A Workbook on Navigation and Seamanship

1. General terms and abbreviations
2. Terrestrial 
3. Celestial 
4. Practice navigation charts 
5. Position fixing methods 
6. Day’s work 
7. Chart symbols and abbreviations 
8. Different types of knots, bends, hitches and their uses 
9. Working principle of magnetic compass 
10. Working principle of marine sextant 
11. Working principle of gps 
12. Working principle of echo sounder 
13. Identification of navigational light signals and their uses 
14. Identification of day shape signals and their uses 
15. Identification of flag signals and their uses 
16. Single, two, three letter words and their meaning 
17. Practice morse code signals 
18. Practice on semaphore signals 
19. Life saving signals 
20. Distress signals 
21. Distress transmitting procedure 
22. Identification of storm warning signals 
23. Working principle of emergency position indicating radio beacon 
24. Working principle of search and rescue transponder 
25. Operation of distress alert transmitter 
26. Operation of very high frequency radio 
27. Operation of ais 
28. Anchoring of fishing vessel 
29. Berthing of fishing vessel 
30. Docking of fishing vessel 
31. Demonstration of life saving appliances 
32. Demonstration of fire extinguishers 
33. First aid at sea 
34. Life saving equipment 
35. Demonstration of pyrotechnics