Radar Afloat

RYA Introduction to Radar

This practical guide shows you how to get the best

possible picture and how to interpret it. All the major

techniques are explained in simple terms and

illustrated with dual photos of the chart and radar

screen - to help you understand their similarities and

differences. Radar Afloat is the perfect introduction to this

wonderful aid to navigation and safety..

As an ex-officer in the royal navy, a practising yachtsman

and a navigation instructor, Tim Bartlett has been using radar

at sea on all types of vessel for more years than he cares to

admit. Formerly technical editor of the magazine Motorboat

and Yachting, he spends much of his time testing the very

latest equipment in small craft under power and sail.

This booklet gives a basic introduction to the subject of small-craft

radar, or acts as an aide-memoir for those who have studied the

subject. As with the Radar Afloat, it is written by Tim Bartlett, but

here working to a quite different brief.

This 31-page booklet covers the main subject-matter of the RYA

one day course, but is designed to be used along with

additional training. As such, it is a useful companion for those

purchasing the Radar Simulator and Plotting Tutorial, where

the compact descriptions in the book can be explored in much

greater detail in the software.

VHF Afloat

This book is written with a light touch and is clear and easy to

understand. It is beautifully illustrated in colour and features computer

simulations of DSC procedures. Use it to pass the exam then keep it

on board for reference. When you need to make a call, the facts will be

at your fingertips.

Sara Hopkinson was a VHF examiner for many years, and now trains

Short Range Certificate Assessors. She runs her own RYA Recognised

Teaching Establishment, is a Yachtmaster Instructor, and a Coastguard

Auxiliary

Reeds VHF DSC Handbook

This work is a user-friendly guide that gets marine VHF users

quickly up to speed in using both the analogue and digital functions

of the radio. Sue Fletcher's straightforward explanations and tips

describe the leisure craft VHF DSC radio system in detail and its place

within GMDSS. Since it was first published, it has become the

standard text on the subject, providing:

.. All the information required to pass the Short Range Certificate

(SRC) - compulsory for anyone using a VHF DSC radio.

.. Useful question and answer sections to test your knowldge.

.. A full explanation of GMDSS as it affects leisure craft, including

details on EPIRBs, SARTs and Navtex.

.. A valuable onboard reference and handy aide-memoire.

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