Navy D Qual Study Guide

References:

The following books are good study aids and are all available from public libraries and bookstores, the CSNTS and VOST offices in Robert Crown Sailing Center, and Nimitz Library.
  1. Chapman Piloting and Seamanship
  2. Annapolis Book of Seamanship
  3. Advanced First Aid Afloat
  4. U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Rules of the Road
  5. Dutton's Nautical Navigation
  6. Bowditch
  7. Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual

 

Charts and Publications: 

Dutton's Nautical Navigation: various sections

Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Chap 9

Chapman Piloting and Seamanship: Chap 18

Current tables

Notice to Mariners

Chart No. 1

Nautical Almanac

 

 

Communications:

Annapolis Book of Seamanship

Chapman Piloting and Seamanship:

Pub 102.

Navy 44 Boat Information Book (BIB)

 

 

Crew Overboard Procedures:

      Annapolis Book of Seamanship:  Chap 7, p 174 a good start

 

 

Electrical:

        Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual-Calder: p 5, 10, 22

 

 

Electronics:

        Annapolis Book of Seamanship:  Chap 13

Chapman Piloting and Seamanship: Chap 25, p 464, 510, 565, 568, 571, 538

ftp://ftp.navcen.uscg.mil/loran/lgeninfo/h-book/book-3.txt

http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/geninfo/racon.htm

http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/pubs/loran/h-book/h-book.htm

 

 

Emergency Situations:

There is quite a bit of good info scattered in Chapman Piloting and Seamanship

Annapolis Book of Seamanship:  Chap 16

Cruising World Dec 1996 ""Testing the Satellite Safety Net"

Sail and Power

  

 

Engineering:

Chapman Piloting and Seamanship:  Chap 23

Navy 44 Boat Information Book (BIB)

Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual–Calder: Chap 1, 4, 8

 

 

First Aid:

Annapolis Book of Seamanship:  Chap 6

Chapman Piloting and Seamanship:  Chap 5

Advanced First Aid Afloat

First Aid lecture and National Safety Council's First Aid and CPR book

 

 

General Seamanship (includes pollution regulations):

Annapolis Book of Seamanship:  Chap 2, 5

Chapman Piloting and Seamanship:  all of Section 3, pp 358-9

Annapolis Book of Seamanship: p 64, 91, 98, 327

Sail and Power: p 64

 

 

Heavy Weather sailing:

Annapolis Book of Seamanship:  Chap 3

Chapman Piloting and Seamanship: Chap 11

 

 

Rules of the Road: 

Navigation Rules (COLREGS)

           

           

Safety:

Annapolis Book of Seamanship:  Chap 7 pp 166-173 good

Chapman Piloting and Seamanship: Chap 3

 

 

Sailing theory:

Annapolis Book of Seamanship:  p 68 is a good starting point, also Chap 1

Chapman Piloting and Seamanship:  Chap 10

 

 

Weather:

Annapolis Book of Seamanship:  Chap 4

Chapman Piloting and Seamanship: Chap 14 (best reference) 

 

 
Last updated on 05/05/05