useful as a study tool for those preparing for Coast Guard and similar navigation courses. --
Soundings, December 1994An excellent self-teaching textbook.His approach is straightforward and his sense of humor refreshing. --
The Ensign, September 1996Every navigator would benefit from having this comprehensive reference book available as a refresher or for new skills. --
Ocean Navigator, September/October 1998Yes, we have our Chapman and our Bowditch (somewhere), and The Annapolis Book of Seamanship, but it seems to us that the author Frank J. Larkin, in this new edition, makes the subject of piloting and dead reckoning much less daunting and easy to comprehend. Larkin starts at the beginning and takes the reader through the basics of such things as using dividers and a chart, with the kind of useful information sometimes passed over in more sophisticated treatments of the subject. We like that, and we think this 278-page reference is more likely to be read cover-to-cover. --
Powerboat Reports, May 1999
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
This review is from: Basic Coastal Navigation: An Introduction to Piloting, New 1998 Edition (Hardcover)
This is a basic introductory textbook for readers who have no previous training in navigation or piloting. The explanations are simple and clear. The author provides questions and answers at the end of each chapter, plus exercises in such skills as plotting a course. Appendices describe detailed procedures and forms that facilitate a navigator's work. The book's large format makes it easy for the reader to follow both text and illustrations. This useful book could be used either for training oneself or as the text for an introductory class. Michael Michaud, Vienna, Austria
