The theory and practice of navigating in tidal waters with tidal streams and tidal heights for the area Fastnet and Brest to The Wash and Den Helder, including the four Yachtsman's Tidal Atlases. (Also available separately. see below.)

Part 1 of the manual deals comprehensively with: the cause and effects of tides as well as giving a guide to the theory and practice of navigating in tidal waters: passage planning for short coastal passages and cross channel passages: tidal chart work and the use of electronic position-fixing systems.

Part 2 contains the four Yachtsman's Tidal Atlases which give tidal stream rate and tidal height predictions in an easily read form in diagrams and tables.