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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.

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• Preface to 1st edition (Part One) (p. xiii)
• Preface to 3rd edition (p. xiv)
• Acknowledgments (p. xv)
• About the author (p. xvii)
• Abbreviations (p. xviii)
• 1 The Ship
• Introduction (p. 1)
• Terms and definitions (p. 1)
• Terms and definitions concerning stability (p. 6)
• Varieties of ship (p. 8)
• Plate and construction terms (p. 8)
• Main structural members - compensating stress factors affecting the vessel (p. 22)
• Stresses in ship structures (p. 23)
• Loadlines (p. 25)
• 2 Anchor work (Fundamentals)
• Introduction (p. 28)
• Anchors (p. 28)
• Tests on anchors (p. 31)
• Marks on anchors (p. 33)
• Anchor certificate (p. 33)
• Chain cable tests (p. 33)
• Notes on cable (p. 34)
• Kenter lugless joining shackle (p. 35)
• 'D' lugged joining shackle (p. 36)
• Securing and stowage of anchors (p. 36)
• Securing anchor and cable (p. 37)
• Steam windlass operation (p. 37)
• Preparing anchor for 'letting go' (p. 38)
• Disc brake systems for anchor handling windlass (p. 38)
• Cable holders (p. 42)
• Procedure for coming to anchor (p. 43)
• Clearing away anchors (p. 44)
• Chain cable/stud-link general information (p. 45)
• Anchor terminology (p. 46)
• Watch at anchor (p. 50)
• Anchoring facility for high speed craft (p. 53)
• Mooring anchors (p. 54)
• The 'flipper delta' anchor (p. 55)
• 3 Ropework
• Introduction (p. 57)
• Natural fibre ropes (p. 57)
• Lay of rope (p. 60)
• Small stuff (p. 61)
• Synthetic fibre ropes (p. 63)
• Bends and hitches (p. 66)
• Working aloft and overside (p. 70)
• Seizings (p. 72)
• Ropework and cordage tools (p. 73)
• Worming, parcelling and serving (p. 74)
• Cordage splice (p. 74)
• Whippings (p. 76)
• Marrying two ropes together (p. 77)
• To pass a stopper (p. 77)
• Breaking out mooring rope (p. 80)
• 4 Wirework and Rigging
• Introduction (p. 81)
• Steel wire rope (p. 81)
• Steel wire rope rigging (p. 85)
• Rigging fitments (p. 89)
• Wire splicing (p. 92)
• Stowage of wire hawsers (p. 95)
• Safe handling procedures for wire rope (p. 95)
• Mousing a hook or shackle pin (p. 96)
• Blocks - care and maintenance (p. 97)
• Blocks and tackles (p. 99)
• 5 Lifting Gear
• Introduction (p. 105)
• Derricks (p. 105)
• Union purchase (p. 108)
• Safe handling practice for derricks (p. 111)
• Doubling-up procedure (p. 112)
• Yo-Yo rig (p. 113)
• Hallen universal derrick (p. 113)
• Velle shipshape crane (p. 114)
• Heavy lift procedures (p. 115)
• Cranes (p. 126)
• Cranes and derricks - advantages and disadvantages (p. 127)
• Derrick tests and surveys (p. 128)
• Calculating stresses in derricks by empirical formula (p. 130)
• 6 Cargo and Hatchwork
• Introduction (p. 138)
• Conventional hatch (p. 138)
• Conventional hold (p. 139)
• Steel hatch cover (p. 141)
• General cargo terminology (p. 145)
• Duties of the junior cargo officer (p. 148)
• Cargo duties of the chief officer (p. 150)
• Hold preparation (p. 151)
• Stowage methods (p. 153)
• Cargo handling (p. 154)
• Ventilation (p. 157)
• Refrigerated cargoes (p. 157)
• Carriage of goods in deep tanks (p. 159)
• Dangerous/hazardous cargoes (p. 160)
• Cargo plans (p. 162)
• Roll on-roll off system (p. 164)
• List of relevant container definitions and terms (p. 167)
• Loading containers (p. 170)
• Container tonnage (p. 171)
• Loadicators and loading plan computers (p. 179)
• Tankers (p. 179)
• 7 Boatwork and Life Saving Appliances
• Introduction (p. 181)
• Selected terminology and definitions (p. 181)
• Parts of the lifeboat (p. 185)
• Types of wood construction (p. 188)
• Boat fitments (p. 189)
• Totally enclosed survival craft (p. 197)
• Partially enclosed boats (p. 203)
• Free fall lifeboats (p. 205)
• Life saving appliances (p. 207)
• Boat rigging (p. 210)
• Launching procedure (p. 213)
• Taking boat away from ship's side (p. 218)
• Boat recovery in heavy weather (p. 219)
• Beaching a lifeboat (p. 220)
• Boat handling and safe procedures (p. 221)
• Sail theory (p. 222)
• Sail terminology (p. 224)
• 8 Survival Craft and Practice
• Introduction (p. 225)
• Survival systems international (p. 225)
• The inflatable life raft (p. 227)
• Launching inflatable life raft (p. 233)
• Boarding raft (p. 234)
• Rigid life rafts (p. 234)
• The davit launched life raft (p. 235)
• Additional fitments to raft (p. 243)
• Abandoning ship (p. 243)
• Marine evacuation system (MES) (p. 248)
• Evacuation-slide launching and embarkation (p. 250)
• MES variations (p. 250)
• Inspection and maintenance of MES (p. 250)
• Marine evacuation chute (MEC) system (p. 251)
• Righting capsized life raft (p. 253)
• Beaching a life raft (p. 253)
• Ropax vessels in coastal waters (p. 255)
• Emergency equipment lockers for Ro-Ro passenger ships (p. 268)
• 9 Communications
• Introduction (p. 275)
• Terminology and definitions for communications (p. 275)
• Methods employed in the marine industry (p. 276)
• Flag signalling terms (p. 281)
• Single letter meanings - International code of signals (p. 282)
• Signalling by international code flags (p. 283)
• Important two-letter signals (p. 287)
• Sample messages employing international code of signals (p. 288)
• Flag maintenance (p. 289)
• Wearing of ensigns (p. 290)
• Morse code procedure - signalling by flashlight (p. 293)
• Morse code regular procedural signals (p. 294)
• Morse code signalling by hand flags or arms (p. 295)
• 10 Watchkeeping Duties
• Introduction (p. 297)
• Master's responsibilities (p. 297)
• The integrated bridge (p. 299)
• Functions of the integrated bridge (p. 299)
• Safety and redundancy (p. 301)
• Watchkeeping - general duties (p. 302)
• Duties of the officer of the watch (OOW) (p. 302)
• Duties of the lookout (p. 304)
• Duties of the helmsman (p. 305)
• Duties of the standby man (p. 306)
• Official publications (p. 308)
• Security (p. 314)
• Rigging pilot ladders (p. 315)
• Mechanical pilot hoists (p. 317)
• Ship to shore transit (p. 321)
• 11 Marine Instruments Monitoring and Measurement
• Introduction (p. 322)
• Sextant (p. 323)
• Marine chronometer (p. 327)
• Speed and depth (p. 329)
• The gyro compass (p. 335)
• Changes in the ships compass systems (p. 340)
• Modern gyro arrangements (p. 340)
• Magnetic compass (p. 341)
• Liquid magnetic compass (p. 342)
• Dry card magnetic compass (p. 348)
• Azimuth mirror (p. 349)
• Pelorus (p. 351)
• Automatic identification system (AIS) (p. 352)
• Transponder information (p. 353)
• AIS unit components (p. 353)
• Voyage data recorders (VDR) (p. 356)
• Hydrometer (p. 357)
• Hygrometer (p. 358)
• Precision aneroid barometer (p. 358)
• 12 Meteorology
• Introduction (p. 363)
• Meteorological terms (p. 363)
• Forecast areas (p. 371)
• Weather scales (p. 372)
• Construction and interpretation of synoptic chart (p. 372)
• Heavy weather precautions (general cargo vessels) open water conditions (p. 376)
• Effects of heavy weather on vessel at sea (p. 378)
• General behaviour of vessels in heavy weather (p. 379)
• Tropical revolving storm (p. 383)
• Ice terminology (p. 385)
• Ice navigation (p. 391)
• Single-letter signals between ice-breaker and assisted vessels (p. 393)
• 13 Preventing Collisions at Sea
• Introduction (p. 395)
• International regulations (p. 395)
• Author's comments (p. 400)
• Judging another vessel's heading at night (p. 432)
• Special cases to rule of the road (p. 433)
• Collision avoidance - HSC (p. 435)
• High speed craft - features (p. 436)
• High speed craft - watchkeeping practice (p. 436)
• IALA maritime buoyage systems 'A' and 'B' (p. 440)
• 14 Emergencies
• Introduction (p. 445)
• Emergency contingency planning (p. 445)
• Collision (p. 446)
• Flooding (p. 448)
• Damage control (p. 450)
• Abandonment from the vessel (p. 451)
• Rescue and recovery of survivors (p. 455)
• Stranding/grounding (p. 456)
• Beaching procedure (p. 457)
• Grounding/beaching - summary (p. 459)
• Deck department checklist for watertight integrity of hull following grounding or beaching (p. 460)
• Engine room department checklist for machinery spaces following grounding or beaching (p. 460)
• Watertight doors (p. 461)
• Dry docks and docking procedures (p. 463)
• Types of docking (p. 463)
• Hydrolift docking systems (p. 464)
• Inward and outward procedures for hydrolift docking systems (p. 465)
• Man overboard (p. 472)
• Helicopter procedure (p. 475)
• Subsunk, procedure (p. 483)
• 15 Fire-Fighting
• Introduction (p. 485)
• Equipment for on board fire fighting (p. 487)
• Additional requirements for passenger vessels (p. 488)
• Roll on-roll off vessels (p. 489)
• Tanker vessels (class 7T) (p. 489)
• Small fires (p. 490)
• Accommodation fires at sea (p. 492)
• Galley fires at sea (p. 494)
• Machinery space fires at sea (p. 495)
• Cargo space fires at sea and in port (p. 498)
• Paint room fires (p. 502)
• Fixed fire-fighting installations (p. 502)
• International shore connection (p. 509)
• Self-contained breathing apparatus (p. 510)
• Contents of fireman's outfits (p. 511)
• Example: Cargo fires (p. 512)
• Roll on-roll off vessels fire-fighting difficulties (p. 516)
• 16 Search and Rescue Operations
• Introduction (p. 519)
• Action by vessel in distress (p. 519)
• Master's obligations (p. 520)
• Obligations of rescuing craft (p. 520)
• When assistance is no longer required (p. 521)
• Searching the sea (p. 521)
• Aircraft in distress (p. 524)
• Communication between surface craft and aircraft (p. 524)
• Surface to surface rescue (p. 526)
• Pyrotechnics (p. 529)
• Breeches buoy (p. 530)
• Communications (p. 533)
• The work of HM coastguard (HMCG) (p. 534)
• AMVER organisation (p. 537)
• Passenger vessels - decision support system (p. 537)
• Abbreviations for use in SAR operations (p. 540)
• 17 Ship-Handling - Equipment
• Introduction (p. 545)
• Terms and general definitions (p. 545)
• Factors in ship-handling (p. 548)
• HSC Categories (p. 549)
• High speed craft (HSC) (p. 550)
• Rudders (p. 551)
• Propellers (p. 553)
• Machinery 'Pod Technology' (p. 556)
• Turning circles (p. 559)
• Steering gear operations (p. 564)
• Steering applications (p. 565)
• Steering test applications (p. 567)
• Auxiliary/emergency steering (p. 569)
• Bow/stern thruster units (p. 569)
• Steerable 360[degree] thrusters (p. 571)
• Waterjet propulsion (p. 575)
• Fin stabilisers (p. 575)
• Manoeuvring with mooring lines (p. 577)
• Fairleads (p. 577)
• Bollards (bitts) (p. 579)
• 18 Ship-Handling - Manoeuvring and Mooring Operations
• Introduction (p. 581)
• Berthing (p. 582)
• Clearing a berth (p. 584)
• Entering dock (p. 584)
• Securing to buoys (p. 584)
• Mooring (p. 584)
• Letting go from buoys (p. 584)
• Rigging slip wires (p. 587)
• Mooring operations and deployment of anchors (p. 588)
• Deep water anchoring (p. 590)
• Laying/carrying out anchors (p. 590)
• Clearing a foul hawse (p. 591)
• To weigh anchor by deck tackle (p. 593)
• Anchor recovery - loss of windlass power (p. 594)
• Hanging off an anchor (p. 595)
• Lost anchor and re-securing of spare anchor (p. 596)
• Turning vessel short round (p. 597)
• Open moor (p. 600)
• Mediterranean moor - modern vessel: equipped with twin CPP, and bow thrust (p. 603)
• Interaction (p. 605)
• Shallow water effects and squat (p. 606)
• High speed craft and safe speed (p. 607)
• Working with tugs (p. 608)
• Composite towline (p. 613)
• 19 Tanker Operations
• Introduction (p. 616)
• Tanker vessels (p. 616)
• Tanker hazards and precautions (p. 617)
• Dangers of petroleum spirit (p. 619)
• General definitions (p. 621)
• Cargo-handling equipment (p. 622)
• Whessoe tank gauge (p. 624)
• General operations and procedures (p. 625)
• Tanker layout and ventilation (p. 628)
• Gas freeing (tanker vessels) (p. 629)
• Health and safety (p. 630)
• Inert gas system (p. 638)
• Mooring large tankers (p. 644)
• Oil pollution (p. 647)
• Management of ship's waste/garbage (p. 655)
• 20 The Application of Marpol and the Prevention of Pollution
• Introduction (p. 659)
• Abbreviations and Acronyms within MARPOL (p. 659)
• Definitions for use (p. 660)
• Application of MARPOL (p. 664)
• Authors note (p. 674)
• Contracting governments to the convention as of 1st March 1998 (p. 675)
• Appendix I Mariner's self examiner (p. 677)
• Appendix II Officer of the watch - certificate of competency (p. 685)
• Appendix III Chief officer (1st mate) - certificate of competency (p. 691)
• Appendix IV Ship's master - certificate of competency (p. 700)
• Appendix V Rule of the road (p. 708)
• Index (p. 715)

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