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Classroom Material
Teachers and students are happier and more productive when the proper materials are at
hand. Here are some of the books, charts, and instruments that schools ask for most often.
And, yes, you can get scholastic discounts -- see our "20/20
Plan."
Texts
and Reference Books
Training Charts
Plotting Instruments
20/20 Discount Plan for Schools
Updated
12/02/2007
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Navigation Rules -- International -- Inland,
United States Coast Guard. The
basic official statement of the Rules of the Road. Because International Rules and Inland
Rules are quite similar, the two sets of Rules are presented side by side, on opposite
pages. 1999 edition, "2D." 214 pages paperback. $10.95
T9148 |
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"RB-169" Navigation Rules by Richard Block,
Marine Education Textbooks. Edition G, 2001. The rules, questions and
answers, and explanation, to help prepare for Coast Guard tests. 273
pages, 8.5" x 11".
$ 56.00 T6303 |
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Nautical Chart Symbols Abbreviations and Terms (Chart No. 1.)
National
Ocean Service. Not really a chart, but a reference book that will help the new (and not so
new) navigator get the most out of his charts. In addition to listing all of the symbols
and abbreviations found on official charts, it also includes a section on the IALA
"A" and "B" buoyage systems. 11th edition 2000. 8.5"X11"
soft.
$10.00 T1497 |
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How to Read a Nautical Chart by Nigel Calder,
International Marine Publishing, 2003. Includes all of Chart No. 1, along
with much introductory and explanatory material. 8.5" x 11",
soft, 237 pages. $16.95 T17282 |
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Chapman's Nautical Chart No. 1, The Essential Guide to Chart Reading
and Navigation. All of Chart No. 1 plus chapters on The
Nautical Chart and on Aids to Navigation. 6 x 9 paperback, 201
pages. $12.95 T7692 |
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The Cornell Manual for Lifeboatmen, Able Seamen, and Qualified Members of Engine
Department
Second Edition, 2004
by William B. Hayler, John M. Keever, and Paul M. Seiler. Cornell
Maritime Press 1984. Written to take the place of the out-of-print CG-175. Basic source
book for professional mariners. 175 pages 4 1/2 x 7 paperback.
|$12.00 T2636 |
Superceded editions of NOS charts issued for use in the classroom, not for
navigation. Because they do not change, problems and answers stay valid for many years.
$3.00 each.
NOS 1210TR Martha's Vineyard to Block Island 1:80,000. The back
contains a simplified version of Chart No. 1, Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms.
NOS 12221TR Chesapeake Bay Entrance 1:80,000.
NOS 116TR(SC) Long Island Sound 1:40,000, with insets 1:20,000.
NOS 12354TR Long Island Sound Eastern Part
1:80,000.
NOS 13205TR Block Island Sound 1:80,000.
T8868.
NOS 39TR West End of Lake Erie 1:100.000. Based on what is now NOS 14830.
On the back is a small portion of the Army Corps of Engineers chart of the Upper
Mississippi near Dubuque.
Of the many plotting tools we carry, here are the plain "vanilla" ones
appropriate for the classroom.
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15" Value Parallel Ruler, Weems & Plath #145 with cork pads and
aluminum arms and handles, no markings, clear acrylic. |
$11.00
T11787
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Triple Parallel Rulers, Weems and
Plath 136. Longer reach and symmetrical action for easier
use. |
$18.00
T11788 |
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Course Protractor Plotter, 4" x 15", C-Thru P-72 one piece, no
moving parts. Printed in two colors -- protractor in black, mile scales in green.
Instructions included. |
$7.50
T2719 |
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Dividers 5" Weems & Plath 259 matte nickel finish. |
$11.00
T371 |
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Ultralight Dividers/Compass 7" Weems & Plath 176. Center wheel
with extension bar gives fast action and precision adjustment. |
$19.00
T6367 |
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Nautical Slide Rule Weems & Plath 105, Easy-to-use
circular pattern. 7" square. |
$18.00
T1925 |
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Teachers, take note! By planning ahead,
you can earn substantial savings for your organization.
 | Order twenty or more copies of an item |
| Give us a least twenty days of lead time |
| You will earn a twenty percent discount. |
This offer includes plotting tools and most text and reference
books, including everything described on this page. It does not include pre-discounted
items such as software and CD-ROMs, nor a small number of technical books short-discounted
by the publishers. If there is any question, please give us a call to confirm the status
of an item.
If the quantity of twenty is too large, we offer an alternate plan: ten of an item,
twenty days, ten percent discount. |
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