Australian Boating Manual – the most comprehensive 1000 - page textbook and reference manual also contains nearly 3000 questions and answers.
The 5th Edition, released in 2015, has been updated for Maritime Training Package of 2013 and is almost twice the size of 1st edition.
Author - Captain Dick Gandy (dec)
Edition: 5th 2015
CHAPTER 1
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
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
CHAPTER 4
ROPES, KNOTS, SPLICES & SAFETY Includes Bulldog grips – Berthing ropes – Rigging a stage – Rigging a bosun’s chair – Boarding ladders
CHPATER 5
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 – Material Safety Data Sheets (Safety Data Sheets) – Safety Symbols – Dangerous Goods Code
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
CHPATER 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 & SAFETY Includes Safe Working Loads – Purchases – Block systems – Cranes – Shackles – Hooks – Slings – Deck machinery maintenance & surveys – Cargo carrying regulations – Code of safe working practice
CHAPTER 10
WATCHKEEPING DUTIES & NAUTICAL EMERGENCIES Includes Reporting Marine Casualties & Incidents – Salvage Claims – Planned Grounding
CHAPTER 11
INTERNATIONAL & LOCAL COLLISION PREVENTION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 12
LAWS & REGULATIONS: COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL VESSELS, POLLUTION & ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION 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 – NMSC – NSAMS – ISP code – Incident reporting – Surveys – Inspections – Competent Person – Operational Areas – Fast Craft – Seaworthiness – Hire & Drive – Ballast Water Management – Static Electricity – Bird Droppings
CHAPTER 13
LOAD, BUOYANCY & STABILITY Includes Why Boats Float – Draft Marks – Classification Societies – Load Lines Certificates – Boat Stability – Deck loading – Point loading – Angle of Repose
CHAPTER 14
GNSS (GPS), AIS & ELECTRONIC CHARTS Includes GPS – DGPS – GLONASS – GALILEO – Electronic Charts – Plotters – RTK Machinery Guidance System – AIS Automatic Identification System – Buying GPS & AIS
CHAPTER 15
SOUNDERS, LOGS, AUTOPILOTS & ALARMS Includes Detectors – Indicators
CHAPTER 16
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 17.1
NAVIGATION – COMPASSES, BEARINGS & HEADINGS Includes Magnetic, Gyro & Fluxgate Compasses – Pelorus – Relative Bearings – Azimuth Mirror – Compass Error – Transits
CHAPTER17.2
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
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
CHAPTER 18
RADIO, SATELLITE & EPIRB COMMUNICATION Includes Operator Certificates – GMDSS – DSC – GPIRBS – LEOSAR – GEOSAR – INMARSAT – SafetyNET – Phonetic Alphabet & Numerals
CHAPTER 19.1
WORK HEALTH & SAFETY – FIRST AID Includes Marine Animal Bites & Stings – Seasickness
CHAPTER 19.2
WHS – FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL Includes Portable & Fixed Fire Extinguishers – Pressure Tests – Inspections – Hoses – Fire Detectors
CHAPTER 19.3
WHS – SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SEA SURVIVAL & RESCUE Includes Pre-departure Check List – NMSC Standard – Search Patterns – Abandoning Ship – Helicopter Rescue – Assisting Others in Distress – Safety Drills – Emergency Station List – MASTREP – REEFREP – Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race Safety Recommendations
CHAPTER 19.4
WORK HEALTH & SAFETY, CROUD CONTROL, SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION & VESSEL SECURITY Includes WHS (OH&S) Act (ref) – Privacy Act (ref) – Duty of Care – Risk Management – Safety Checklist – Galley Safety – Confined Spaces – Alcohol Consumption – Human Behaviour – Discrimination – Bullying – Harassment – Conflict Resolution – Industrial Relations – Team Work – Permit to Work System – WHS (OHS) Consultative Committees
CHAPTER 19.5
WHS – SAFE OPERATIONS REGULATIONS
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 & PROPELLERSIncludes 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
CHPATER 28
LPG & LPG ENGINES
CHAPTER 29
BILGES, PUMPS, AUXILIARY POWER, REFRIGERATION & PLUMBING Includes Hot & Cold Water – Cabin Heaters – 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