This book puts the Inland Navigation Rules in an easy to understand format. Written with the inland mariner and boater in mind it is complete, concise and very understandable. The book contains court decisions, Coast Guard test questions with answers and explanations, history of the rules, marine casualty reports and is fully illustrated. Authorized as onboard copy. An International Rules (COLREGS) Supplement will be available soon.
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I have been associated with the maritime community and the sea since I was seventeen years old. Spending four years in the Navy followed by twenty in the Coast Guard gave me the desire to maintain that association so, upon retiring from the service, I decided to test for my Merchant Mariner's license. The normal route for obtaining such a license is to have your experience evaluated by the Coast Guard. Based on that evaluation they will determine what level of license, what tonnage of vessel and for what waters you are qualified to operate on. I chose to pursue a 1600 ton master, unlimited mate for Great Lakes and Inland waters. I was required to take seven examinations of which one was the dreaded Rules of the Road test.
As a Coast Guard Officer I had taken and passed the rules test several times and was responsible for ensuring my junior officers were competent in the application of the rules at all times. I studied the references available for the rules and when I felt I was ready, I took the test. I failed that test. With additional study I took it a couple of days later and passed. However, the fact still remained that I had failed a test on a subject I had worked with a good portion of my life. What had happened?
In looking at the problem I quickly realized that all of the major reference books for the rules were written for students of the rules. Not everyday boat folk, but those in the academia who spent a semester or two in their study. The Coast Guard version is nothing more that the Code of Federal Regulations with pictures and the most highly regarded book on the rules is over 700 pages long. There was no simple, working level version of the rules available, so, I wrote this book. Hope you enjoy it.
About the Author
Born and raised in Danbury, CT. Spent considerable time around lakes and the ocean. At seventeen enlisted in the Navy (1968) and spent four years as a sonar technician aboard destroyers. Left the Navy and did some college work in Oklahoma. Enlisted in the Coast Guard as a Sonar Technician (1974). Was selected for Officer Candidate School in 1979 as a Chief Sonar Technician ("up through the ranks"). Commissioned in 1980 as an Ensign. Retired in 1993 as a Lieutenant Commander. Since has served on several inland passenger vessels as Captain and First Mate and is now a partner in the River School and Gateway Marine Services. Mark and his family live in St. Louis, MO.
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Captain Tilford has written a much needed book/studyguide,
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This review is from: Mariner's Guide to the Inland Rules (Hardcover)
I used this book as a text in studying for my Coast Guard License. It is easy to understand and learn from. Like Captain Tilford I am retired from the Coast Guard and spent most of my career on Coast Guard Cutters both as an Officer in Charge and Deck Watch Officer. I wish this book had been available to me then. Additionally it satisfies the requirement for a copy of the Rules to be on board every vessel 12 meters or longer as stated in Annex V. Captain Gary K. Keen
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