A Mariner's Guide to the Rules of the Road

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1980. Fourth printing, with corrections [preferred version]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. [6], 138 pages. Illustrations. Book measures 9-1/4 inches by 7-1/2 inches. Part 1 includes Preface, Introduction to the Rules of the Road, Introduction to the Rule for Inland Waters, Lights and shapes, Responsibilities Between Vessels--Right of Way; Approach Situations Between Steam Vessels in Sight, Law in Fog and Restricted Visibility, Special Circumstances, and Good Seamanship. Part 2 includes Introduction to the International Rules, Lights and Shapes, Responsibilities Between Vessels--Right of Way, Approach Situations Between Power-Driven Vessels in Sight; Law in Fog and Restricted Visibility; Special Circumstances; Seamanship; Part 3: Approach Situations as Viewed on Radar. Has appendices on Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Log Requirements, Single-Letter Signals, International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea; and excerpt from Motorboat Act of 25 April 1940. Newly illustrated throughout, this book not only explains the inland and international rules in detail, but cites the new international regulations in their entirety. The book includes definitions, court interpretations, lights and shapes, responsibilities between vessels, law in fog and restricted visibility, special circumstances, and good seamanship. The author was a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Between 1968 and 1971 he serves as a navigator in the Navy's EA-3 and EC-121 aircraft and was responsible for in-flight training and evaluation of junior pilots and navigators. Afterwards he taught navigation at the U.S. Naval Academy. He authored the chapters on the rules of the road for the 16th Edition of Knight's Modern Seamanship. After his service in the U.S. Navy, the author taught Nautical Science at the Florida Institute of Technology.