Product Description

This book aims to help yachtsmen and motorboaters pass the ICC test - essential for anyone wanting to take their boat to the inland waterways of Europe and to many European coastal waters too. Now revised for the second edition, Bill Anderson explains the syllabus in detail, provides revision notes on all the subjects in the test, and includes a set of self-test questions and answers at each stage to help readers take the ICC test with confidence. 'Well presented, well illustrated and clearly written a concise and handy guide that will fulfil all the candidate's requirements.' Nautical Magazine

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #74951 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

Review
"'Well presented, well illustrated and clearly written... a concise and handy guide that will fulfil all the candidate's requirements.' Nautical Magazine"

About the Author
After a career in the Royal Navy, Bill Anderson joined the RYA in 1972. As Training Manager he redesigned the Yachtmaster courses and championed the cause of voluntary education for amateurs. He has been a small boat sailor for over 50 years.

Customer Reviews

A great little book
I bought this before I attended the RYA 1 & 2 powerboat courses. This RYA book covers all the theoretical information that you need for the ICC qualification (RYA1 & 2). The illustrations are clear and easy to understand and help to clarify specific points in the theory. The book is useful as an introduction to boating and also a a reference book. I have been boating for several years and this book taught me a great deal - the things that all skippers should know. I would highly recommend this book for beginners and also as a reference book.

Rookie Boater
Well thought out, written and illustrated. The self-test questions at the end of each section let you know whether you have taken it all in or need to go over things again. Haven't taken the course yet but this book gives a good grounding on the theory and will - I'm sure - prove very helpful.

ICC and CEVNI
This book is a mash-up of several other RYA publications so make sure that you really need it before you buy. For example, I see that it is often bought with the book: "RYA European Waterways Regulations: The CEVNI Rules Explained", which is what I did but you really don't need both. The CEVNI book is the one you need if you are going to use the French (or other European) inland waterways. Assuming that you have the relevant RYA qualifications to get an ICC (eg Day Skipper or Powerboat etc) then you will already have most of what is in this book. So this is only required if either you want a refresher or you have lost your other books.

Having said all that, it is well up to the usual RYA standard, and is clear and concise with good illustrations.