Understanding The Rule of the Road

by Paul Boissier

• ISBN13: 9781898660996
• ISBN10: 1898660999
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

How to avoid expensive fibreglass repairs!A lively approach to collision avoidance and learning the light, shape and sound signals boats use to communicate with each other. Lights & shapes Sound signals Manoeuvring rules Common collision situations and what to do Distress signals Buoys Technical details of lights The Collision Regulations in full Self-test Flip cards

Author Biography

Paul Boissier is a brilliant new writer to hit the nautical scene.  He has the ideal background to write this book: he is a small boat sailor and has also captained large ships.

He joined the Navy to go to sea and, with the reception of a short break to learn how to brew Guinness, he has remained on or around the sea ever since.  A professional navigator, he has travelled to most parts of the world during his career, commanding two submarines and a frigate.  Until recently, he was in charge of Portsmouth Naval Bast - a post that includes the custody of the Eastern Solent.

He is an enthusiastic yachtsman who can think of no better way of spending a weekend than drifting around in his boat, Snow Goose.

Table of Contents

 Introduction

 How to recognise other vessels: lights and shapes

 How to recognise the other vessel: sound signals

 Manoeuvring rules

 Some examples

 Lights and shapes for yachts

 Distress signals

 Buoyage

 The Rules (from a yachtsman's perspective)

 Self test

 Quiz cards

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