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| Preface to 1st edition (Part One) | |
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| Preface to 3rd edition | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the author | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| The Ship | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Terms and definitions | |
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| Terms and definitions concerning stability | |
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| Varieties of ship | |
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| Plate and construction terms | |
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| Main structural members - compensating stress factors affecting the vessel | |
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| Stresses in ship structures | |
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| Loadlines | |
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| Anchor work (Fundamentals) | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Anchors | |
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| Tests on anchors | |
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| Marks on anchors | |
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| Anchor certificate | |
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| Chain cable tests | |
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| Notes on cable | |
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| Kenter lugless joining shackle | |
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| 'D' lugged joining shackle | |
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| Securing and stowage of anchors | |
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| Securing anchor and cable | |
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| Steam windlass operation | |
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| Preparing anchor for 'letting go' | |
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| Disc brake systems for anchor handling windlass | |
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| Cable holders | |
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| Procedure for coming to anchor | |
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| Clearing away anchors | |
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| Chain cable/stud-link general information | |
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| Anchor terminology | |
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| Watch at anchor | |
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| Anchoring facility for high speed craft | |
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| Mooring anchors | |
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| The 'flipper delta' anchor | |
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| Ropework | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Natural fibre ropes | |
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| Lay of rope | |
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| Small stuff | |
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| Synthetic fibre ropes | |
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| Bends and hitches | |
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| Working aloft and overside | |
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| Seizings | |
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| Ropework and cordage tools | |
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| Worming, parcelling and serving | |
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| Cordage splice | |
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| Whippings | |
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| Marrying two ropes together | |
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| To pass a stopper | |
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| Breaking out mooring rope | |
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| Wirework and Rigging | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Steel wire rope | |
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| Steel wire rope rigging | |
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| Rigging fitments | |
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| Wire splicing | |
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| Stowage of wire hawsers | |
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| Safe handling procedures for wire rope | |
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| Mousing a hook or shackle pin | |
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| Blocks - care and maintenance | |
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| Blocks and tackles | |
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| Lifting Gear | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Derricks | |
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| Union purchase | |
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| Safe handling practice for derricks | |
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| Doubling-up procedure | |
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| Yo-Yo rig | |
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| Hallen universal derrick | |
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| Velle shipshape crane | |
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| Heavy lift procedures | |
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| Cranes | |
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| Cranes and derricks - advantages and disadvantages | |
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| Derrick tests and surveys | |
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| Calculating stresses in derricks by empirical formula | |
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| Cargo and Hatchwork | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Conventional hatch | |
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| Conventional hold | |
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| Steel hatch cover | |
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| General cargo terminology | |
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| Duties of the junior cargo officer | |
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| Cargo duties of the chief officer | |
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| Hold preparation | |
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| Stowage methods | |
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| Cargo handling | |
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| Ventilation | |
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| Refrigerated cargoes | |
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| Carriage of goods in deep tanks | |
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| Dangerous/hazardous cargoes | |
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| Cargo plans | |
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| Roll on-roll off system | |
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| List of relevant container definitions and terms | |
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| Loading containers | |
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| Container tonnage | |
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| Loadicators and loading plan computers | |
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| Tankers | |
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| Boatwork and Life Saving Appliances | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Selected terminology and definitions | |
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| Parts of the lifeboat | |
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| Types of wood construction | |
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| Boat fitments | |
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| Totally enclosed survival craft | |
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| Partially enclosed boats | |
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| Free fall lifeboats | |
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| Life saving appliances | |
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| Boat rigging | |
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| Launching procedure | |
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| Taking boat away from ship's side | |
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| Boat recovery in heavy weather | |
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| Beaching a lifeboat | |
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| Boat handling and safe procedures | |
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| Sail theory | |
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| Sail terminology | |
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| Survival Craft and Practice | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Survival systems international | |
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| The inflatable life raft | |
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| Launching inflatable life raft | |
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| Boarding raft | |
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| Rigid life rafts | |
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| The davit launched life raft | |
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| Additional fitments to raft | |
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| Abandoning ship | |
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| Marine evacuation system (MES) | |
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| Evacuation-slide launching and embarkation | |
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| MES variations | |
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| Inspection and maintenance of MES | |
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| Marine evacuation chute (MEC) system | |
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| Righting capsized life raft | |
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| Beaching a life raft | |
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| Ropax vessels in coastal waters | |
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| Emergency equipment lockers for Ro-Ro passenger ships | |
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| Communications | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Terminology and definitions for communications | |
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| Methods employed in the marine industry | |
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| Flag signalling terms | |
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| Single letter meanings - International code of signals | |
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| Signalling by international code flags | |
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| Important two-letter signals | |
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| Sample messages employing international code of signals | |
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| Flag maintenance | |
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| Wearing of ensigns | |
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| Morse code procedure - signalling by flashlight | |
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| Morse code regular procedural signals | |
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| Morse code signalling by hand flags or arms | |
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| Watchkeeping Duties | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Master's responsibilities | |
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| The integrated bridge | |
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| Functions of the integrated bridge | |
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| Safety and redundancy | |
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| Watchkeeping - general duties | |
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| Duties of the officer of the watch (OOW) | |
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| Duties of the lookout | |
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| Duties of the helmsman | |
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| Duties of the standby man | |
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| Official publications | |
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| Security | |
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| Rigging pilot ladders | |
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| Mechanical pilot hoists | |
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| Ship to shore transit | |
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| Marine Instruments Monitoring and Measurement | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sextant | |
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| Marine chronometer | |
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| Speed and depth | |
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| The gyro compass | |
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| Changes in the ships compass systems | |
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| Modern gyro arrangements | |
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| Magnetic compass | |
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| Liquid magnetic compass | |
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| Dry card magnetic compass | |
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| Azimuth mirror | |
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| Pelorus | |
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| Automatic identification system (AIS) | |
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| Transponder information | |
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| AIS unit components | |
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| Voyage data recorders (VDR) | |
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| Hydrometer | |
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| Hygrometer | |
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| Precision aneroid barometer | |
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| Meteorology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Meteorological terms | |
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| Forecast areas | |
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| Weather scales | |
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| Construction and interpretation of synoptic chart | |
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| Heavy weather precautions (general cargo vessels) open water conditions | |
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| Effects of heavy weather on vessel at sea | |
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| General behaviour of vessels in heavy weather | |
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| Tropical revolving storm | |
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| Ice terminology | |
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| Ice navigation | |
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| Single-letter signals between ice-breaker and assisted vessels | |
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| Preventing Collisions at Sea | |
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| Introduction | |
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| International regulations | |
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| Author's comments | |
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| Judging another vessel's heading at night | |
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| Special cases to rule of the road | |
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| Collision avoidance - HSC | |
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| High speed craft - features | |
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| High speed craft - watchkeeping practice | |
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| IALA maritime buoyage systems 'A' and 'B' | |
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| Emergencies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Emergency contingency planning | |
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| Collision | |
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| Flooding | |
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| Damage control | |
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| Abandonment from the vessel | |
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| Rescue and recovery of survivors | |
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| Stranding/grounding | |
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| Beaching procedure | |
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| Grounding/beaching - summary | |
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| Deck department checklist for watertight integrity of hull following grounding or beaching | |
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| Engine room department checklist for machinery spaces following grounding or beaching | |
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| Watertight doors | |
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| Dry docks and docking procedures | |
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| Types of docking | |
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| Hydrolift docking systems | |
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| Inward and outward procedures for hydrolift docking systems | |
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| Man overboard | |
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| Helicopter procedure | |
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| Subsunk, procedure | |
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| Fire-Fighting | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Equipment for on board fire fighting | |
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| Additional requirements for passenger vessels | |
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| Roll on-roll off vessels | |
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| Tanker vessels (class 7T) | |
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| Small fires | |
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| Accommodation fires at sea | |
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| Galley fires at sea | |
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| Machinery space fires at sea | |
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| Cargo space fires at sea and in port | |
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| Paint room fires | |
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| Fixed fire-fighting installations | |
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| International shore connection | |
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| Self-contained breathing apparatus | |
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| Contents of fireman's outfits | |
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| Example: Cargo fires | |
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| Roll on-roll off vessels fire-fighting difficulties | |
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| Search and Rescue Operations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Action by vessel in distress | |
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| Master's obligations | |
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| Obligations of rescuing craft | |
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| When assistance is no longer required | |
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| Searching the sea | |
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| Aircraft in distress | |
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| Communication between surface craft and aircraft | |
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| Surface to surface rescue | |
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| Pyrotechnics | |
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| Breeches buoy | |
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| Communications | |
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| The work of HM coastguard (HMCG) | |
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| AMVER organisation | |
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| Passenger vessels - decision support system | |
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| Abbreviations for use in SAR operations | |
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| Ship-Handling - Equipment | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Terms and general definitions | |
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| Factors in ship-handling | |
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| HSC Categories | |
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| High speed craft (HSC) | |
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| Rudders | |
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| Propellers | |
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| Machinery 'Pod Technology' | |
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| Turning circles | |
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| Steering gear operations | |
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| Steering applications | |
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| Steering test applications | |
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| Auxiliary/emergency steering | |
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| Bow/stern thruster units | |
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| Steerable 360[degree] thrusters | |
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| Waterjet propulsion | |
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| Fin stabilisers | |
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| Manoeuvring with mooring lines | |
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| Fairleads | |
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| Bollards (bitts) | |
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| Ship-Handling - Manoeuvring and Mooring Operations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Berthing | |
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| Clearing a berth | |
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| Entering dock | |
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| Securing to buoys | |
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| Mooring | |
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| Letting go from buoys | |
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| Rigging slip wires | |
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| Mooring operations and deployment of anchors | |
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| Deep water anchoring | |
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| Laying/carrying out anchors | |
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| Clearing a foul hawse | |
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| To weigh anchor by deck tackle | |
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| Anchor recovery - loss of windlass power | |
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| Hanging off an anchor | |
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| Lost anchor and re-securing of spare anchor | |
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| Turning vessel short round | |
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| Open moor | |
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| Mediterranean moor - modern vessel: equipped with twin CPP, and bow thrust | |
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| Interaction | |
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| Shallow water effects and squat | |
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| High speed craft and safe speed | |
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| Working with tugs | |
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| Composite towline | |
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| Tanker Operations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Tanker vessels | |
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| Tanker hazards and precautions | |
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| Dangers of petroleum spirit | |
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| General definitions | |
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| Cargo-handling equipment | |
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| Whessoe tank gauge | |
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| General operations and procedures | |
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| Tanker layout and ventilation | |
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| Gas freeing (tanker vessels) | |
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| Health and safety | |
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| Inert gas system | |
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| Mooring large tankers | |
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| Oil pollution | |
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| Management of ship's waste/garbage | |
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| The Application of Marpol and the Prevention of Pollution | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Abbreviations and Acronyms within MARPOL | |
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| Definitions for use | |
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| Application of MARPOL | |
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| Authors note | |
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| Contracting governments to the convention as of 1st March 1998 | |
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| Mariner's self examiner | |
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| Officer of the watch - certificate of competency | |
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| Chief officer (1st mate) - certificate of competency | |
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| Ship's master - certificate of competency | |
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| Rule of the road | |
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| Index | |