Get Your Captain's License, Third Edition (Get Your Captain's License) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charlie Wing
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 71264
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 832
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.8
ISBN: 0071383158
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.88076
UPC: 639785802853
EAN: 9780071383158
ASIN: 0071383158
Publication Date: September 16, 2003
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Product Description
Get Your Captain's License offers the best test-prep resource available for the U.S. Coast Guard captain's exams. This fully updated and greatly expanded new edition covers the exams for the most popular captain's ratings, including the "Six-Pack" charter boat license and the 100-ton Masters license. Includes an interactive CD-ROM for unlimited, random practice testing; written text coving all 9,000 questions/answers that could appear on the Six-Pack and 100-ton exams; and 200 additional pages of tutorials on seamanship and navigation.
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 Great book - best in class February 29, 2008
I have looked at a lot of materials on obtaining a Captain's License, and this book is, by far, the best. The material is well-organized, complete and easy to understand and master. Before getting the book, I looked at some reviews, but at least some of them appear to refer to an earlier edition ("just quesetions for the test") -- the Third Edition (at least) has exceedingly helpful and worthwhile explanatory text, that works though the topics on the Coast Guard test and provides both useable information and aswers to the questions, which also are included in this impressive volume. For anyone who wants to take the Coast Guard test or who just wants to greatly expand his or her knowledge of all things nautical, I strongly recommend "Get Your Captain's License (Third Edition)".
Well written. Excellent prep material. January 20, 2008
I'm still reading this book, but so far it's written really well. It's a text book, so it reads like a text book. I have every bit of confidence that'll pass my test after completing this course.
The software is really good too.
Good Luck!
Ken Vadnais
Terrific Book July 24, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This text is great and the CD-ROM which lets u take and review practice tests may even better. I was surprised at the effectiveness of the text. All the material was presented in sufficient detail to answer your questions, but no not so detailed as to be burdensome as a college degree. The end result for me was a perfect score on all four sections of the test, but I took a LOT of practice tests. YOU NEED THIS BOOK & CD!
Get Your Captain's License, Third Edition October 9, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This new 3rd edition is better than the fist two. It is not a complete guide to all you need to learn to test for a USCG License, but it is a good base. There are still a few corrections needed in the rules that should have been updated for this 3rd edition and not all the study text agrees with the USCG questions. The CD tests is okay for review and gives a good feel of what needs to be studiedfor the USCG exams. Over all makes a great referance and should help anyone looking for a lower level license.
Get Your Captain's License Ed. 3 October 15, 2004
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I received this volume in the mail about two weeks ago and have been hard at work using it to prepare for my exam. While not yet licensed, I have boated and sailed much of my life and am familiar with most of the material in it already.
The new edition is quite thorough. It not only presents all the questions, but has substantial guides preceding each section to help you understand the principles, which I find to be the most helpful feature of all. The volume's only weakness is it is written in a very dry, technical manner making it somewhat laborious to read. Also, if you are not already familiar with some of the concepts, you need to read more basic, outside resources to prepare you to study them in this book, otherwise it will leave you behind. However, if you are not familiar with the material in this text, you probably should not be applying for licensure yet either.
Finally, the new version of the software is very good. It still does not offer to test on the navigation problems. The author correctly states it cannot do this because one cannot plot with compass and parallel ruler from charts on a computer screen. However, I wish the software offered the tests anyway so that I could at least put my answers down and have it confirm them. It would just be more convenient for practicing.
Cliff
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