Get Your Captain's License, Fourth Edition

by Charlie Wing

Overview

Know you’ll pass before you take the exam.

If you are planning to take paying passengers on your boat or you want to save money on your insurance, you’ll need to pass the U.S. Coast Guard captain’s ratings exams. Get Your Captain’s License is the quickest, easiest, and least expensiveway to prepare for these tests. This complete study tool includes:

• The six-passenger “Six-Pack,” Master and Mate Inland, Masterand Mate Near Coastal, and Sail/Auxiliary Sail Endorsement
• 400 pages of tutorials on seamanship and navigation
• PEARSoft’s new and improved interactive CD-ROM with all14,000 questions and answers in the USCG database

With its essential advice and unlimited opportunities for exam practice, this bookis your sure course to passing the tests and securing your license.

Please note: CD-ROM is compatible with PC only.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071603706
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/24/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	832
File size:	22 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Charlie Wing received his Ph.D. in oceanography from MIT. He is also the author of seven boating book and earned a captain's license 15 years ago. Dr. Jim Austin, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, has taught Coast Guard license courses for many years.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1.Qualifying for a License
2.Rules of the Road
3.Deck General
4.Navigation General
5.Safety
6.Navigation Problems
7.Auxiliary Sail Endorsement
8.Examination Illustrations
9.Appendix: COLREGS