A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams

2021 Edition

It is a guide to the theory and practices behind dynamic position (DP).

This publication is a guide to ship handling in shallow waters and the differences that may be experienced when compared with deep water conditions. It contains theoretical and practical information for ships navigating in open water and in confined channels.

Pilots and Pilotage in Britain and Northern Europe

“In this slim book there is so much valuable technical information about why and how weather systems develop and play out… most of us would find it to be an invaluable on-board companion.” Royal Cruising Club

and other navigational graphical problems

Parallel Index Techniques in Restricted Waters - including radar errors and limitations, use of ARPA and chart overlays, 2nd Edition

NP136(2), 2nd Edition, 2021

NP136(1), 2nd Edition, 2021

This second edition of the best-selling RYA Navigation Handbook is essential reading for anyone taking to the water and looking for the complete guide to navigation.

This book is thoughtfully written to help yachtsmen do just that. It’s not another RYA Course Handbook; it’s written by a mariner for other mariners. It’s well-informed, easy to read and honest about the author’s triumphs and disasters over a lifetime’s navigating.