Merchant Marine Officers' Handbook

Name: Merchant Marine Officers' Handbook
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ISBN: 9780870333798

ISBN-10: 0870333798

ISBN-13: 9780870333798

Edition: 5th (Revised)

Authors: William A. MacEwen, William A. MacEwen, William B. Hayler

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Book details

List price: $55.00
Edition: 5th
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 6/30/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 573
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.860

Foreword	p. ix
Preface to the Fifth Edition	p. xi
Preface to the First Edition	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
The Everyday Labors of a Ship's Officer	p. 3
Piloting and Radar Navigation	p. 21
Collision Avoidance	p. 37
Celestial Navigation	p. 45
The Calculator and Its Use by the Mariner	p. 71
Marine Electronics	p. 89
The Gyrocompass	p. 127
Rules of the Road	p. 133
Shiphandling	p. 189
Appendix to Chapter 9, Multiple Buoy Moorings	p. 211
Ground Tackle	p. 217
General Cargo and Cargo Gear	p. 231
Containership Operations	p. 247
Tankers	p. 273
Engineering for Deck Officers	p. 313
Steering Gear	p. 357
Stability, Trim, and Stress	p. 365
Maintenance and Repair	p. 409
Fire and Fire Fighting aboard Ship	p. 417
Accident Prevention aboard Ship	p. 433
Pollution	p. 439
Ship's Business	p. 447
Maritime Usage of Computers	p. 465
U.S. Coast Guard Inspections	p. 475
Maritime Labor Relations	p. 481
Medical Emergencies at Sea	p. 493
Appendices
Professional Requirements for Deck Officer Licenses	p. 509
U.S. Naval Reserve Merchant Marine Officer Program	p. 523
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Recommendations on Navigational Watchkeeping	p. 529
Tables, Formulae, and Useful Information	p. 536
Bibliography	p. 547
Contributors	p. 551
Index	p. 555
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