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There is a considerable overlap between books on seamanship education and those on meteorology. Please see our Meteorological page for further reading on this topic.
See also:
- The Flashcards, Premier Learning Aid for Rules of the Road and Other Elements of Seamanship.
- The New Zealand Day Skipper Course, Students Manual.
- New Zealand Day Skipper CD RoM Course, a stand alone certifciate programme for New Zealand Day Skipper.
- The Work Book for Boatmasters, five Boating Voyages set at Boatmaster Standard.
INSTRUMENTS & CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR DECK OFFICERS.By William Embleton & Thomas Morton. Paperback, 140mm x 210mm, 240 pages, monochrome drawings.
This book presents the principles covered by the DoT examination papers in Engineering Knowledge, Instruments and Control Systems for Masters (foreign-going). It also briefly revises the General Physics for Second Mate syllabus which is included in the Master's examination. Although intended primarily for Masters, it will provide all deck and engineering officers and cadets with an understanding of basic engineering and control systems used on merchant vessels. It covers most of the BTEC requirements, as well as the National Diploma in Maritime Technology.
NZ$90.00 + delivery.
THE AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR, Pub. No 9, 2002 Bicentennial EditionBy Nathaniel Bowditch. Hbk, 215mm x 280mm, 879 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
No-one should be put off by the knowledge that this book was first published over two hundred years ago. It has been carefully nurtured and kept fully up-to-date throughout the time and is as technologically relevant now as it was when the original author wrote the first edition. It has been continuously available during the whole period and is regarded by many as the premier nautical encyclopaedia in its specialisation. It is published by the United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency (the equivalent of the British navy Hydrographic Office), and is used a definitive text by the US navy.
In "civilian" hands it is an educator's prime source for knowledge of matters navigational, giving not just a profound technical description, but also an excellent history of the development and practice of the particular topic.
This bicentennial edition is larger than the standard edition and also includes in the one volume the various nautical tables previously published as a second volume.
At this price it is very good value for navigators and tutors who want to have a higher level of knowledge and understanding of their trade.
Was 149.50 + delivery
Now NZ$99.00 + delivery.
SAFE BOATING.Published by The Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand. Pbk, 150mm x 210mm, 40 pages, full colour.
This booklet is a very comprehensive summary of basic seamanship and boat safety to the standard of New Zealand Day Skipper. It would probably serve as a Day Skipper text-book, especially if the programme is a tutored course rather than private study.
The outstanding feature for most people is that it is free of charge from the MSA; copies can be picked up in many chandlers shops - a course tutor should certainly be able to get his hands on free copies.
At Boat Books Limited we would be happy to provide a complimentary copy for the normal cost of packing and delivery if you'd like it delivered to your door.
Click for pages in the book.SAFETY IN SMALL CRAFT, 2002 Edition.
By Mike Scanlan, Pbk, 185mm x 240mm, 166 pages, colour and monochrome photographs and drawings, and tables.
Not only is this the recognised textbook for the Royal New Zealand Coastguard Boating Education Boatmaster certificate course, it is written for all small boat owners that venture out to sea. It is an indispensable manual covering all aspects of safety and seamanship, with comprehensive chapters on navigation, fire fighting, meteorology, ropework, boat stability and handling, rules of the road, communications, distress messages, and sea survival.
The latest edition is improved in two major ways. Firstly the narrative has been expanded to cover an increased exam syllabus and also much useful boating information beyond the exam needs; thus it becomes a greater asset as a general boating handbook. Secondly there are many new illustrations both as full colour and monochrome drawings and photographs. These add greatly to the appeal and the quality of the explanations.
The primary (and only) criticism of the pre-2002 edition was that it was a somewhat bland examination textbook that lacked depth and a certain relevance to boating in New Zealand in some areas. The 2002 edition moves firmly into the role of a comprehensive, general New Zealand boating handbook.
NZ$43.00 + Delivery
THE RULES OF THE ROAD AT SEA, Ninth Edition 2006.By Royal New Zealand Coastguard Boating Education, edited by Mike Scanlan. Paperback, 210 mm X 150 mm (A5), 96 pages, monochrome and colour drawings.
This new edition is greatly expanded and includes a full list of the official symbols found on New Zealand charts. In this respect it may be thought of as the replacement for the LINZ publication NZ201, List of chart Symols and Abbreviations, no longer in print.
The book is a Royal New Zealand Coastguard course text and a useful cockpit reference. The RNZCG have produced two books plus a CD RoM and two workbooks, which students for the relevant certificates are strongly encouraged to obtain. The Rules of the Road at Sea contains the text of the International Rules for Preventing Collision and a full explanation of their meaning and application. It also includes other nautical material such as a full description of the buoys and beacons used in New Zealand.
NZ$20.00 + Delivery
THE BOAT CODE KIT.The Boat Code Kit is a value added package consisting of the 84 Flash Cards, plus the RNZCG-CBES booklet Rules of the Road at Sea, packed in a clear, document safe plastic wallet together with information on the use of the kit for study.
NZ$30.00 + Delivery
THE COMPLETE DAY SKIPPERBy Tom Cunliffe, Hardback, 180mm x 252 mm, 194 pages, full colour drawings.
This book covers the RYA Day Skipper syllabus in a way that reflects a skipper's growing experience at sea. It begins with yacht handling under power, moves on to boat husbandry and sailing skills and from there to the realistic use of modern electronic navigation systems.
Sections on lines, sails, seamanship, the Internet and electronic chart plotters have all been thoroughly updated for this third edition, and there are new diagrams and photographs throughout. Eminently readable and very down to earth, The Complete Day Skipper will be required reading for novice skippers as well as more experienced sailors who choose not to venture far afield.
NZ$80.00 + delivery.
A SEAMAN'S GUIDE TO THE RULE OF THE ROAD. By Morgans Technical Books Pbk, 170mm x 120mm, 347 pages, monochrome and colour drawings.
This is not just another Rules of the Road book, this one is designed to teach Royal Navy and Merchant Navy personnel sufficient theoretical knowledge of the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea to meet the needs of the Officer of the Watch.
The programme is written so that everything is seen, or heard, from the point of view of the Officer of the Watch of a power-driven vessel or in Chapter 6, the helmsman of a sailing vessel. It is written as a self-learning programme. On each page the information given is followed by a question which requires an answer. The correct answer is given on the next page. At the end of each chapter there is a test covering the material taught. The correct answers are given immediately after each test with the page references for any questions wrongly answered.
This is by far the most comprehensive book we have on learning the rules of the road, and is suitable for those doing Day Skipper, Boatmaster, Yachtmaster, Deck Officers, Fishing, and Launch Master certificates.
The Rules are in a seperate section at the back of the book.
NZ$63.00 + delivery.
THE SEAMANSHIP EXAMINER.By David House.Pbk 156mm x 234 mm, 289 pages.
This is a complete study and revision guide, based on the International Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping (STCW) for all ranks and serving crew in the merchant marine sector. Together with an interactive CD-ROM, it is the ideal study package for anyone preparing for oral assessment leading to a Deck Certificate of Competency at either junior or senior officer levels.
Key features included:
NZ$130.00 + delivery.
THE EFFICIENT DECKHAND.By C.H.Wright & Thomas Provan. Paperback, 137mm x 210 mm, 346 pages, monochrome drawings & photos.
The author C.H.Wright had a distinguished career, firstly as a Merchant Navy apprentice in 1927 and then joining the National Sea Training School (Sharpness) in 1950, transferring to Liverpool in 1967, when Sharpness closed, he retired as principle in 1977. Since then his book has been brought up-to-date by various revisers, continuing its reputation as a valuable reference, not only for students being examined for Able Seaman or Efficient Deck Hand Certificate, but also ordinary seamen, yachtsmen, fishermen or anyone with e general interest in the subject.
NZ$135.00 + delivery.
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