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| Description: |
Small-Boat Seamanship Manual |
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Paperback Book - 480 Pages |
| Brand: |
McGraw-Hill |
| Selling U/M: |
EA |
| Weight: |
3.0000 lbs |
| Price: |
$23.00
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Small-Boat Seamanship Manual
Overview
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
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Plugging and patching holes for flood control
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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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