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  • A Practical Guide to the Rules of the Road

    For OOW, Chief Mate and Master Students

    A self-teaching aid that covers International regulations for preventing collision at sea 1972 (Colregs) or Rules of the Road, including navigation lights and related situations that could be asked within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency oral examinations for the deck certificate of competency.This book is divided into two sections. The first section contains simple explanations of the Rules of ... Read more

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  • Importance of Plant Based Byproducts: Nutritional and Functional Properties

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book covers the most important plants-based byproducts including the extraction of bioactive compounds, phytochemistry and biological activities of different bioactive compounds present in these byproducts plus the industrial utilization of these byproducts. The research sheds light on the potential of plant-based byproducts for human health and contributes to industrial waste management ... Read more

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  • The Seamanship Examiner

    For STCW Certification Examinations

    The complete study and revision guide for the International Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW).For all ranks and serving crew in the mercantile marine, this study pack covers everything students need to revise when preparing for the oral assessment taken as part of the Deck Certificate of Competency at either junior or senior levels.Since publication of the first edition, ... Read more

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  • The Sinking of the Titanic

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    When she set sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York on 10 April 1912, RMS Titanic, the pride of the White Star fleet, was the largest ocean liner in the world. Deemed 'practically unsinkable' because of her double-bottomed hull and watertight compartments, she carried over 2,000 passengers and crew, although only sufficient lifeboats for just over half that number. Four days out of ... Read more

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    Charles I's authoritative and intolerant rule as monarch, and the unpopular Ship Money tax which he initiated, were instrumental in creating the most splendid and controversial warship in English history. She was the grandest venture hitherto created, remarkable for her size, beauty and heavy armament. Even her name, the Sovereign of the Seas, suggested pride and pomp. Designed and built by ... Read more

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  • Cork Boat

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  • The Shipbroker’s Working Knowledge

    Dry Cargo Chartering in Practice

    This is the enhanced, augmented and updated 2nd edition 2021. The Shipbroker’s working knowledge is a book for employees involved in the shipping industry and particularly those dealing or about to deal with the chartering of dry cargo ships. It provides personal knowledge that the author gained during the performance of his duties in the various departments of shipping agencies. ... Read more

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  • Reeds Vol 10: Instrumentation and Control Systems

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    After joining the Australian Merchant Navy at the age of sixteen, Dick Jolly trained as an engineer before joining the Australian National Line as a cadet. After a four-year apprenticeship, he gradually gained promotion while travelling around the Australian coast. Fascinated by the world of commercial deep-sea tugs and salvage, his first real break came in Portsmouth in 1963 when he landed a job ... Read more

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  • The Rise and Fall of British Shipbuilding

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