Table of Contents
1.0 Dead Reckoning and the Log 1
2.0 Marlinespike Seamanship 7
3.0 The Magnetic Compass 21
4.0 Fixed Aids to Navigation 29
5.0 Floating Aids to Navigation 39
6.0 Bearings and Fixes 47
7.0 Relative Bearings 55
8.0 Distance of an Object by two Relative Bearings 59
9.0 Collision Regulations 65
10.0 Tides and Currents 77
11.0 Weather 89
12.0 Wind, Waves and Current 95
13.0 Seamanship Skills for Adverse Weather 99
14.0 Buoyancy and Stability 105
15.0 Medical Emergencies 113
16.0 Emergencies at Sea 119
17.0 Anchors and Anchoring 137
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