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MARITIME RESTRICTED OPERATOR CERTIFICATE HOME STUDY PACK
By Coastguard Boating Education.
The minimum requirement for all users of Marine VHF Radio.
Now you can learn in the comfort of your own home at your own pace. Ideal for people who cannot attend a Marine VHF Radio course due to a restricted schedule or geographical location.
The Marine VHF Radio Operator assessment is only available within New Zealand.
Includes: Marine Radio Operator Manual, Study Guide and CD-Rom.
Note: CD-Rom does not work on Mac computers.
NZ$117.00 + delivery
MARITIME RADIO OPERATOR CERTIFICATE HANDBOOK
(Incorporating VHF, MRROC, and MSROC)
By Coastguard Boating Education. Softback A4 58 Pages. 2016
The minimum requirement for all users of Marine VHF Radio.
This is the handbook only, for people who do not want to sit the exam or for those people who just want to have the handbook as a reference.
NZ$25.00 + delivery
RADAR HANDBOOK
By Coastguard Boating Education. Published 2020. Softback. 88 Pages
This handbook is designed to promote the understanding and basic princples of Radar.
NZ$25.00 + delivery
GPS OPERATOR HANDBOOK
By Coastguard Boating Education. Published 2013. Softback. 30 Pages
This handbook is designed to promote the understanding of the principles, accuracy, and limitations of GPS, and to supply prudent navigational techniques and effective use of GPS.
NZ$25.00 + delivery
GPS OPERATOR HOME STUDY PACK
Coastguard Boating Education.
By CBE, 225mm x 310mm x 20mm, 0.665kg, Course and workbook, GPS operators manual and Examination pack, full colour diagrams and resources.
An at home study guide for anyone wanting to improve or learn more about operating and using a GPS system effectively. The pack contains instructions, home study guide including practice questionaire and answers, GPS Operator Manual and an examination pack. A well illustrated and easy to follow workbook will support your study in this useful course.
NZ$97.00 + delivery.

DIESEL INBOARD ENGINE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK
By Coastguard Boating Education. Published 2014. Softback A4 70 Pages
The purpose of this manual is to provide general information on the operation of a marine diesel engine. It also provides guidance on owner/operator maintenance tasks required to ensure that your diesel engine wll give many years of reliable service.
NZ$25.00 + delivery
INBOARD ENGINE MAINTENANCE HOME STUDY PACK
By Coastguard Boating Education.
A comprehensive course covering diesel inboard care, maintenance, and trouble-shooting.
Aim: To gain essential knowledge on the operation and care of inboard diesel engines.
Duration: 15 Hours.
Modules:
1. Diesel Fuel Systems
Lubrication
2. Cooling systems
Salt & fresh water cooled
3. Electrical Systems
Battery care
Electrolysis
4. General Systems Overview
Gearboxes & drives
5. Trouble-shooting
Spares & tools
Fault finding
Please note that price includes assessment fee.
NZ$102.00 + delivery
OUTBOARD ENGINE MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK
By Coastguard Boating Education. Published 2014. Softback A4 57 Pages
The purpose of this manual is to provide general information on the operation of an outboard engine. It also provides guidance on owner/operator maintenance tasks required to ensure that your outboard engine wll give many years of reliable service.
NZ$25.00 + delivery
OUTBOARD ENGINE MAINTENANCE HOME STUDY PACK
By Coastguard Boating Education.
An essential course covering outboard care and trouble-shooting.
Now you can learn in the comfort of your own home at your own pace. Ideal for people who cannot attend a Engine Maintenance course due to a restricted schedule or geographical location.
Includes: Outboard/Inboard Engine Maintenance Manual, Study Guide, and Assessment Pack.
NZ$92.00 + delivery

SAFETY IN SMALL CRAFT, 2020 Edition.
By Coastguard Boating Education. (based on Mike Scanlan's 2002 Edition) Softback, 185mm x 260mm, 254 pages, colour photographs, images and drawings. New Edition 2020
Safety in Small Craft is an essential and enduring reference for all who go to sea - no matter the type of vessel or watercraft.
This revised and expanded edition includes material that has stood the test of time, along with new sections focussing on recent changes in technology.
With enhanced images, diagrams, and text, this edition is designed as an essential guide for both the recreational and domestic commercial Skipper
and is a core resource for those working towards Boatmaster or Skipper Restricted Limits Ticket.
Including Chapters on:
Your Boat, Getting into Gear
Communications, Getting help
Weather, Sea and Tides
Fire on board, Knowing the ropes
Stability, handling
Survival
Buoys and Beacons, Rules of the Road
Navigation
NZ$50.00 + Delivery
THE RULES OF THE ROAD AT SEA, 10th Edition. 2018.
By New Zealand Coastguard Boating Education, edited by Mike Scanlan. Paperback, 210 mm X 150 mm (A5), 53 pages, monochrome and colour drawings.
This revised (10th Ed) includes latest amendments to the Collision Prevention Rules
and a full text of the new Navigation Safety Rules (Formerly known as the Water Recreation Regulations). Included within the text also is New Zealand's system of Buoys and Beacons, Distress Signals and a selection of important chart symbols found on New Zealand charts.
In this respect it may be thought of as the replacement for the LINZ publication NZ201, List of chart Symbols and Abbreviations, no longer in print.
A useful study and reference guide to rules and regulations applicable to all commercial and pleasure boats on New Zealand waters.
NZ$30.00 + Delivery
THE BOAT CODE KIT.
See also The Flashcards, Study Aid for Rules of the Road and Other Elements of Seamanship.
The Boat Code Kit includes the Rules of the Road at Sea and a set of Nautical Flashcards, stored within a sturdy Plastic Wallet.
Both items are extensively used in New Zealand Coastguard Education courses, both as a study guide and reference.
This is the ideal portable study kit.
NZ$50.00 + Delivery
HOW TO GO BOATING AND WHERE.
THE COMPLETE KIWI GUIDE
By Mike Rendle. Softback, 248mm X 178mm, 280 pages, Colour Photographs, drawings, screen shots, chart reproductions. 0.75kg
Mike Rendle draws on more than four decades of boating experience in New Zealand waters to guide you through the basics of buying and using a boat.
How to go Boating and Where is for those beginning their boating career, and those wishing to add their knowledge. The chapters include:
The basics
Yachts, kayaks and personal Watercraft
Buying the Boat, Powering the boat
Safety and navigation, Anchoring
Operating the boat, Diving and water sport
Regulations & Environment, Weather
Maintenance
The back part of the book devoted to boating spots, bays, places to visit and relevant comments and hints.
NZ$35.00 + Delivery
THE NEW ZEALAND BOATING E-Book. (USB).
By Mike Scanlan. USB Memory Stick format.
The New Zealand Boating E-Book
This e-book, published in digital format as an interactive pdf file, provides a complete boating guide for amateur or professional boaties, whether they are under power or sail, and whether they are beginners or established.
The topics include:
getting to know your boat, the various boat shapes and types and their characteristics
the boat's equipment, how it should be used and how to properly maintain it
the numerous methods of communication at sea, and how to summon help in emergencies
understanding how the sea reacts to weather systems
boat stability, and how to recognise and correct instability of the boat
firefighting and fire prevention
ropework
boat handling
survival at sea
buoys and beacons, lights and shapes, and the rules of collision avoidance
the New Zealand Navigation Safety Rules
general boat navigation, the boat's navigational equipment and how to use it
and understanding tidal information.
Integrated video clips and sound effects are included, and there are numerous links to relevant websites to obtain further information. The book also includes a unique series of interactive flashcards to test your knowledge.
NZ$30.00 + delivery.
MIKE SCANLAN USB MEMORY STICK. FIVE ON ONE.
By Mike Scanlan. USB Memory Stick format.
This USB stick features all five of Mike Scanlans books on one stick.
Coastal navigation
Celestial navigation
Electronic navigation
New Zealand Boating E-Book
Weather navigation
NZ$80.00 + delivery.
These can also be purchased seperately. See:
Coastal Navigation USB
Celestial Navigation USB
Electronic Navigation USB
New Zealand Boating E-Book USB
Weather Navigation USB
SAFER BOATING.
Published by The Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand. Pbk, 150mm x 210mm, 45 pages, full colour.
This booklet is a very comprehensive summary of basic seamanship and boat safety to the standard of New Zealand Day Skipper. It would probably serve as a Day Skipper text-book, especially if the programme is a tutored course rather than private study.
Free of charge from the MSA; copies can also be picked up from Boat Books Ltd or can be sent.
(Charges relating only to packaging and postage)
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