Yachtmaster for Sail and Power: A Manual for the RYA Yachtmaster® Certificates of Competence

415 Pages·2016·68.2 MB·English

by  Alison Noice

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
RYA Cruising Scheme
1 Charts & positions
2 The compass
3 Electronics
4 Finding the position – where are we?
5 Tidal heights – will we stay afloat?
6 Tidal streams
7 Estimated position – where we think we are
8 Course to steer – how do we get there?
9 Lights & buoyage – the signposts
10 Pilotage
11 Weather to go – or not to go
12 Fog & heavy weather
13 Buoyancy & stability
14 Anchoring, mooring & berthing
15 Passage planning
16 Safety & survival
17 Communications, GMDSS & distress
18 Anti-collision rules – the highway code
19 Bends & hitches
Answers to questions
Glossary of sailing terms
Appendix A Medical equipment for a cruising yacht
Appendix B Recommended equipment for offshore cruising boats
Appendix C Safety briefing check list
Appendix D Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Theory Syllabus
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MY GRATEFUL THANKS to the following people and companies who gave
permission for me to use their material:
Adlard Coles Nautical Avon Inflatables BBC Weather
Bruce Anchors C-Map software Crewsaver
Firdell Radar Reflectors Firemaster Fire Extinguishers Hamble School of
Yachting HM Customs & Excise Imray Charts
International Maritime Organisation Lewmar
Longbow Sail Training Maritime & Coastguard Agency McMurdo
Meteo France
Neptune Software Premier Marinas Raymarine