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Seamanship techniques : for shipboard & maritime operations
Author
Title
Seamanship techniques : for shipboard & maritime operations / D.J. House.
ISBN
9780750663151
0750663154
9780080474328
0080474322
Edition
3rd ed.
Published
Oxford : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxii, 730 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Includes index.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This third edition presents the most thorough revision of Seamanship Techniques since first publication in 1987. Already recognised as one of the leading texts for cadet and serving seafarers of all ranks, this new edition covers all the seamanship knowledge required by students and experienced seafarers alike. Ideal for Merchant Navy Officers from Cadet rank to Master Mariner, the new edition incorporates the 2003 amendments to the Collision Avoidance Regulations and new material covering regulations and practice on cargo operations, survival systems, GMDSS requirements, watch keeping duties, rescue operations and pollution control, to name a few. Used by training establishments around the world this is the only reference to both shipboard practice and ship operations that seafarers will need. * Well-established, well-known, well-liked, well-trusted; the fully comrehensive seamanship reference Covers all the knowledge required to take readers from Cadet to Master rank * Includes the 2003 revision to the Collision Avoidance Rules and fully aligned with the IMO STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) requirements.
Variant and related titles
Elsevier ScienceDirect All Books. OCLC KB.
Other formats
Print version: House, D.J. Seamanship techniques. 3rd ed. Oxford : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 17, 2018
Contents
Abbreviations; Part 1
Shipboard Practice; The Ship; Anchor work; Ropework; Wirework and rigging; Lifting gear, Cargo and hatchwork; Survival craft and boat operations; Marine Survival Systems; Communications; Part 2
Ship Handling; Watchkeeping duties; Marine instruments; Meteorology; Preventing collisions at sea; Marine Emergencies and non-Routine Operations; Fire-fighting Proceedures, Search and rescue operations; Ship handling; Tanker Work and pollution regulations; Appendices; Exercises; Indexes.
The ship
Anchor work (fundamentals)
Ropework
Wirework and rigging
Lifting gear
Cargo and hatchwork
Boatwork and life saving appliances
Survival craft and practice
Communications
Watchkeeping duties
Marine instruments monitoring and measurement
Meteorology
Preventing collisions at sea
Emergencies
Fire-fighting
Search and rescue operations
Ship-handling
equipment
Ship-handling
manoeuvring and mooring operations
Tanker operations
The application of MARPOL and the prevention of pollution.
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Genre/Form
Handbooks and manuals.
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