Mediterranean Cruising Handbook. The Companion to the Imray Mediterranean Almanac

Mediterranean Cruising Handbook. The Companion to the Imray Mediterranean Almanac
Autor:HEIKEL, Rod
Páginas:196 págs. págs.
Fecha:2004
Precio:30,00 €

Provides guidance for all the Mediterranean countries. It also contains comprehensive radiobeacon, weather forecast and coast radio information. The Mediterranean. Histoy and Culture. Yachtsman's Seven-Language Dictionary. Yacht and Equipment. Anchoring and Berthing. Marine Life. Basic First Aid. Safety and Navigation Schemes. Navigation: Coastal navigation; Electronic navigation systems; Celestial navigation. Radio Services. Weather and Weather Services. Routes to the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Countries. Useful Books. -- INDICE -- Introduction. THE MEDITERRANEAN: Vital statistics. Component seas. Component countries. Geology. Hydrology. Climate. Pollution. Flora. HISTORY AND CULTURE: Historical perpspectives. Archaelogical and historical sites: Food. Wine. A short history of yachting in the Mediterranean. Guide-books. YACHTSMAN´S SEVEN LANGUAGE DICTIONARY Directions. Navigation Chart terms. Light characteristics. In harbour. Ship´s papers. Weather terms. Boat types. Sails and rigs. Parts of a boat. Boat equipment. Boat engine. Tools. Metals. Materials. Timber. Fastenings. First aid. Ashore. Colours. Numbers. Arabic numerals. YACHT AND EQUIPMENT: Equipment. Diesel engines. Electrics. Sail care. Gas. Knots. Conversions. Rope sizes and strenghts. ANCHORING AND BERTHING: Anchors. Anchor chain / rope recommendations. Anchoring problems. Anchoring techniques. Fouled anchors. Berthing Mediterranean-style Stern or bows-to. Fouled anchors (berthing). Marins berth. MARINE LIFE: Marine life. Sand, rocks mud and sea. Dangerous marine animals. Aide-memoire for yachtsmen to avoid polluting the sea. Common Mediterranean marine life. BASIC FIRST AID: First Aid box. Shock. Heart pain. Choking. Fainting. Epilepsy. Stroke. Unconsciousness. Wounds and bleeding. Abdominal injuries. Chest injuries. Head injuries.. Stove-in chest. Climatic illness (heat injuries). Fractures. Spinal injuries. Burns and scalds. Diabetic emergencies. Weil's Disease (Leptospirosis). Common poisons. Sea sickness. Bee and wasp stings. Jellyfish and other marine stings. Snake bites. Sprains and strains. SAFETY AND NAVIGATION SCHEMES. SOLAS regulations. Distress signals. Life-savings signals. Signal flags. IALA buoyage system A(including International Port Traffic Signals). Traffic regulations. Traffic separations schemes. Marine reserves. Lights, shapes and sound signals. NAVIGATION: Coastal navigation: The magnetic compass. Charts and plans. Course to steer. Position fixing. Way points. Speed over measured mile. Extreme range table. Distance off by vertical sextant angle. Electronic navigation systems: Hyperbolic position fixing systems: Omega. Loran C. Global Positioning System (GPS). Electronic chart plotters. Automatic Identification Scheme. Radar Racons RDF. Celestial navigation: Astro navigation and astronomical terms. Sextant. RADIO SERVICES: Common terms and abbreviations. GMDSS. Licences. Marine bands. SES satellite communications. GSM phones. Email Navtex. SafetyNET. Weatherfax Weather on the internet. Grib weather files. Coast radio. Radiotelephony rules. Normal radiotelephony procedure. GMDSS distress procedure. Ship-to-shore telephone calls. Prowords. The standard phonetic alphabet. Morse Code. WEATHER AND WEATHER SERVICES: About weather data. Global warming. Prevailing summer winds. Coastal effects. Gales. Named Mediterranean winds. The Beaufort scale. ROUTES TO THE MEDITERRANEAN: Northern Europe. The Danube. From across the Atlantic. From the Red Sea. THE MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES: National and religious hollydays. Gibraltar. Spain. France. Monaco. Italy. Malta. Slovenia. Croatia. Republic of Bosnia Herzegovina. State Ubion of Servia and Montenegro. Republic of Albania. Greece. Turkey. Cyprus. Syria.n Arab Republic. Lebanon. Israel. Egypt. Libya. Tunisia. Algeria. Morocco. USEFUL BOOKS. Index.