Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms & Abbreviations

This handy Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations contains a listing of all the acronyms, abbreviations and truncations that recreational boaters encounter in nautical magazine articles, books, instruction manuals and Coast Guard reports.

The book is in two parts.

Part I is an alphabetical listing of about 650 abbreviations, along with an explanation of each, including 38 illustrations.

Part II consists of excerpts from Chart No. 1 which lists all the abbreviations used on the governments nautical charts. Chart No. 1 was originally available from NOAA chart dealers, but is now no longer published.

Author : Donald Launer

Paperback : 145 pages

SKU: P24165

 

About the Author

Donald Launer is currently Contributing Editor for Good Old Boat Magazine and author of the book A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters.