Ship handling : theory and practice / D.J. House.
Suitable as a training manual and a day-to-day reference, Shiphandling is the comprehensive and up to date guide to the theory and practice of ship handling procedures. Its covers the requirements of all STCW-level marine qualifications, provides expert guidance on all the hardware that marine profe...
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Full Text (via Taylor & Francis) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston ; London :
Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Suitable as a training manual and a day-to-day reference, Shiphandling is the comprehensive and up to date guide to the theory and practice of ship handling procedures. Its covers the requirements of all STCW-level marine qualifications, provides expert guidance on all the hardware that marine professionals will make use of in the control and operation of their vessel and offers a broad focus on many shiphandling scenarios.? Covers all key shiphandling topics for nautical (merchant marine) students and more experienced mariners seeking trusted guidance? Author David House is one of the best known marine authors; he has a wealth of experience, with over 30 years experience at sea and is author of 11 successful marine operations books? Covers STCW requirements; is written for professional mariners, rather then amateur sailors; offers a highly practical professional development based approach to enhancing the reader?s skills and knowledge, with a focus on preparing them for higher rank. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xliii, 245 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 219) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780750685306 0750685301 9780080550107 008055010X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |