Rules for care and operation of power-boat machinery (gasoline engines).. Gasoline safety precautions. Armed-boat expeditions.. Care and operation of boat guns and small arms.. Abandon ship.... First aid for burns.. The resuscitation of the apparently drowned.... Page. 59 71 71 75 81 84 90 91 92 93 194 95 Procedure signs.... Single letter procedure signs. Definitions and terms used in signals and dispatches.. Parts of a signal or dispatch.. General instructions.. Special signals (position, exchanging calls, time, and uniform, etc.). Transmission of signals and dispatches by methods other than by flags. Visual call system and transmission of signals by flags.. Visual call system.. Instructions for flag signals... 162 162 166 169 171 172 181 194 194 195 198 INTRODUCTION. The Boat Book contains information and instructions pertaining to boats, boat exercises, boat equipment, duties of boat personnel, a description of flags and instructions for their use, instructions for the transmission of signals and dispatches (naval procedure), international signals of distress, storm and life-saving signals, "boat signals." Such special pennant signals as may be required for maneuvering boats precede the boat signals proper. The boat signals proper are for intercommunication between ships and boats and consist of three letters, of which the second or third letter is always the letter "E." "E" is the distinguishing letter for boats. The signal meanings are arranged alphabetically and indexed under the primary words. Many of the boat signals may be adapted to communication with tugs. |