CHAPTER 1
BUYING & INSURING A BOAT
Includes... Options - Stability - Buoyancy - Inspections - Technical details - Tests - Sellers - Dealers

CHAPTER 2
TRAINING SCHEMES, RECOGNITION OF DEFENCE QUALIFICATIONS & ON BOARD TRAINING
Includes... Recreation & Commercial Certificates - Competency based training - STCW95 endorsement

CHAPTER 3
NAUTICAL TERMS, FITTINGS, HULLS & RIGS
Includes... Helm orders - Points of compass - Keels - Parts of vessel - Boat construction - Sails

CHAPTER 4
ROPES, KNOTS & SPLICES
Includes... Bulldog grips - Berthing ropes - Rigging a stage - Rigging a bosun’s chair - Boarding ladders

CHAPTER 5
BOAT MAINTENANCE & CARE OF SAILS
Includes... Corrosion - Osmosis - Paints - Varnishes -Anti-fouling - Slipping - Trailer maintenance

CHAPTER 6
IALA BUOYAGE SYSTEM & OTHER COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
Includes... International Flags and Pennants - Fire Extinguishers - Pyrotechnic Distress Signals - Symbols & Abbreviations Used on Charts - Marker buoys for safer boating - light characteristics - Morse code

CHAPTER 7
ANCHORING SYSTEMS
Includes... Anchoring Terms - Chains - Capstan - Windlass

CHAPTER 8
BOAT HANDLING & TOWING
Includes... Sailing theory - Trailers - Interaction - Bars

CHAPTER 9
LIFTING EQUIPMENT & WINCHES
Includes... Safe Working Loads - Purchases - Block systems - Cranes - Shackles - Hooks - Slings

CHAPTER 10
WATCHKEEPING DUTIES & NAUTICAL EMERGENCIES
Includes... Reporting Marine Casualties & Incidents – Salvage Claims - Planned Grounding

CHAPTER 11
INTERNATIONAL & LOCAL COLLISION PREVENTION REGULATIONS

CHAPTER 12
AUSTRALIAN BOATING REGULATIONS & POLLUTION CONTROL
Includes... Equipment Standards - Length Measurement - Speed Limits - Restrictions - Jet Boat Regulations - Boat Licence -Registration - National Compliance - Interstate Voyages - Overseas Voyages - NAVAREA X Navigational Warnings - Annual Notices To Mariners - USL - NMSC - Survey - Inspection - Competent Person - Operational Areas - Fast Craft - Seaworthiness - Hire & Drive - Static Electricity - Bird Droppings

CHAPTER 13
LOAD, BUOYANCY & STABILITY
Includes... Why Boats Float - Draft Marks - Classification Societies - Load Lines Certificates - Boat Stability

CHAPTER 14
GPS & ELECTRONIC CHARTS
Includes... GPS – DGPS - GLONASS - GALILEO - Electronic Charts - Plotters - RTK Machinery Guidance System - UAIS Automatic Identification System - Buying GPS

CHAPTER 15
SOUNDERS, LOGS, AUTOPILOTS & ALARMS
Includes... Detectors - Indicators

CHAPTER 16
RADAR, SART & OTHER RADAR TRANSPONDERS
Includes... Buying Radar - Horizon Distance Calculation - Anti-Collision Radar Transponders - Radar Reflective Distress Signals

CHAPTER17
CHAPTER 17.1
NAVIGATION – COMPASSES, BEARINGS & HEADINGS
Includes... Magnetic, Gyro & Fluxgate Compasses - Pelorus - Relative Bearings - Azimuth Mirror - Compass Error - Transits

CHAPTER 17.2
NAVIGATION - CHART WORK
Includes... Plotting Instruments - Charts - Mercator & Gnomonic Projections - Rhumb Line - Great Circle - Speed, Time & Distance Calculations - Plotting Terminology - Set, Rate & Drift - Leeway - Geographical Range - Luminous Range - Logbook - Passage Planning

CHAPTER 17.3
NAVIGATION – TIDES & CURRENTS
Includes... Tide Calculations - Rule Of Twelfths - Form AH130 - Tidal Streams in Torres Strait, Sydney & Broome - Surface Currents around Australia

CHPATER 18
RADIO, SATELLITE & EPIRB COMMUNICATION
Includes... Operator Certificates - GMDSS - DSC - GPIRBS - LEOSAR - GEOSAR - INMARSAT - SafetyNET - Phonetic Alphabet & Numerals

CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 19.1
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY - FIRST AID
Includes... Surviving Heart Attack When Alone - Marine Animal Bites & Stings - Seasickness

CHAPTER 19.2
OH&S - FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL
Includes... Portable & Fixed Fire Extinguishers - Pressure Tests - Inspections - Fire Detectors

CHAPTER 19.3
OH&S - SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SEA SURVIVAL & RESCUE
Includes... NMSC Standard - Small Craft Particulars Form - Search Patterns - Abandoning Ship - Helicopter Rescue - Assisting Others in Distress - Safety Drills - Emergency Station List – AUSREP - REEFREP - Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race Safety Recommendations

CHAPTER 19.4
OH&S – WORK PRACTICES
Includes... OH&S Act (ref) - Privacy Act (ref) - Duty of Care - Risk Management – Safety Checklist - Galley Safety - Confined Spaces - Safety Symbols - Dangerous Goods - Alcohol Consumption - On Board Communication

CHAPTER 20
METEOROLOGY (WEATHER)
Includes... Barometer - Relative Humidity - Cyclone Contingency Plans & Safe Havens (examples)

CHAPTER 21
HOW ENGINES WORK & THEIR PARTS CHAPTER 22 ENGINE LUBRICATION & COOLING SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 23
INBOARD DIESEL FUEL SYSTEM
Includes... EFI - Tanks Capacity - Safety - Terminology

CHAPTER 24
PROPULSION, GEARBOXES & PROPELLERS
Includes… Jet Drive - Conventional In-Line Drive - Surface Drive -Stern (Sail) Drive - Vee Drive - Z Drive - Gearboxes - Shaft Installation & Alignment - Selecting the Right Propeller - Thruster Units

CHAPTER 25
ENGINE BEDS, EXHAUST, VENTILATION & SOUNDPROOFING
Includes… Engine Mounts - Vibration Isolators - Engine Inclination - Weight Distribution - Wet & Dry Exhaust Systems - Accumulation of CO - Machinery Noise

CHAPTER 26
ENGINE OPERATION, ALARMS, CONTROLS & MAINTENANCE
Includes… Fuel Calculations - Starting Systems - Instruments - Alarms - Propulsion Control Systems - Diesel Engine & Generator Troubleshooting

CHAPTER 27
OUTBOARD ENGINES
Includes… Two & Four Stroke - Single & Twin Cylinder - EFI - Electric - Gearbox - Remote Control - Petrol & LPG Engine Troubleshooting

CHAPTER 28
LPG & LPG ENGINES

CHAPTER 29
BILGES, PUMPS, AUXILIARY POWER TAKE-OFFS, REFRIGERATION & PLUMBING
Includes… Hot & Cold Water - Cabin Heater - Refrigeration - Toilets - Drains - Holding Tanks - Colour Coding of Pipes

CHAPTER 30
SOLAR & OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Includes… Electrical Installations - Batteries - Generators - Shore Power - Inverters

CHAPTER 31
RUDDERS & STEERING SYSTEMS
Includes… Requirements for Commercial Vessels

CHAPTER 32
INDEX

CHAPTER 33
CONTACTS - EMERGENCIES, WEATHER & WEBSITES