Merchant Marine Officers' Handbook
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Merchant Marine Officers' Handbook

  1. 573 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Merchant Marine Officers' Handbook

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This handbook, first issued in 1942, is designed to be used as a textbook or a study guide for the "hawsepiper." The twenty-five chapters contain information on electronics, celestial navigation, rules of the road, engineering, etc., —that will be helpful to the third mate, experienced mariner, or student preparing for a licensing examination.

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Publisher
Cornell Maritime Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9781507300701
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Marine Transportation
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface to the Fifth Edition
  8. Preface to the First Edition
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Chapter 1: The Everyday Labors of a Ship’s Officer
  11. Chapter 2: Piloting and Radar Navigation
  12. Chapter 3: Collision Avoidance
  13. Chapter 4: Celestial Navigation
  14. Chapter 5: The Calculator and Its Use by the Mariner
  15. Chapter 6: Marine Electronics
  16. Chapter 7: The Gyrocompass
  17. Chapter 8: Rules of the Road
  18. Chapter 9: Shiphandling
  19. Appendix to Chapter 9, Multiple Buoy Moorings
  20. Chapter 10: Ground Tackle
  21. Chapter 11: General Cargo and Cargo Gear
  22. Chapter 12: Containership Operations
  23. Chapter 13: Tankers
  24. Chapter 14: Engineering for Deck Officers
  25. Chapter 15: Steering Gear
  26. Chapter 16: Stability, Trim, and Stress
  27. Chapter 17: Maintenance and Repair
  28. Chapter 18: Fire and Fire Fighting aboard Ship
  29. Chapter 19: Accident Prevention aboard Ship
  30. Chapter 20: Pollution
  31. Chapter 21: Ship’s Business
  32. Chapter 22: Maritime Usage of Computers
  33. Chapter 23: U.S. Coast Guard Inspections
  34. Chapter 24: Maritime Labor Relations
  35. Chapter 25: Medical Emergencies at Sea
  36. Appendices
  37. Bibliography
  38. Contributors
  39. Index