Limited Master Mate & Operator Books 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 will prepare you for U. S. Coast Guard endorsements to 100 gross register tons (GRT). You will also need to study subjects in Books 6 & 7 for larger tonnage endorsements up to 1,600 GRT (3,000 tons ITC). In addition every original exam for a U.S. Coast Guard endorsement including Apprentice Mate/Steersman for towing vessels and Able Seaman calls for knowledge of the Navigation Rules. Towing vessel officer endorsement candidates in addition to the Navigation Rules need to study material in the Towing Vessel Officer’s Guide and then on to additional exam subjects marked [T] as listed below although candidates for towing endorsements limited to the Western Rivers need not study chapters 15, 17, 27, 29, 30, 31, & 32. Any individual chapters or group of chapters listed below can be purchased separately upon request.

LIMITED MASTER, MATE, AND OPERATOR – BOOK 5 (296 Pages) BK-M005 

• Chapter 28 – Basic Piloting [T] [P] (150 pages) ...... P-1
• Chapter 29 – Chart Plotting [T] (42 pages) ....... PLOT-1
• Chapter 30 – Tide and Tidal Current Publications [T] [N] (36 pages)........ TCP-1
• Chapter 31 – Tide and Tidal Current Calculations [T] [N] [P] (28 pages)...... TCC-1
• Chapter 32 – Local Knowledge [T] (8 pages)....... OCMI-1
• Chapter 33 – Compass Correction at Sea [N] [P] (24 pages)....... CCS-1

Symbols:

Types of Multiple Choice Deck Exam Questions

• [D] = “Deck General” Questions
• [S] = “Safety and Pollution” Questions
• [N] = “Navigation General” Questions
• [P] = “Plotting Problems” & other Math Problems.
• [NR] = “Navigation Rules” Questions

Other Symbols:

• [AB] = Part of an Able Seaman & Lifeboatman Course
• [T] = Part of a Towing officer Course
• [WE] = Part of a Workboat Engineer Course