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Get Your Captains License offers the best test-prep resource available for the U.S. Coast Guard captains exams. This fully updated and greatly expanded new edition covers the exams for the most popular captains ratings, including the Six-Pack charter boat license and the 100-ton Masters license. Includes an interactive CD-ROM for unlimited, random practice testing; written text coving all 9,000 questions/answers that could appear on the Six-Pack and 100-ton exams; and 200 additional pages of tutorials on seamanship and navigation. Know youll pass before you take the exam. Heres the quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to prepare for the U.S. Coast Guard captains ratings exams required for anyone who takes paying passengers on a boat, and useful for serious boaters who want to save money on insurance. This complete study tool includes: The six-passenger Six-Pack, Master and Mate Inland, Master and Mate Near Coastal, and Sail/Auxiliary Sail Endorsement Every question and answer on the Coast Guard exams--all 9,000 of them An interactive CD-ROM with all 14,000 questions and answers in the USCG database, so you can take an unlimited number of practice exams This new edition brings the book up-to-date with the Coast Guards expanded and revised database of questions and answers, and provides 400 pages of tutorials on seamanship and navigation. Minimum System Requirements: Windows 95 or later 200MHz or higher 32MB of RAM VGA Monitor 2x CD-ROM 30MB (minimum) of free disk space Mouse or equivalent pointing device Here is a comprehensive, accessible study guide to the exams required for the most popular US Coast Guard captains ratings, including the six passenger or charterboat license and the 100 ton Masters license for sightseeing or whalewatching boats. Introduction What this Book is About Using the AutoExam Software Recommended References Qualifying for a License Do You Qualify? Experience Requirements Completing the Forms Application Forms Rules of the Road Part A--General Part B--Steering and Sailing Part C--Lights and Shapes Part D--Sound and Light Signals Rules of the Road Questions and Answers Deck General Ship Handling Heavy Weather Operations Docking and Undocking Mooring and Anchoring Measuring Depth Towing Operations Ship Construction Stability Displacement and Load Lines Marlinspike Splices Knots Block and Tackle Ships Business Pollution Regulations Regulations (CFRs) Deck General Questions and Answers Navigation General Weather Sea Ice Tides Tidal Currents Charts and Publications Aids to Navigation Locks and Dams Compass Loran GPS Radar Navigation General Questions and Answers Safety Emergencies Life Rafts and Floats Signaling Fire Fighting First Aid Small Engine Operation Safety Questions and Answers Navigation Problems Latitude, Longitude, Distance and Course Dead Reckoning Fixes by Bearings Running Fixes Relative Bearings and Distance Off Current Set and Drift Current Vectors and Course to Steer Plotting Sheet to Photocopy Chart Practice Problems Navigation Problems Questions and Answers Auxiliary Sail Endorsement Auxiliary Sailing Vessels Sails Auxiliary Sail Questions and Answers Examination Illustrations Rules of the Road Deck General Navigation General Safety Auxiliary Sail Appendix: COLREGS Part A--General Part B--Steering and Sailing Part C--Lights and Shapes Part D--Sound and Light Signals Part E--Exemptions Annex I--Positioning and Technical Details of Lights and Shapes Annex II--Additional Signals for Fishing Vessels Fishing in Close Proximity Annex III--Technical Details of Sound Signal Appliances Annex IV--Distress Signals Annex V--Pilot Rules Index Know youll pass before you take the exam.PHeres the quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to prepare for the U.S. Coast Guard captains ratings exams required for anyone who takes paying passengers on a boat, and useful for serious boaters who want to save money on insurance. This complete study tool includes: The six-passenger Six-Pack, Master and Mate Inland, Master and Mate Near Coastal, and Sail/Auxiliary Sail EndorsementEvery question and answer on the Coast Guard exams--all 9,000 of themAn interactive CD-ROM with all 14,000 questions and answers in the USCG database, so you can take an unlimited number of practice examsPThis new edition brings the book up-to-date with the Coast Guards expanded and revised database of questions and answers, and provides 400 pages of tutorials on seamanship and navigation. PMinimum System Requirements: Windows 95 or later 200MHz or higher 32MB of RAM VGA Monitor 2x CD-ROM 30MB (minimum) of free disk space Mouse or equivalent pointing device