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| U.S. Coast Guard License Boating Course Instructional Training Video - Get Your Captains License! | 
 enlarge | Actor: Coast Guard License
Studio: Bennett Marine Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $44.95
Buy New: $17.50
You Save: $27.45 (61%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 57065
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Running Time: 55 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 25874
UPC: 097278003949
EAN: 0097278003949
ASIN: B000077VPA
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: January 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Bennett DVD The Coast Guard License |
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Product Description
The Coast Guard License andquot;58 minutes of concise review, of everything from Rules of the Road to Chartplotting. It leads you into critical areas that will prove useful whether youre a going for a six-passenger OUPV or a Masters license.andquot; and#45; Capt. John Wooldridge, Motor Boating and Sailing andquot;Youll find plenty of essential information in this video to make you a better skipper and navigator.andquot; and#45; Sea Magazine This is the best DVD to help you to obtain the internationally recognized U.S. Coast Guard License, which is recognized as one of the ultimate tests of boating ability. This program covers the essentials of the license test, advanced piloting and the complete rules of the road needed for the examination. It also covers additional sections of the test from firefighting to basic seamanship. Subjects covered include: rules of the road, arc and visibility of lights, lights and dayshapes, right of way, navigation, tides, seamanship, fixes and bearings, set and drift, lateral buoyage system, test tips and much more. 55 min.
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| Customer Reviews:
Worst money I ever spent... March 31, 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I should have read the reviews. This video is the equivalent of trying to cram 4 years of higher education into 58 minutes. The "Reader" (instructor) blows through topics so quickly that you're still mentally on the first topic when the end credits are rolling. Only the Micro-Machine commercial guy could have blown through this faster. It should be illegal to sell something this bad.
If you're trying to take a short cut to your captain's license, don't do it. Sign up for a REAL USCG class. They're expensive, but only about 10 times the cost of this over-priced steaming pile. I wouldn't even check this out for free from the local library. I have wasted 58 minutes of my life. Is there a rating less than one star?
Same as the older VHS Video - Incomplete and dated October 27, 2004
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
This is a copy of the older VHS tape and appears to have been made at least 15+ years ago. The referenced navigation texts by Mr. Gonder are no longer in print. Unfortunately, the approach is to recite rather than to teach. Complex subjects are covered in haste. No summaries are made for detailed subjects like lighting or signals. The only purpose this tape served was to convince me to allocate more preparation time for the test, which I appreciated. Recommend some of the newer versions by Magic Lamp's Safe Boating Series.
Not a very good vidio/DVD. May 26, 2004
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is not what it's presented to be to me. It's a fast talking lecture with a few flash-in pictures. Some of it is not even in color as you would expect for what it cost.
Save Your Money February 18, 2004
42 out of 42 found this review helpful
The 58 minute video has some captain sitting at a desk, holding his coffee cup and reading off a teleprompter. He rattles off rules of the road, lights, day flags and chart info with very little graphics or video of boats performing the functions. I couldn't keep up with the difference between inland/coastal/international horn or bell sounds.
I've seen better productions on local cable access channels.
If I had found this DVD in the $4.99 rack at Walmart, I still would have felt I paid too much.
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