chartwork GNSS positions Passage planning
Electronic charts Learning to use electronic charts Types of electronic
chart AIS and radar on electronic charts Other software for chartplotters
'Not to be used for navigation' Low risks, big impact Weather Basic weather
system Clouds Depressions Anticyclones Local weather Fog The Beaufort wind
scale Sources of weather information Safety and seagoing practice The Rule
of the Road International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea,
1972 Anchoring Communications Distress signals Maritime and Coastguard
Agency (MCA) Life saving signals Safety equipment Stability and buoyancy of
yachts Coping with bad weather Environmental awareness Index