Dictionary of Nautical Acronyms and Abbreviations
By Donald Launer
160 pp. 28 illustrations. 2006. Paperback. $13.95ISBN 1 57409 239 1
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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. A reference such as this has never been published before.
The book is in two parts. Part I is an alphabetical listing of abbreviations, along with an explanation of each, including illustrations. Part I contains about 650 entries with some 38 illustrations.
Part II consists of excerpts from NOAA’s Chart No. 1 which lists all the abbreviations used on the government’s nautical charts. Chart No. 1 was originally available from NOAA chart dealers, but is now no longer published by the Government Printing Office, making this section especially useful. Part II contains about 500 entries.
About the Author:
Donald Launer has held a US Coast Guard captain’s license for over 25 years. For 15 years he was Field Editor for the yearly Waterway Guide and is currently Contributing Editor for Good Old Boat Magazine. He is a member of the Boat/U.S. Speakers Bureau, and author of the book, A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters. His schooner, Delphinus, which he built from a bare hull, is berthed next to his home on Barnegat Bay, on the New Jersey shore.