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Title: Get Your Captain's License by Charles Wing, Jim Austin, Charlie Wing ISBN: 0-07-138315-8 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.62 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Pretty Good But Be Advised:
Comment: I used this book and CD to prepare for an inland master's exam. The CD is very helpful and allows you to rapidly practice the exam and receive a score. Two major warnings:
1) The "master and mate inland rules of the road" practice exam on the CD doesn't really test the USCG "inland only" questions. You have to set it up to do a "custom" exam and select inland only.
2) All the navigation problems on the CD were just course - speed - time problems not involving a real chart. On the real exam the problems were specific to an actual chart as in "Starting from a point two miles due East of Ferndorf Light plot a course......". You are therefore probably going to need some other source of training on the navigation problems besides this book and CD.
Rating: 2
Summary: You'll need more than this book.
Comment: This book is frustrating because the learning consists of taking tests. There is not enough how to information. Also, the cd is supposed to randomly search the database and give a new test each time. However, after many practice tests I found that the cd did not access all the questions. Only because I also went through the written questions did I discover this. If you don't know this, you will not see all of the questions and you may need them all. On the plus side, the diagrams are what you will see in the real tests and the rules of the road are in the back of the book. I think it is very useful for drilling, not learning. This book should be considered a supplement. I recommend The Coast Guard License by Budd Gonder along with Chapman's and Dutton's for learning, and this book for practicing
Rating: 1
Summary: Don't be tempted by the included CD
Comment: The software not only is simplistic, but also is unstable.
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Title: The One-Minute Guide to the Nautical Rules of the Road: A Boating Magazine Book by Charles Wing, Charlie Wing ISBN: 0070710945 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Navigation Rules by US Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, John M. Morehouse ISBN: 0939837498 Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Coast Guard License: Six Pac to Master-100 Tons: Sail and Power by Budd Gonder ISBN: 1880093065 Publisher: Charters West Pubns Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: How to Read a Nautical Chart : A Complete Guide to the Symbols, Abbreviations, and Data Displayed on Nautical Charts by Nigel Calder ISBN: 0071376151 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 05 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title:U.S. Coast Guard License Boating Course Instructional Training Video - Get Your Captains License! ASIN: B000077VPA Publisher: Bennett Media Corpor Pub. Date: 09 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $44.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $44.95 |
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