Get Your Captain's License: The Complete Study Guide, Second Edition

Charlie Wing received his Ph.D. in oceanography from MIT, where he later worked as a research scientist. Since then his career has been explaining how things work--teaching physics at Bowdoin College, founding Americas first two do-it-yourself house-building schools (the Shelter Institute and Cornerstone), hosting a PBS series on energy conservation, and writing a dozen top-selling books on home building, home maintenance, and remodeling. Wing lived aboard a cruising sailboat for six years, during which time he wrote the first edition of this book on a solar-powered Macintosh computer. He is the author of four other IM books.

IntroductionWhat this Book is AboutUsing the AutoExam SoftwareRecommended ReferencesQualifying for a LicenseDo You Qualify?Experience RequirementsCompleting the FormsSAMSHA-Drug Test LabsApplication FormsRules of the RoadPart A--GeneralPart B--Steering and SailingPart C--Lights and ShapesPart D--Sound and Light SignalsInland-Only QuestionsBoth International and Inland QuestionsInternational-Only QuestionsRules of the Road AnswersDeck GeneralShip HandlingMooring and AnchoringMarlinspikeRegulationsBlock and TackleTowingTrim and Load LinesConstruction and StabilityDeck General QuestionsDeck General AnswersNavigation GeneralWeatherTides and CurrentsTidal CurrentsCharts and PublicationsAids to NavigationLocks and DamsCompassLoranGPSRadarNavigation General QuestionsNavigation General AnswersSafetyFirst AidFire FightingPollution and SanitationLifesaving and SurvivalMan OverboardSmall Engine OperationRadioSafety QuestionsSafety AnswersNavigation ProblemsLatitude, Longitude, Distance and CourseDead ReckoningFixes by BearingsRunning FixesRelative Bearings and Distance OffCurrent Set and DriftCurrent Vectors/Course to SteerPlotting SheetNavigation Problem QuestionsNavigation Problem AnswersAuxiliary Sail EndorsementAuxiliary Sail QuestionsAuxiliary Sail AnswersExamination IllustrationsRules of the RoadDeck GeneralNavigation GeneralSafetyAuxiliary SailAppendix: COLREGSPart A--GeneralPart B--Steering and SailingPart C--Lights and ShapesPart D--Sound and Light SignalPart E--ExemptionsAnnex I--Positioning and Technical Details of Lights and ShapesAnnex II--Additional Signals for Fishing Vessels Fishing in Close ProximityAnnex III--Technical Details of Sound Signal AppliancesAnnex IV--Distress SignalsAnnex V--Pilot Rules