Pass Your Day Skipper

Since the first edition was published, Pass Your Day Skipper has helped thousands of students through their shore-based Day Skipper 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 seventh 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 studying, each section is enlivened with Mike Peyton's best-loved cartoons. The new edition has been updated throughout to reflect changes to the syllabus and the latest developments around electronic navigation, including updated sections on chart plotters, satellite positions, weather information and safety equipment. The revision guide covers: -Electronic navigation and chartwork -Tides and tidal streams -Pilotage -Weather - the weather system, local weather and coping with bad weather -Anchoring, mooring and ropework -Passage planning -Safety - SOLAS, radio distress, man overboard and first aid

Peter Rodgers and David Fairhall, illustrated by Mike Peyton

Introduction Nautical terms and sailing theory Navigation Charts Compasses Measuring direction and distance Tides Pilotage The IALA buoyage system Chartwork Electronic navigation Weather The weather system Local weather The Beaufort wind scale Weather information Coping with bad weather Anchoring Mooring Passage planning The rule of the road Ropework Safety SOLAS Safety equipment Radio distress calls Man overboard Abandoning ship Distress flares Fire and explosions on board First aid Communications Environmental awareness Calling for help - life saving signals Index