Get Your Captain's License, 5th

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 America’s 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 AboutReference MaterialsQualifying for a LicenseDo You Qualify?Regional Examination CentersExperience RequirementsContents of the Application PackageTWIC ApplicationConviction StatementCharacter ReferencesLicense Application FormPhysical Examination FormDrug Test FormSmall Vessel Sea Service FormReasons Licensing Delayed/DeniedApplication ChecklistMerchant Mariner OathRules of the RoadPart A—GeneralPart B—Steering and SailingPart C—Lights and ShapesLighting Memory AidsPart D—Sound and Light SignalsRules of the Road Questions and AnswersDeck GeneralShip HandlingHeavy Weather OperationsDocking and UndockingMooring and AnchoringMeasuring DepthTowing OperationsShip ConstructionDisplacement and Load LinesMarlinspikeSplicesKnotsCleatsBitts and BollardsBlock and TackleWire RopeShip’s BusinessPollution RegulationsCode of Federal Regulations (CFR)Deck General Questions and AnswersNavigation GeneralWeatherNorth Atlantic Right WhalesTidesTidal CurrentsCharts and PublicationsAids to NavigationLocks and DamsCompassGPSRadarNavigation General Questions and AnswersDeck SafetyStability CalculationsEmergenciesLife Rafts and FloatsSignalingFire FightingFirst AidSmall Engine OperationDeck Safety Questions and AnswersNavigation ProblemsLatitude, Longitude, Distance and CourseDead ReckoningFixes by BearingsRunning FixesRelative Bearings and Distance OffCurrent Set and DriftCurrent Vectors and Course to SteerPlotting an InterceptPlotting Sheet to PhotocopyChart 12221 TRChart 12354 TRChart 13205 TRChart 18531Chart Practice ProblemsNavigation Problems Questions and AnswersAuxiliary Sail EndorsementAuxiliary Sailing VesselsSails And Apparent WindPoints of SailHeaving toAuxiliary Sail Questions and AnswersExamination IllustrationsRules of the RoadDeck GeneralNavigation GeneralDeck SafetyAuxiliary SailAppendix: ColregsPart A—GeneralPart B—Steering and SailingPart C—Lights and ShapesPart D—Sound and Light SignalsPart 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 RulesIndex