As a trainer in shipboard security and a university instructor in disaster and emergency preparedness, I have received many requests from the cruising community and members of the charter yacht industry for a comprehensive source of practical information about vessel security and defense. This book is the result. It is concise and easily used. The information is foundational and can be built upon as need arises. Security for Recreational and Charter Yachts is structured for use by yacht owners, cruisers, and those who visit distant ports at home and abroad. Recreational and charter yachts have unique requirements that begin with yacht construction for aesthetics rather than security, and the enjoyment of their occupants rather than carrying out commerce and work. Although yachts must follow virtually the same regulations as the commercial industry, interactions with communities and port facilities ashore tend to be quite different from the commercial industry. This book will help the yachtsman cope with vagrancies of current threats and prepare them for the dynamics of security that lead to the evolution of future threats. This book is an excellent vehicle upon which more advanced training can depend.
About the Author: Capt. Jeffrey L. Kuhlman is an experienced educator and mariner. He is a husband, father of five, grandfather of eight, and great grandfather of two. He is active in his church and his work has taken him to six continents and into most oceans. As an educator, Capt. Kuhlman writes for several trade magazines and often speaks publically on the topic of Best Practices in Maritime Security and Defense Training. Prior to his civilian career at sea, he was a licensed History teacher in New Jersey and taught language in the Republic of South Korea. Capt. Kuhlman is currently an Adjunct and Managing Professor of Maritime Disaster and Emergency Preparedness at Nova Southeastern University, Florida both in teaching and curriculum development. As a ship's Master, he has worked in Asia, the Orient, and Africa and has had the experience of having directly faced various maritime threats. He is the originator of the Castle Shipboard Security Program. The Castle Shipboard Security Program provides advanced training in shipboard security and vessel defense for maritime professionals, law enforcement, maritime security operatives, and veterans within the scope of international and US conventions. Capt. Kuhlman is proud to have honorably worn the uniforms of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Army National Guard. His combat experience was as a field Hospital Corpsman assigned to the Eleventh Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, Republic of South Vietnam. His additional military experience qualified him as a First Class Diver, Gunner's Mate (Guns), Artilleryman, and for a short time a member of a LRRP unit. He has had extensive tactical training and is a current NRA civilian and Law Enforcement Instructor in pistol, shotgun, and patrol rifle. He holds degrees in Business Management, History, and Secondary Education.