322 i n d e x
light structures (Cont.):
visibility range, 17
visualization secrets, 17
line
inspection of, 181
marlinspike seamanship, 243 – 47
terminology, 243
lines of demarcation, 142
lines of position (LOPs), 62, 73, 80–81
line squall, 259–60
list, 309–10
loading and distributing provisions, 309–11
Local Notices to Mariners (LNMs), 20–21
logbooks, 48–49
longitude, 28, 31, 34
longshore piloting, 83–84
lookout, 136–37, 146–48
low-altitude clouds, 254
lowest astronomical tide (LAT), 4
low pressure systems
actions to avoid, 258–59
barometric pressure readings and, 251, 252 ,
258–59
finding location, 257–58
movement of, 257
speed of, 257
wind and, 251, 252 , 258–59
wind and barometer signals, 258–59
low-visibility signals, 146
lubber lines, 58
lubrication system, 155 , 156 , 158–59
luff, 185 , 186, 188 , 190 , 192
luff-and-sleep trim method, 190, 192
Luke anchor, 229
magnetic bearings, 149
magnetic directions, 33, 34, 36, 37
magnetic disturbance, 18
mainsails
anchoring under, 238–39
backwinding, 191
draft control, 188 – 90
draft position, 186–87, 186 , 193
furling, 193, 194
heavy weather sailing, 192–94
luff-and-sleep trim method, 190, 192
overtrimming, 192
parts of, 189
reefing, 192–93
sailing if steering fails, 198
sailing into slip, 213–15, 214
sailing under mainsail alone, 194
shaping, 185–90, 188
mainsheets, 187–88
marina maneuvers
docking and undocking maneuvers, 211–13,
215– 21 , 222–23
entry and exit strategies, 207–8, 223
parallel parking, 215– 21
pivoting maneuver, 209, 210, 211
sailing into slip, 213–15, 214
single-screw boats, 207–8
marina maneuvers (Cont.):
slip backing maneuver, 208–9
warping around pier or piling, 221– 22
Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), 314
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers
(MRCC), 311
marlinspike seamanship, 243 – 47
M.A.T.E. for flood emergencies, 280–82
Mayday calls, 314
mean high water (MHW), 6–7
mean high water springs (MHWS), 7
mean lower low water (MLLW), 4, 99
meathooks, 179 –80
meeting vessels, 133
collision avoidance, 139, 142– 43
wake control, 170
Mercator projection, 31
meridians, 28, 31, 34
middle-altitude clouds, 254
minus tide, 99, 101
mistral winds, 268
mixed tide, 4, 99
MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity), 314
modified Bahamian moor, 237 –38
moon, tides and, 98, 100
mooring buoys, 12
mooring system, two-anchor, 237 –38
motionless contacts, 137–38
mountain elevations and peaks, 3 –4, 267–68
mule (lapper), 194
narrow waterways
short tacking, 200–202
strip charts, 95– 96
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
Chart No. 1, 1
Dates of Latest Editions (DOLE), 19
Office of Coast Survey, 23
tidal current tables, 107
tide tables, 100–103
U.S. Coast Pilot, 23–24
Weather Service, 256
National Ocean Service, 1
National Weather Service, 256
nautical miles
converting minutes, seconds, or degrees, 31, 33
latitude and, 31, 33
longitude and, 31
travel time calculation, 51–52
nautical slide rules, 54–56
navigation
annotating charts, 45–47, 95– 96 , 126–27
box-plot your position, 30–31, 32
compass rose, 35, 36
at night, 126–28
plotting course or track, 34, 37
steering from light to light, 127–28
variation, 34–36, 37
navigation lights
power vessels, 139, 140–42, 141
sailing vessels, 139