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Summary: A Good Start
Review: No single text is going to allow you to ace the test, but this should be one of the ones you use. This is the second edition and supposedly updated as of 2000. While much of the information is available on the Coast Guard web site, Wing does a good job of "packaging it" to make it much more readable. I found the light and signal summaries worth the price of the book. Without these two summaries, memorization of the many, many lights and signals would be much harder. Another plus is a "plain english" version as well as the original rules - much more readable and easier to learn.
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Summary: All of the errors in the first printing have been corrected
Review: The first printing of this book contained errors in the aspects of certain navigational lights. These errors have been corrected. Some readers have reported "wrong" answers to a few of the official Coast Guard questions. The answers may, in fact, be wrong, but they are the answers the Coast Guard is looking for since they come straight from the Coast Guard's public domain electronic Q&A data base. The author.
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Summary: Don't be tempted by the included CD
Review: The software not only is simplistic, but also is unstable.
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Summary: Close but NO cigar!
Review: This book has all the potential of being a great book for the captian's liscense exam, but falls far short. Poorly written chapters and there is no explaination to the exam questions. VERY frustrating. If anyone knows a good book to prepare for the Captains Liscense, I would appreciate an email (cjamesb@airmail.net) Bottom Line: Don't waste your money.
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Summary: Can I return it?
Review: This book is extreemly basic, and lacks the detail required to pass a USCG exam. It may be useful to someone seeking a six-pack, however don't even think about using this book to get you through any test equal to or above Master 100 GT. The only value the book has is in the test questions provided in the book. The software was not nearly as impressive as it was made out to be, and few of the questions were on the CG test. Rules of the Road is adequate. Deck General and Safety is the longest part of the CG exam, and this book separates the two. Don't bother looking here for any help on load and stability problems. The explainations and math were not included. Navigation General is the one section that is detailed, however nearly all questions in that section of the test can be answered from your Lights List, Coast Pilot, and Tide Tables. Navigation problems do not help any with your actual chart plot when you sit for the exam. Basically this book will not help you with the Master/Mate 100 GT or above examinations.
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Summary: You'll need more than this book.
Review: This book is frustrating because the learning consists of taking tests. There is not enough how to information. Also, the cd is supposed to randomly search the database and give a new test each time. However, after many practice tests I found that the cd did not access all the questions. Only because I also went through the written questions did I discover this. If you don't know this, you will not see all of the questions and you may need them all. On the plus side, the diagrams are what you will see in the real tests and the rules of the road are in the back of the book. I think it is very useful for drilling, not learning. This book should be considered a supplement. I recommend The Coast Guard License by Budd Gonder along with Chapman's and Dutton's for learning, and this book for practicing
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Summary: Stay Away. It's the first printing!
Review: This book may be extremely frustrating to you due to several errors (I only made it through the first section) and ambiguities. Errors include, but are not limited to, diagrams showing the light requirements of certain vessels with the port and starboard sidelights reversed, test questions with incorrect answers, regulations not covered but tested on.I have called the publisher, and they are aware of the errors, but couldn't provide me with a complete list of them...It makes for very frustrating reading!
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Summary: Get Your Captains License:The Complete Study Guide 2nd Editi
Review: This is an excellent book. My boyfriend has not been able to put it down. The CD that comes with it is great
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