The efficient deck-hand : a guide to the Department for Transport Examinations for Efficient Deck Hand and Able Seaman Certificates /
Wright, C. H. 1912-
The efficient deck-hand : a guide to the Department for Transport Examinations for Efficient Deck Hand and Able Seaman Certificates / C.H. Wright. - Revised fifth edition / revised by Thomas Provan. - xii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
At bottom of title: A companion book to: Survival at sea : the lifeboat and liferaft.
Guidance of training requirements for certificate of competency as A.B. or E.D.H. -- Nautical terms and definitions -- The names and functions of various parts of a ship -- Compasses, helm orders and steering gear -- The measuring of a ship's speed -- Anchors, chain cables and windlass -- Safety, firefighting and lifesaving appliances -- Rope and ropework -- Splicing -- Lifting tackle, blocks, purchases, masts, derricks, cranes, winches -- Hatches, holds and deep tanks -- Maintenance -- Hazardous cargoes.
9781849270281 (paperback) 085174706X (paperback)
Seamanship--Examinations, questions, etc.
Seamanship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
623.88
The efficient deck-hand : a guide to the Department for Transport Examinations for Efficient Deck Hand and Able Seaman Certificates / C.H. Wright. - Revised fifth edition / revised by Thomas Provan. - xii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
At bottom of title: A companion book to: Survival at sea : the lifeboat and liferaft.
Guidance of training requirements for certificate of competency as A.B. or E.D.H. -- Nautical terms and definitions -- The names and functions of various parts of a ship -- Compasses, helm orders and steering gear -- The measuring of a ship's speed -- Anchors, chain cables and windlass -- Safety, firefighting and lifesaving appliances -- Rope and ropework -- Splicing -- Lifting tackle, blocks, purchases, masts, derricks, cranes, winches -- Hatches, holds and deep tanks -- Maintenance -- Hazardous cargoes.
9781849270281 (paperback) 085174706X (paperback)
Seamanship--Examinations, questions, etc.
Seamanship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
623.88