326 i n d e x
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 2, 109
Upper Side Band (USB) radios, 256, 257, 311,
314
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Bridge Administration Division, 120
Coast Guard Navigation Center, 21, 22, 133
Light Lists, 21–22, 23, 126
Local Notices to Mariners (LNMs), 20–21
Navigation Rules for International and U.S.
Inland Waters, 133
Rescue Coordination Centers (RCC), 311–13,
315
U.S. Coast Pilot (NOAA), 23–24
variable range marker (VRM), 147, 149, 150
variation, 34–36, 37
vector, 115– 17
vector charts, 20, 40
velocity header, 183–84
velocity lift, 183, 184
VHF radio
Digital Selective Calling (DSC), 314–15
weather information resources, 256
VHF radio communication
bridge opening requests, 124
collision avoidance, 137
distress calls, 311, 314–15
passing signals, 145
wattage setting, 125
visibility
horizon distance and height of eye,
17, 77–78, 292–93
of light structures, 17
low-visibility sound signals, 146
weather log notations, 255
wake breaking, 170
wake control, 169–70
warping around pier or piling, 221– 22
warps, 172, 174
water
chart notations of depths, 3, 4–5, 11
temperature of, 284– 87
weight of, 280, 310
water pumps, 157, 158
watertight vessel, 174
wave-actuated buoys, 16–17
waves
anatomy of, 262
anchoring and, 234
inlet running and, 172
period, 262– 63
significant wave height, 263–64
swell waves, 255, 264–67, 266
touching bottom, 171
wavecasting, 263–64
weather log notations, 255
wind waves, 255, 264–65
wearing (jibing), 143
weather
barometric pressure readings and,
249–51, 252
crew safety and, 278– 79
forecasting, 255–56
information resources, 256–57
isobars on weather maps, 251
weather log, 49, 251–56, 253
weight distribution and performance,
309–11
“West is best,” 36
wheel-steered boats
docking and undocking maneuvers,
212–13
inspection of system, 181
understanding, 205 –6
whipping, 243
williwaws, 3, 268
winches
inspection of, 181
jammed sheets, 195– 96 , 202, 246
wind
anchoring and, 234
apparent wind, 182–85, 183
barometric pressure changes and,
249
docking and undocking maneuvers,
215– 21
forces, 184–85
forecasting from, 255
gradient winds, 251
header, 93–95
heavy weather sailing, 193–95
high pressure systems and, 251
indicators, 207
islands and, 267, 268
land features and, 265– 68
leeway and, 117–18
lift, 93–95
low pressure systems and, 251, 252 ,
258–59
surface winds, 251
tidal currents and, 106, 111
true wind phases, 183–84
weather log notations, 252, 253 , 255
wind waves, 255, 264–65
wind shadow, 213, 267, 268
windward vessels, 143
wooden plugs, 182, 282
working anchor, 227
working jib, 194
wrecks, 9– 10
yachtsman anchor, 229
yawing, 309
zinc anodes, 163