Kemp & Young
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Covering the groundwork of practical seamanship for candidates for qualification as First Mate or Ship's Master in merchant vessels, this 5th edition has been updated in detail throughout. In particular the chapter on "Rule of the Road" has been amplified and expanded, and takes account of recent changes in the international regulations for preventing collisions at sea.
This classic book in the Kemp and Young series has been fully revised and updated by David House, author of the well-known Butterworth-Heinemann title, Seamanship Techniques, and will prove indispensable to the student reader. This book is concerned with how cargoes are carried in the vessel and how to transport these various different types of cargo safely. The contents cover, in numerous fully illustrated items, Bulk cargoes, General cargoes, refrigerated cargoes, tanker cargoes, deck cargoes and cargoes requiring special care. Essential updates added by David House include the more modern container work, Roll-On, Roll-Off ferries, together with an additional chapter on modernised cargo handling practices.