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Pass Your Day Skipper

7th edition

Peter Rodgers author David Fairhall author Mike Peyton illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:13th Apr '23

Should be back in stock very soon

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Now in its seventh edition, this must-have guide to revising for, and above all, passing the RYA Day Skipper exam covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus assuming no prior knowledge, arranged by topic and highlighted to make revising easier.

Since the first edition was published, Pass Your Day Skipper has helped thousands of students through their shore-based Day Skipper course. Concise and comprehensive, this crammer covers all the essentials of the RYA syllabus, arranged in bite-size chunks to make revision easier and brought fully up to date in this seventh edition. Throughout, the theory is set in a practical seagoing perspective, and helpful hints on exam tactics are provided too. And to relieve the tension of all that studying, each section is enlivened with Mike Peyton’s best-loved cartoons. The new edition has been updated throughout to reflect changes to the syllabus and the latest developments around electronic navigation, including updated sections on chart plotters, satellite positions, weather information and safety equipment. The revision guide covers: -Electronic navigation and chartwork -Tides and tidal streams -Pilotage -Weather - the weather system, local weather and coping with bad weather -Anchoring, mooring and ropework -Passage planning -Safety - SOLAS, radio distress, man overboard and first aid

Well worth investing in to help you pass your Day Skipper with flying colours! * Boat Mart *

ISBN: 9781399406932

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

128 pages

7th edition