CHAPTER 1
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BUYING & INSURING A BOAT
Includes… Options - Stability - Buoyancy - Inspections - Technical details - Tests - Sellers - Dealers
CHAPTER 2
TRAINING, CERTIFICATION & WHAT TO STUDY
Includes… Boat Licence - Recreation & Commercial Certificates - Competency based training – ABM study guide for Maritime (MAR) Training Package
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CHAPTER 3
NAUTICAL TERMS, BOAT DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, FITTINGS & RIGS
Includes… Helm orders - Points of compass - Keels - Parts of vessel - vessel design & construction – Watertight bulkheads – Watertight integrity – Hull & deck openings – Sails – Sailing rigs
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CHAPTER 4
ROPES, KNOTS, SPLICES & SAFETY
Includes… Bulldog grips - Berthing ropes - Rigging a stage - Rigging a bosun’s chair - Boarding
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Photo provided by John Lynch
CHAPTER 5
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BOAT MAINTENANCE, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS & CARE OF SAILS
Includes… Corrosion - Osmosis - Paints - Varnishes -Anti-fouling - Slipping - Trailer maintenance - Boat construction materials – Hull & superstructure maintenance – Dangerous materials & cargoes – Safety Data Sheets – Safety Symbols - Dangerous Goods Code
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CHAPTER 6
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CODES, LIGHTS, BUOYAGE & 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
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CHAPTER 7
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ANCHORING SYSTEMS
Includes… Anchoring Terms - Chains - Capstan - Windlass
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CHAPTER 8
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BOAT HANDLING & TOWING
Includes… Sailing theory - Trailers - Interaction - Bars
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CHAPTER 9
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LIFTING EQUIPMENT, WINCHES & SAFETY
Includes… Safe Working Loads - Purchases - Block systems - Cranes - Shackles - Hooks – Slings - Deck machinery maintenance & surveys – Cargo carrying regulations - Code of safe working practice
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CHAPTER 10
WATCHKEEPING DUTIES & NAUTICAL EMERGENCIES
Includes… Reporting Marine Casualties & Incidents – Salvage Claims - Planned Grounding
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CHAPTER 11
COLLISION PREVENTION REGULATIONS
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CHAPTER 12
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COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL VESSEL REGULATIONS, AUTONOMOUS VESSELS, REFUELLING & POLLUTION CONTROL
Includes… Equipment Standards - Length Measurement - Speed Limits - Restrictions - Jet Boat Regulations - Registration - National Compliance - Interstate Voyages - Overseas Voyages - NAVAREA X – Navigational Warnings - Annual Notices To Mariners - Marine Orders & Notices – USL - NSCV – NSAMS – ISP code – Incident reporting - Surveys - Inspections - Competent Person - Operational Areas – Fast Craft - Seaworthiness - Hire & Drive - Ballast Water Management –
Static Electricity - Bird Droppings
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CHAPTER 13
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LOAD, BUOYANCY & STABILITY
Includes… Why Boats Float - Draft Marks - Classification Societies - Load Lines Certificates - Boat Stability – Deck loading – Point loading - Angle of Repose
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CHAPTER 14
GNSS (GPS), ELECTRONIC CHARTS & e-NAVIGATION, AIS
Includes… GPS - GLONASS - GALILEO - BEIDOU - Electronic Charts - Plotters - RTK Machinery Guidance System - AIS Automatic Identification System - Buying GPS & AIS
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CHAPTER 15
SOUNDERS, LOGS, AUTOPILOTS & ALARMS
Includes… Detectors - Indicators
CHAPTER 16
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RADAR, ARPA, SART & OTHER RADAR TRANSPONDERS
Includes… Buying Radar - Horizon Distance Calculation – ARPA - Anti-Collision Radar Transponders - Radar Reflective Distress Signals – Buying a radar
CHAPTER 17
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17.1 NAVIGATION – COMPASSES, BEARINGS & HEADINGS
Includes… Magnetic, Gyro & Fluxgate Compasses - Pelorus - Relative Bearings - Azimuth Mirror - Compass Error - Transits
17.2 NAVIGATION – CHART WORK & PASSAGE PLANNING
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
17.3 NAVIGATION – TIDES & CURRENTS
Includes… Tide Calculations - Rule Of Twelfths - Form AH130 - Tidal Streams in Torres Strait, Sydney & Broome - Surface Currents around Australia
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CHAPTER 18
TERRESTRIAL RADIO & SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Includes… Operator Certificates - Communication Stations – Equipment - GMDSS - DSC – EPIRBS - LEOSAR - GEOSAR - MEOSAR - INMARSAT - SafetyNET – Communications Procedures & Calls - Phonetic Alphabet & Numerals
CHAPTER 19
19.1 WHS - FIRST AID & BASIC MEDICAL PROBLEMS
Includes… First Aid, CPR Guidelines, Marine Animal Bites & Stings, Terrestrial Animals Bites and Stings, - Seasickness, First Aid Kits and Equipment, Working with Remote Medical Advice
19.2 WHS - FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL
Includes… Portable & Fixed Fire Extinguishers - Pressure Tests - Inspections - Hoses - Fire Detectors
19.3 WHS - SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SEA SURVIVAL & RESCUE
Includes… Pre-departure Check List - Search Patterns - Abandoning Ship –
Helicopter Rescue – Assisting Others in Distress - Safety Drills - Emergency Station List – MASTREP - REEFREP – Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Safety Recommendations
19.4 WHS - RISK ASSESSMENT, WORK PRACTICES, CROWD MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION, INDUSTRIAL MATTERS, VESSEL SECURITY
Includes… WHS legislation – National Standards legislation - - Risk Assessment – Permit to Work Confined Spaces - WHS Consultation - Alcohol Consumption -- ISM Code - Communication - Human Behaviour – Writing a Formal Letter – Workplace Policies – Fair Work Ombudsman – Conflict Resolution – Teamwork – Vessel Security
19.5 WHS – MODEL LAWS, EMERGENCIES, SAFE OPERATIONS & SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
A supplement to Chapter 19.4
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CHAPTER 20
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METEOROLOGY (WEATHER)
Includes… Barometer - Relative Humidity – Tropical Cyclone Contingency Plans & Safe Havens (examples)
CHAPTER 21
HOW ENGINES WORK & THEIR PARTS
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CHAPTER 22
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ENGINE LUBRICATION & COOLING SYSTEMS
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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
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ENGINE BEDS, EXHAUST, VENTILATION & SOUNDPROOFING
Includes… Engine Mounts - Vibration Isolators - Engine Inclination - Weight Distribution - Wet & Dry Exhaust Systems - Accumulation of CO - Machinery Noise
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CHAPTER 26
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ENGINE OPERATION, ALARMS, CONTROLS & MAINTENANCE
Includes… Fuel Calculations - Starting Systems - Instruments - Alarms - Propulsion Control Systems - Diesel Engine & Generator Troubleshooting
CHAPTER 27
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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
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BILGES, PUMPS, AUXILIARY POWER, REFRIGERATION & PLUMBING
Includes… Hot & Cold Water - Cabin Heaters - Refrigeration - Toilets - Drains - Holding Tanks - Colour
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Photo provided by Ethan Oneal
CHAPTER 30
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SOLAR, WIND & OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Includes… Electrical Installations - Batteries - Generators - Shore Power – Inverters – Solar & Wind Systems
CHAPTER 31
RUDDERS & STEERING SYSTEMS
Includes… Requirements for Commercial Vessels
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CHAPTER 32
INDEX
CHAPTER 33
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CONTACTS - EMERGENCIES, WEATHER & WEBSITES
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