Cape & Islands Harbormasters Association

Boaters' Resources

Boater Education
Boating Laws & Regulations
Charts
Rules of the Road
Nautical Flags
Nautical Calculators
VHF Frequencies
Wind Scales
Massachusetts Tides
Local Notice to Mariners
Weather
Harbormaster Ticket Cheat Sheet
Massachusetts Harbormaster Training Certification

• Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay Harbormaster Emergency Current Table
• Related Boating and Marine Links
• Cell phone safety
• Kayak Safety
• U.S. Coast Guard 1st District
• U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Safety Division
• U.S. Coast Guard Videos
• U.S. Coast Guard History
• US Customs Operating Procedures for Cape & Islands Harbormasters
• U.S. Life Saving Service to the Rescue!
• Animated Knots by Grog
• Lightships of Nantucket Sound
• Lightships of Nantucket Sound Video
• Navigation Rules Training Program
• Running Lights Simulator
• Aids to Navigation Simulator
• Rules of the Road Simulator
• Rules of the Road Test
• Port and Harbor Planning in the Massachusetts Coastal Zone
• MARPOL - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
• Search Patterns
• Ocean Rescue Systems -Special Operations Rescue Team training
• United States Lifesaving Association - Professional association of beach lifeguards and open water rescuers.
• Learn CPR - You can do it!
• Bowditch -The American Practical Navigator Online
• Hurricane Prep Manual - From Florida Inland Navigation District
• Mass GIS Ortho Viewer
• MassPort Cruiseport Schedules & Bookings
• Massachusetts Maritime Academy