Piloting Seamanship and Small Boat Handling By Charles Chapman Dust Jacket 1968

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Piloting Seamanship and Small Boat Handling By Charles Chapman Dust Jacket 1968 523 Pages A complete illustrated course prepared especially to develop skill, pleasure and safety in the navigation of small boats on coastal and inland waters, 1969-70 edition. DUST JACKET has damage.

CONTENTS 1969-70 EDITION

NOTE: The high folio on the last page of the general index of this book is not a true total of the actual number of pages. In order to add much valuable up-to-date material in proper sequence by chapter and subject without destroying earlier references, lettered pages (a, b, c, d, etc.) have been inserted with a minimum of change in original page numbers. A total of 166 lettered pages have been added to the present edition, bringing the total to approximately 690 exclusive of end-papers. The General Index, starting on page 509, includes both numbered and lettered pages. Readers will find it invaluable as a frequent reference in locating specific subjects.

PENNANTS OF THE UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS See end papers

FLAGS—WHEN AND HOW TO FLY THEM (8-page color insert)—Flags at yacht club masts ashore (ix); Yachting flags and where to fly them (ix-a, c); U.S. Government and Armed Service flags (ix-b); USPS Past Officers' signals (ix-d); Pennants of Canadian Power Squadrons (ix-d); US Power Squadrons' flags (ix-e); International Code flags and pennants (ix-e); U. S.

Coast Guard Auxiliary flags (ix-f); U. S. Coast Auxiliary insignia (x) ix-x

1. EQUIPMENT AND GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS—Equipment required by law. Other equipment which should be on board. Equipment required for USCG Auxiliary decal. Equipment carried by USCG Aux. facilities. The Federal Boating Act of 1958.

Documentation. Licenses to operate motorboats carrying passengers for hire. Customs and immigration regulations 11

2. LIGHTS FOR ALL CLASSES OF BOATS—Complete illustrations of lights for all types of boats. Tables showing lights carried by various types of craft under inland and international rules. Lights for towing vessels. Changes in international regulations.

Color plate (page 42) characteristics of lights on aids to navigation 28

3. RULES OF THE ROAD, RIGHT OF WAY, WHISTLE SIGNALS—Rules governing right of way. Whistle signals. Various situations explained diagrammatically. Meeting head on, obliquely, overtaking, passing to port or starboard. Table of passing whistle

signals for motor and steam vessels. Table of differences between International, Inland and Great Lakes rules. 47

4. HOW RULES OF THE ROAD DIFFER—Comparison of rules of the road, showing points of similarity and conflict between rules for the high seas, inland waters, Great Lakes and Western Rivers. Tables and illustrations of fog signals given by various types of craft under International, Inland, Great Lakes and Western River rules. Fog signal equipment for motor boats. Day marks.

Life-saving and distress signals. Signals for a pilot. Proposed new rules for United States waters. 61

5. NAUTICAL TERMS—Various expressions used afloat. Names of parts of a boat's construction. All the common nautical terms

and what they mean. Types of sailing vessels 79

6. ANCHORING, AN ART OF SEAMANSHIP—Evolution of the moden anchor. Ground tackle, terms and definitions. Types of anchors. The rode. Securing the rode. How many anchors—and how heavy? Stowage. Scope. Anchoring techniques. How to anchor. When the anchor drags. Getting under way. Clearing fouled anchors. Holding power. Use of two anchors.

Rafting. On rocky bottoms. Kedging. At night. Guarding against chafe. Care and inspection. Permanent moorings 95

7. THE SKIPPER—His duties and responsibilities 110

8. BOAT HANDLING—Effect of design, trim and other factors. Rudder and propeller action in steering. Screw current. Unequal blade thrust. Getting under way. Checking headway. Backing. Turning in close quarters. Leaving and picking up moorings. Docking and mooring under various conditions of wind and current. Mooring lines and springs. Making fast. Heaving lines.

Winding ship. Fenders and sideboards. Maneuvering around piles. Twin-screw vessels. The art of docking 114

9. SEAMANSHIP—The crew. Boat handling under adverse conditions. In rough weather. Head seas. In the trough. Before the sea. Running inlets. Heaving to. The sea anchor. Use of oil. In thick weather. Helmsmanship. Effect of wind and sea. Shallow water. Beam seas. Stranding, assisting and towing. Emergency procedures. Man overboard drills. Fire emergenices. Leaks and damage control. Summoning assistance. Helicopter rescue. Abandoning ship. Maintenance. Care of hulls and equipment.

Bottom maintenance. Brightwork and decks. Painting. Inspection. Engine care. Care of sails. Winter lay-up. 151(a)

10. SAFETY AFLOAT—Safety organizations. Construction for safety. Engine installation. Fuel systems. Exhaust systems. Electrical systems. Lightning protection. Equipment for safety. Fueling. Loading. Safety in the water. Pre-departure checks. Water-skiing. Maintenance for safety. Lifesaving equipment. Fire extinguishers. Engine maintenance. Care of fuel and electrical

systems. Hull safety. Inspections. First aid kits. Administering first aid. Basic guides to boating safety. 180

11. MARLINESPIKE SEAMANSHIP—Cordage. Rules for the care of rope. How to inspect rope. Knots, bends, and hitches. The art of splicing. The eye splice and side splice, short splice and long splice. Blocks and tackles. The bosun's locker. Terminology. Kinds of rope. Wire rope Coiling, faking, flemishing. Worming, parcelling and serving. Arts of the sailor. How to prevent chafe. Repairs to canvas. 197

12. WEATHER AND THE YACHTSMAN—How to read a weather map. Analysis of the weather map. Fog—how, why, where and when it forms. Observations afloat. Weather signs. Wind observations. Instruments—barometer, anemometer, psychrometer. The Beaufort Scale. Visual weather signs. Clouds and their significance. The weather log. Storm warning signals. Coastal warning facilities charts. Wind force—and its effect on the sea. Cloud observations in weather forecasting (color plates,pages 246b-c) 214

13. THE MARINER'S COMPASS—Why it works. Construction. Mounting. The card. Conversion table, points and degrees. Variation,

deviation and their application. Determining deviation. The Napier diagram. Compass deviation card 249

14. THE MARINER'S COMPASS (cont.)—Selecting a compass. Zeroing-in. Installation. Maintenance. Principles of compensation. Compensation on cardinal and intercardinal headings. Demagnetization. Working deviation table. Deviation caused by windshield wipers. Compass briefs 269

15. AIDS TO NAVIGATION (Buoyage Systems)—Purposes of aids to navigation. Operating agencies. Types of aids. Buoys, types and characteristics. Light phases. Cautions in use of buoys. Daybeacons. Minor lights. Lateral system of buoyage. Intracoastal Waterway aids. U.S., Intracoastal, Western Rivers, Great Lakes, Small Craft and State buoyage (color plates, pages 292c-j). Special purpose buoys. Uniform State Waterway buoyage. Other systems 282

16. AIDS TO NAVIGATION (Lighthouses and Other Aids)—Primary seacoast and secondary lights. American lights, illustrated. Light characteristics. Typical structures. Visibility. Identification. Cautions in using lights. Fog signals, characteristics and cautions.

Lightships and offshore towers. Ranges and directional lights 293

17. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS—Publishing agencies. Tide tables. Current tables. Tidal current charts. Coast Pilots. Chart catalogs. Light Lists. Rules of the Road. Notice to Mariners. Publications of the Oceanographic Office, Naval Observatory,

Army Engineers, Weather Bureau and other services 297

18. THE NAUTICAL CHART—Chart construction. What charts show. Features—water, land and man-made. Symbols and abbreviations. Chart series. Small-craft, HO, Lake Survey, inland river, and pilot charts 307

19. PILOTING (Dead Reckoning)—Forms of navigation. Dimensions of piloting: direction, distance, time, speed, position; depths, heights. Instruments: compass, pelorus, course plotters, protractors, parallel rulers, dividers, timepieces, log and lead, depth sounders, binoculars. Limits of accuracy. Dead reckoning: labeling, time-speed-distance calculations, speed curves. D.R. plots 335

20. PILOTING (Tides and Currents)—Tidal theory. Types of tides. Tide Tables. Tidal calculations. Tidal, river, ocean, and wind-

driven currents. Current Tables. Tidal current calculations. Current charts. How to plot current diagrams 338

21. PILOTING (Position Determination)—Lines of position. Fixes. Visual observations. Bearings. Ranges. Horizontal and vertical angles. Danger bearings and angles. Positioning procedures. Running fix. Advancing the LOP. Bow and beam bearings. Doubling angles on the bow. Two bearings and run between. Electronic piloting. Depth information. SPECIALIZED PILOTING TECHNIQUES. Current problem solutions by tables. Specialized positioning procedures. Relative bearings. Three bearings and run between. Relative motion. The maneuvering board, and its uses. Longsh'ore piloting. Night piloting. New

position finder. Echo piloting. Rule of sixty. Distance around a headland 345

22. FLAG ETIQUETTE—Flying of flags and colors on various types and rigs of boats. Pennant or burgee? The flag of your country. Various United States flags. Flying of flags at yacht clubs on shore. Flag ceremonies and etiquette at yacht club and USPS meetings. Display of state flags. Flag etiquette for U. S. boats in foreign waters. Honoring other national flags. (See complete 8-page flag insert in full color, pages ix-x) 354

23. YACHTING CUSTOMS AND ETIQUETTE—Customs in general. Customs in boating. The skipper. Personal salutes. Boarding and leaving government vessels. Color ceremonies. Yachting etiquette. Boarding other boats. Salutes between vessels.

Dipping the ensign. Yacht routine. Cruising. Courtesies. Guests aboard 367

24. BOATING CLOTHING AND UNIFORMS—Yacht club uniforms. Cap emblems. Insignia of rank. Sleeve insignia. Formal dress

Uniforms of paid crew. USPS and Coast Guard Auxiliary uniforms, insignia and caps. Informal clothing. Footwear. Foul-

weather gear. Clothing for warmth. Baggage 373

25. ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND ITS USE—Electrical systems. Radiotelephones. Depth sounders. Radio direction finders. Radar

Electronic navigation systems. Consolan. Loran. Automatic steering devices. Citizens band radio. Miscellaneous electronic equipment. Fuel vapor detectors. Auxiliary receivers. Marine converters. Inverters. Auxiliary generating plants. Intercom systems. Rudder position indicators 376

26. SIGNALING—International Code flags and pennants (color plates, pages 383 and 384). Visual signaling. Flag-hoist signaling. Special naval flags. Yacht club signal codes. Special flags. Flashing light signaling. International Morse Code. Semaphore

signaling. Sound signaling. Typical two-letter code signal groups. Signaling and the boatman 385

27. SEAMANSHIP IN BREAKING INLETS—A detailed discussion of the special problems in running inlets 396

28. RIVER PILOTING—How it differs from the standard techniques of coastal piloting 416

29. OUTBOARD SEAMANSHIP—Covering a separate branch of the art of handling small motorboats 441

30. KEEP A LOG—Recording the cruise on log sheet forms. How to record clouds, state of sea, wind force, weather, speed, distance run, etc. Table of speeds over a measured mile. Ship's bell time. Scales of visibility and sea conditions. Gun

salutes. Chart of USCG Aux. flag code configurations 455

31. DICTIONARY OF NAUTICAL TERMS 464

32. NAVIGATION AND PILOTING HINTS—Many useful tips and suggestions for the pilot and navigator 481

33. NAUTICAL QUIZ—Specimen questions for deck officers renewing licenses. Insignia and flags of USPS officers. USCG Auxiliary

flag code, Bilge ventilation 486

34. WHERE TO OBTAIN CHARTS, CRUISING INFORMATION, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS 497

TEXT OF THE MOTORBOAT ACT 500

TEXT OF THE FEDERAL BOATING ACT 502

WHERE TO APPLY FOR NUMBERING CERTIFICATES 504

REGULATIONS, FEDERAL BOATING ACT 505

See GENERAL INDEX containing approximately 2500 references (651) 509

FOR ALMOST FIFTY YEARS, Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling has been widely acclaimed as the acknowledged authority on subjects of vital interest to all who love boats-those who own, handle or cruise as guests aboard them...whether driven by wind or motor. Its unique reputation as the "bible of boating" has been earned only through dedicated year-by-year editing for technical accuracy, enlargement of the scope of its content to embrace newest developments in the field, (while retaining other worthwhile features which have been completely updated), and adoption of a totally new format, organized for clarity and legibility.

Even with the annual addition of voluminous new material, the original page numbering system has been basically preserved by the addition of lettered pages in proper sequence to retain valuable references used in the past.

Because of the continuing nature of revisions required to keep it strictly up-to-date, a piloting text, unlike a novel, can never be said to be quite "finished." Any reader or student, however, familiar with the radical transformation that has taken place in Chapman's, especially in several recent editions, will appreciate that the 1969-1970 edition is a new book.

This 1969-1970 edition is a far cry, indeed, from the first (1922) edition of only 120 pages. In recent years it has grown, annually, to its present size of more than 690 pages. During these years, Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling, the "blue book," has been the text used in free instruction courses given by the U.S. Power Squadrons and the USCG Auxiliary. It has also been used extensively in courses given by branches of the Navy, Coast Guard, and Army, as well as many nautical schools and colleges.

Acknowledgment is due several contributing editors who have prepared new chapters for recent editions. All have made significant contributions to the educational work of the United States Power Squadrons. In the 1966-67 edition, new material included Marlinespike Seamanship by H. D. DaBoll, Weather by Gardner Emmons, the Mariner's Compass by John Wilde, and Electronic Equipment by Elbert S. Maloney. Included in that edition was a revised chapter on Flag Etiquette by the author.

Special recognition must be given the outstanding work of Mr. Maloney who, in 1966-67, prepared a complete four-chapter section on charts and piloting, followed in 1968-69 by Seamanship, Aids to Navigation, Government Publications, and Signaling. This 1969-70 edition includes his new chapters on Safety, Customs and Etiquette, and Clothing and Uniforms. William Koelbel's Anchoring chapter has been fully updated, revised and put in the new format.

This edition also includes many additional features. Among the 28 pages devoted to color plates, the newly authorized U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Insignia are fully illustrated. The Signaling chapter (including an illustrative page in color) has been revised to reflect late changes in the International Code. Proposed new Rules of the Road for United States waters have been briefly summarized. As in all previous editions, full recognition has been given to recent changes in Government rules and regulations. Expansion of four chapters has required enlargement of the edition by 24 pages.

Originality is not claimed for all the contents of this book, representing as it does a compilation of data from many sources. The publishers are indebted to many members of the armed forces and the U.S. Power Squadrons for their invaluable suggestions. The unqualified cooperation of the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Army Engineers and their U.S. Lake Survey, the author gratefully acknowledges. The U.S. Navy and its Oceanographic Office have been particularly helpful. To all who have contributed so generously toward the success Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling has achieved, the author expresses his sincere thanks and appreciation.

At no time has the author ever claimed that seamanship or navigation can be mastered from the printed page alone. But the experienced boatman will surely acknowledge that a careful study of the principles of good small-boat seamanship, as presented in the following pages, will be generously repaid. By application of these principles in practice, he will reap a three-fold reward: increasing his own enjoyment of boating, he will make a major contribution to the cause of safety afloat, and be welcomed, in due course, to the ranks of "seasoned skippers."

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