One of a series of training manuals prepared for enlisted personnel in the Navy and Naval Reserve, this self-study package provides subject matter that relates directly to the occupational qualifications of the Quartermaster rating. Contents include a 16-chapter text followed by a glossary, subject index, and the associated nonresident career course (11 reading assignments and technical questions based upon each occupational standard in the respective assignment). Chapter headings are (1) The Quartermaster, (2) Quartermaster Watches, (3) Honors and Ceremonies, (4) Magnetic Compass and Gyrocompass, (5) Aids to Navigation, (6) Rules of the Road, (7) Charts and Publications, (8) Time and Timepieces, (9) Introduction to Navigation, (10) Dead Reckoning and Piloting, (11) Electronic Navigation, (12) Celestial Navigation, (13) Tides and Currents, (14) Weather, (15) Maneuvering Board, and (16) Communications. (HD)