Admiralty Manual of Seamanship

Admiralty Manual of Seamanship
Author: Great Britain. Ministry of Defence (Navy)
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 946
Release: 1995
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780117726963

Admiralty Manual of Seamanship

Admiralty Manual of Navigation

Admiralty Manual of Navigation
Author: Great Britain. Navy Department
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1997
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780117728806

Designed to provide an understanding of the theory and practice of marine navigation, this text deals with general and coastal navigation, pilotage, anchoring and mooring, radar and blind pilotage, navigational errors, relative velocity and collision avoidance and surveying and bridge organization.

American Merchant Seaman's Manual

American Merchant Seaman's Manual
Author: William B. Hayler
Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers
Total Pages: 644
Release: 1980
Genre: History
ISBN:

This is a complete handbook for merchant seamen, covering every phase of good seamanship and all navigation necessary to prepare for the third mate's license. In addition, of course, it is a first-rate reference work. "For Seamen By Seamen, " this classic manual was first published in 1938 and has gone through a number of revisions. New for the 2001 reprint is the addition of an extensive glossary of nautical terms.

Notes on Meteorology

Notes on Meteorology
Author: J.F. Kemp
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1483183742

Notes on Meteorology is intended to provide practical knowledge of meteorology. It describes some of the more common theory of weather phenomena as simply as possible. Drawings of instruments in this volume were from the Admiralty Manual of Seamanship while the map of the weather forecast areas supplied by the Meteorological Office. This second edition of the book contains several alterations in numerical quantities to reflect the changeover to metrication with SI units. Some chapters were revised and introductory notes were added on topics such as facsimile plotting and weather routeing in order the fulfill the book's original purpose of providing a basic text on meteorology for examination candidates, yachtsmen and all interested in the subject of weather. This book will be of interest to students studying for their examinations and others interested in meteorology, particularly yachtsmen.