Podręcznik i testy dla osób chcących zdobyć uprawnienia kapitańskie wymagane w USA przez US Coast Guard od wszystkich zabierających "osoby płacące" na łódź. Obejmuje program na uprawnienia: Master and Mate Inland, Master and Mate near Coastal, Sail/Auxiliary Sail Endorsement. Książka zawiera systematycznie i podręcznikowo wyłożony materiał, 9 tys. pytań testowych, załączony CD ROM zawiera 14 tysięcy pytań i odpowiedzi oraz oprogramowanie do przeprowadzenia testu. Rzecz absolutnie niezbędna dla żeglarzy szukających pracy "w branży" na rynku amerykańskim lub związanym z amerykańskim. Książka w języku angielskim.
 
Spis treści: INTRODUCTION What this Book Is About Using the AutoExam Software Recommended References QUALIFYING FOR A LICENSE Do You Qualify? Experience Requirements Completing the Forms Application Forms RULES OF THE ROAD Part A - General Part B - Steering and Sailing Part C - Lights and Shapes Part D - Sound and Light Signals Rules of the Road Questions and Answers DECK GENERAL Ship Handling Heavy Weather Operations Docking and Undocking Mooring and Anchoring Measuring Depth Towing Operations Ship Construction Stability Displacement and Load Lines Marlinspike Splices Knots Blockand Tackle Ship`s Business Pollution Regulations Regulations (CFRs) Deck General Questions and Answers NAVIGATION GENERAL Weather Sea Ice Tides Tidal Currents Charts and Publications Aids to Navigation Locks and Dams Compass Loran GPS Radar Navigation General Questions and Answers SAFETY Emergencies Life Rafts and Floats Signaling Fire Fighting First Aid Small Engine Operation Safety Questions and Answers NAVIGATION PROBLEMS Latitude, Longitude, Distance and Course Dead Reckoning Fixes by Bearings Running Fixes Relative Bearings and Distance Off Current Set and Drift Current Vectors and Course to Steer Plotting Sheet to Photocopy Chart Practice Problems Navigation Problems Questions and Answers AUXILIARY SAIL ENDORSEMENT Auxiliary Sailing Vessels Sails Auxiliary Sail Questions and Answers EXAMINATION ILLUSTRATIONS Rules of the Road Deck General Navigation General Safety Auxiliary Sail APPENDIX: COLREGS Part A - General Part B - Steering and Sailing Part C - Lights and Shapes Part D - Sound and Lights Signals Part E - Exemptions Annex I - Positioning and Technical Details of Lights and Shapes Annex II - Additional Signals for Fishing Vessels Fishing in Close Proximity Annex III - Technical Details of Sound Signal Appliances Annex IV - Distress Signals Annex V - Pilot Rules INDEX
Oprawa miękka. 831 stron. Format: 220x275mm. ISBN 978-0-07-13831508