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Section 12
12-1 Fixed and handheld VHF radios 134
12-2 VHF radio range 134
12-3 DSC radio 137
12-4 DSC radio operation 138
12-5 USCG Rescue 21 system 138
12-6 Distress communications form 141
12-7 Vessel information data sheet 142
12-8 VHF radio 144
12-9 HF SSB radio 145
12-10 Satellite phone 145
12-11a Personal locator beacon (PLB) 146
12-11b Rescue 21 146
12-11c The International Cospas-Sarsat Program 146a
Section 13
13-1 Kayaking and hunting PFDs (Type III) 151
13-2 International diving flag—diver-down flag 155
13-3 Low-head dams 156
13-4 Visible kayak 157
13-5 Paddle boat outside channel 158
Section 14
14-1 Safety chains crossed under the hitch eye 160
14-2 Installing safety-chain S-hooks in a 160
trailer-hitch eye
14-3 Trailer arrangement showing 161
supports and tie-downs
14-4 Backing a trailer 163
Section 15
15-1 Sit-down and stand-up model PWCs 167
15-2 Parts of a personal watercraft 168
15-3 PWC jet drive and steering nozzle 168
15-4 Registration number placement 170
15-5 Orange and yellow life jackets 171
15-6 Falling off a PWC, safety guidelines 173
15-7 Key to Responsible Boating: NO ALCOHOL 175
OR ILLEGAL DRUGS!
Section 16
16-1 Three-strand laid line 177
16-2 Braided line 177
16-3 Steps to tie a cleat hitch 178
16-4 Steps to tie a bowline 179
16-5 Coiling and hanging up a halyard 180
Section 17
17-1 GPS 3-dimensional position in space 187
17-2 Relating to earth and grid system 187
17-3 Grid with global features 187
17-4 GPS computes track 187
17-5a You can’t go that way 188
17-5b Navigating to waypoints to avoid obstacles 189
17-6 GPS provides course to waypoint 189
17-7a Chart—Scale 1:1,200,000 190
17-7b Chart—Scale 1:40,000 190
17-7c Chart—Scale 1:20,000 191
17-7d Chart—Showing soundings and depth contours 192
17-8a Typical symbols for wrecks and obstructions 193
17-8b Chart segment showing rocks and hazards 193
17-9 Chartplotter 194
17-10 USPS plotter 194
17-11 Dividers 195
17-12a Latitude and parallels 195
17-12b Longitude and meridians 195
17-13 Latitude and longitude 196
17-14 Latitude and longitude scales 197
17-15 Measuring latitude 197
17-16 Measuring longitude 198
17-17 Drawing a course 199
17-18 Measuring distance 200
17-19 Use meridian (of longitude) as a reference 200
17-20 Use parallel (of latitude) as a reference 201
17-21 Reading a course line 201
17-22 Direction of course 201
17-23 Labeling a course line 202
17-24 Measuring long distances 203
Section 18
18-1a Chart title block 205
18-1b Typical chart section 205
18-1c Chart features 206
18-2 Colors on a chart 206
18-3 Depths and heights 207
18-4 Bottom designation on a chart 207
18-5 Chart symbols 208
18-6 Hazards 209
18-7 Compass rose 210
18-8 Variation 211
18-9 Compass rose gives variation 212
18-10 TVMDC 212
18-11a Labeling course in true 213
18-11b Labeling course in magnetic 213
18-12 Labeling course, speed, and distance 213
18-13 24-hour clock 214
S-1 Required software and charts 216
S-2 RNC regions 217
S-3 Right click menu 222
S-4 Mark dialog 224
S-5 Route menu 225