Australian Boating Manual by Captain Dick Gandy 5th Edition, released in 2015, has been updated for Maritime Training Package of 2013 and is almost twice the size of 1st edition. THE 5TH EDITION HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR.....COMMONWEALTH NAVIGATION ACT 2012 (Regulations for domestic vessels), MARITIME TRAINING PACKAGE 2013, PASSAGE PLANNING, WORK HEALTH & SAFETY (WHS) LEGISLATION 2012, MASTREP (Replacing AUSREP)VESSEL SECURITY SYSTEM,Z-DRIVE & VOITH-SCHNEIDER PROPULSION SYSTEMS, JOYSTICK PILOT SYSTEM, INCREASED STABILITY CONTENT, ALL CHAPTERS UPDATED WHERE NECESSARY. CHAPTER 1 BUYING & INSURING A BOAT Includes Options - Stability - Buoyancy - Inspections - Technical details - Tests - Sellers - Dealers. CHAPTER 2 TRAINING, CERTIFICATION & WHAT TO STUDY Includes Boat Licence - Recreation & Commercial Certificates - Competency based training - ABM study guide for Maritime (MAR) Training Package. CHAPTER 3 NAUTICAL TERMS, BOAT DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, FITTINGS & RIGS Includes Helm orders - Points of compass - Keels - Parts of vessel - vessel design & construction - Watertight bulkheads - Watertight integrity - Hull & deck openings - Sails - Sailing rigs. CHAPTER 4 ROPES, KNOTS, SPLICES & SAFETY Includes Bulldog grips - Berthing ropes - Rigging a stage - Rigging a bosun's chair - Boarding ladders. CHPATER 5 BOAT MAINTENANCE, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS & CARE OF SAILS Includes Corrosion - Osmosis - Paints - Varnishes -Anti-fouling - Slipping - Trailer maintenance - Boat construction materials - Hull & superstructure maintenance - Dangerous materials & cargoes - Material Safety Data Sheets (Safety Data Sheets) - Safety Symbols - Dangerous Goods Code. CHAPTER 6 IALA BUOYAGE SYSTEM & OTHER COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS Includes International Flags and Pennants - Fire Extinguishers - Pyrotechnic Distress Signals - Symbols & Abbreviations Used on Charts - Marker buoys for safer boating - light characteristics - Morse code. CHPATER 7 ANCHORING SYSTEMS Includes Anchoring Terms - Chains - Capstan - Windlass. CHAPTER 8 BOAT HANDLING & TOWING Includes Sailing theory - Trailers - Interaction - Bars. CHAPTER 9 LIFTING EQUIPMENT, WINCHES & SAFETY Includes Safe Working Loads - Purchases - Block systems - Cranes - Shackles - Hooks - Slings - Deck machinery maintenance & surveys - Cargo carrying regulations - Code of safe working practice. CHAPTER 10 WATCHKEEPING DUTIES & NAUTICAL EMERGENCIES Includes Reporting Marine Casualties & Incidents - Salvage Claims - Planned Grounding. CHAPTER 11 INTERNATIONAL & LOCAL COLLISION PREVENTION REGULATIONS. CHAPTER 12 LAWS & REGULATIONS: COMMERCIAL & RECREATIONAL VESSELS, POLLUTION & ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION Includes Equipment Standards - Length Measurement - Speed Limits - Restrictions - Jet Boat Regulations - Registration - National Compliance - Interstate Voyages - Overseas Voyages - NAVAREA X Navigational Warnings - Annual Notices To Mariners - Marine Orders & Notices - USL - NMSC - NSAMS - ISP code - Incident reporting - Surveys - Inspections - Competent Person - Operational Areas - Fast Craft - Seaworthiness - Hire & Drive - Ballast Water Management - Static Electricity - Bird Droppings. CHAPTER 13 LOAD, BUOYANCY & STABILITY Includes Why Boats Float - Draft Marks - Classification Societies - Load Lines Certificates - Boat Stability - Deck loading - Point loading - Angle of Repose. CHAPTER 14 GNSS (GPS), AIS & ELECTRONIC CHARTS Includes GPS - DGPS - GLONASS - GALILEO - Electronic Charts - Plotters - RTK Machinery Guidance System - AIS Automatic Identification System - Buying GPS & AIS. CHAPTER 15 SOUNDERS, LOGS, AUTOPILOTS & ALARMS Includes Detectors - Indicators. CHAPTER 16 RADAR, ARPA, SART & OTHER RADAR TRANSPONDERS Includes Buying Radar - Horizon Distance Calculation - ARPA - Anti-Collision Radar Transponders - Radar Reflective Distress Signals - Buying a radar. CHAPTER 17.1 NAVIGATION - COMPASSES, BEARINGS & HEADINGS Includes Magnetic, Gyro & Fluxgate Compasses - Pelorus - Relative Bearings - Azimuth Mirror - Compass Error - Transits. CHAPTER 17.2 NAVIGATION - CHART WORK & PASSAGE PLANNING Includes Plotting Instruments - Charts - Mercator & Gnomonic Projections - Rhumb Line - Great Circle - Speed, Time & Distance Calculations - Plotting Terminology - Set, Rate & Drift - Leeway - Geographical Range - Luminous Range - Logbook - Passage Planning. CHAPTER 17.3 NAVIGATION - TIDES & CURRENTS Includes Tide Calculations - Rule Of Twelfths - Form AH130 - Tidal Streams in Torres Strait, Sydney & Broome - Surface Currents around Australia. CHAPTER 18 RADIO, SATELLITE & EPIRB COMMUNICATION Includes Operator Certificates - GMDSS - DSC - GPIRBS - LEOSAR - GEOSAR - INMARSAT - SafetyNET - Phonetic Alphabet & Numerals. CHAPTER 19.1 WORK HEALTH & SAFETY - FIRST AID Includes Marine Animal Bites & Stings - Seasickness. CHAPTER 19.2 WHS - FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL Includes Portable & Fixed Fire Extinguishers - Pressure Tests - Inspections - Hoses - Fire Detectors. CHAPTER 19.3 WHS - SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SEA SURVIVAL & RESCUE Includes Pre-departure Check List - NMSC Standard - Search Patterns - Abandoning Ship - Helicopter Rescue - Assisting Others in Distress - Safety Drills - Emergency Station List - MASTREP - REEFREP - Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race Safety Recommendations. CHAPTER 19.4 WORK HEALTH & SAFETY, CROUD CONTROL, SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION & VESSEL SECURITY Includes WHS (OH&S) Act (ref) - Privacy Act (ref) - Duty of Care - Risk Management - Safety Checklist - Galley Safety - Confined Spaces - Alcohol Consumption - Human Behaviour - Discrimination - Bullying - Harassment - Conflict Resolution - Industrial Relations - Team Work - Permit to Work System - WHS (OHS) Consultative Committees. CHAPTER 19.5 WHS - SAFE OPERATIONS REGULATIONS. CHAPTER 20 METEOROLOGY (WEATHER) Includes Barometer - Relative Humidity - Cyclone Contingency Plans & Safe Havens (examples). CHAPTER 21 HOW ENGINES WORK & THEIR PARTS. CHAPTER 22 ENGINE LUBRICATION & COOLING SYSTEMS. CHAPTER 23 INBOARD DIESEL FUEL SYSTEM Includes EFI - Tanks Capacity - Safety - Terminology. CHAPTER 24 PROPULSION, GEARBOXES & PROPELLERS Includes Jet Drive - Conventional In-Line Drive - Surface Drive -Stern (Sail) Drive - Vee Drive - Z Drive - Gearboxes - Shaft Installation & Alignment - Selecting the Right Propeller - Thruster Units. CHAPTER 25 ENGINE BEDS, EXHAUST, VENTILATION & SOUNDPROOFING Includes Engine Mounts - Vibration Isolators - Engine Inclination - Weight Distribution - Wet & Dry Exhaust Systems - Accumulation of CO - Machinery Noise. CHAPTER 26 ENGINE OPERATION, ALARMS, CONTROLS & MAINTENANCE Includes Fuel Calculations - Starting Systems - Instruments - Alarms - Propulsion Control Systems - Diesel Engine & Generator Troubleshooting. CHAPTER 27 OUTBOARD ENGINES Includes Two & Four Stroke - Single & Twin Cylinder - EFI - Electric - Gearbox - Remote Control - Petrol & LPG Engine Troubleshooting. CHPATER 28 LPG & LPG ENGINES. CHAPTER 29 BILGES, PUMPS, AUXILIARY POWER, REFRIGERATION & PLUMBING Includes Hot & Cold Water - Cabin Heaters - Refrigeration - Toilets - Drains - Holding Tanks - Colour Coding of Pipes. CHAPTER 30 SOLAR & OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS Includes - Electrical Installations - Batteries - Generators - Shore Power - Inverters. CHAPTER 31 RUDDERS & STEERING SYSTEMS Includes Requirements for Commercial Vessels. CHAPTER 32 INDEX. CHAPTER 33 CONTACTS - EMERGENCIES, WEATHER & WEBSITES.