RYA Inland Waterways Handbook
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 2016
978-1-911777-60-1 (ISBN)
Description
RYA Inland Waterways Handbook accompanies the RYA Inland Waterways Helmsman's Course and chapters include types of boat; rope handling; rules of the road; steerable power; turning; reversing, and propeller and wind effect.
Revised and updated to keep abreast of any changes in the inland waterways regulations.
Written and updated by Andrew Newman, Principal of an RYA Training Centre that runs courses applicable to the inland waterways and the types of boats used thereon.
Revised and updated to keep abreast of any changes in the inland waterways regulations.
Written and updated by Andrew Newman, Principal of an RYA Training Centre that runs courses applicable to the inland waterways and the types of boats used thereon.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
File size
75,02 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-911777-60-1 (9781911777601)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
2 Acknowledgements
3 Introduction
4 Symbols
5 Contents
6 Types of boat
8 Parts of the boat
10 The landscape
12 Keeping the crew safe and happy
Before you set off
Safety equipment and lifejackets
14 Safety precautions
16 Gas/electricity/petrol/diesel
18 Fire
19 Waste disposal
Boating around wildlife
20 Ropework/knots
22 Rope handling
24 Rules of the road
26 Engines
Pre-start checks
Narrowboat weed hatch
28 Steering
29 Turning
30 Propeller effect
32 Steerable power
34 Reversing
35 Man overboard
36 Slowing down and stopping
Bank effect
Using the current to stop
38 Currents
Speed over ground
39 Wind effect
40 Watch your speed
41 Staying in the channel
Going aground
42 Where can't we moor?
44 Mooring on a river
45 Mooring up on canals and rivers
46 Narrowboat arriving at a mooring
47 Narrowboat arriving with a
centre line
48 Narrowboat leaving a mooring
49 Leaving with a centre line
50 Narrowboat springing off a mooring
52 Cruiser arriving at a mooring
53 Cruiser leaving a mooring
54 Locks
What are they for?
How do they work?
Safety at locks
55 Types of locks
58 Paddle gear
Types of paddle
60 Man overboard at locks
Lock etiquette
61 Using locks - going uphill
Narrow locks
Broad locks
64 Using locks - going downhill
66 River locks
67 Staircase locks
69 Other types of locks
70 Bridges
73 Tunnels
74 Anchoring
75 Navigation at night
76 Sound signals
77 VHF radio
European requirements
78 Buoyage and markers
79 Common signs used on UK inland
waterways
81 Glossary
82 Syllabuses
88 Index
97 Certificate page
3 Introduction
4 Symbols
5 Contents
6 Types of boat
8 Parts of the boat
10 The landscape
12 Keeping the crew safe and happy
Before you set off
Safety equipment and lifejackets
14 Safety precautions
16 Gas/electricity/petrol/diesel
18 Fire
19 Waste disposal
Boating around wildlife
20 Ropework/knots
22 Rope handling
24 Rules of the road
26 Engines
Pre-start checks
Narrowboat weed hatch
28 Steering
29 Turning
30 Propeller effect
32 Steerable power
34 Reversing
35 Man overboard
36 Slowing down and stopping
Bank effect
Using the current to stop
38 Currents
Speed over ground
39 Wind effect
40 Watch your speed
41 Staying in the channel
Going aground
42 Where can't we moor?
44 Mooring on a river
45 Mooring up on canals and rivers
46 Narrowboat arriving at a mooring
47 Narrowboat arriving with a
centre line
48 Narrowboat leaving a mooring
49 Leaving with a centre line
50 Narrowboat springing off a mooring
52 Cruiser arriving at a mooring
53 Cruiser leaving a mooring
54 Locks
What are they for?
How do they work?
Safety at locks
55 Types of locks
58 Paddle gear
Types of paddle
60 Man overboard at locks
Lock etiquette
61 Using locks - going uphill
Narrow locks
Broad locks
64 Using locks - going downhill
66 River locks
67 Staircase locks
69 Other types of locks
70 Bridges
73 Tunnels
74 Anchoring
75 Navigation at night
76 Sound signals
77 VHF radio
European requirements
78 Buoyage and markers
79 Common signs used on UK inland
waterways
81 Glossary
82 Syllabuses
88 Index
97 Certificate page
