Introduction What this Book Is About Reference Materials Qualifying for a License Do You Qualify? Regional Examination Centers Experience Requirements Contents of the Application Package TWIC Application Conviction Statement Character References License Application Form Physical Examination Form Drug Test Form Small Vessel Sea Service Form Reasons Licensing Delayed/Denied Application Checklist Merchant Mariner Oath Rules of the Road Part A--General Part B--Steering and Sailing Part C--Lights and Shapes Lighting Memory Aids 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 Displacement and Load Lines Marlinspike Splices Knots Cleats Bitts and Bollards Block and Tackle Wire Rope Ship's Business Pollution Regulations Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Deck General Questions and Answers Navigation General Weather North Atlantic Right Whales Tides Tidal Currents Charts and Publications Aids to Navigation Locks and Dams Compass GPS Radar Navigation General Questions and Answers Deck Safety Stability Calculations Emergencies Life Rafts and Floats Signaling Fire Fighting First Aid Small Engine Operation Deck 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 an Intercept Plotting Sheet to Photocopy Chart 12221 TR Chart 12354 TR Chart 13205 TR Chart 18531 Chart Practice Problems Navigation Problems Questions and Answers Auxiliary Sail Endorsement Auxiliary Sailing Vessels Sails And Apparent Wind Points of Sail Heaving to Auxiliary Sail Questions and Answers Examination Illustrations Rules of the Road Deck General Navigation General Deck 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.