Practical Ship Handling (Only E-Book)

SeaReader eBook Practical Ship Handling For trainee pilots and ships' officers who aspire to be pilots Ship handling is an art and as the artist must learn to use and to appreciate the materials available to him, so must the ship handler have a complete understanding of the materials of his craft. This book, as the name indicates is about practical ship handling. It concentrates on ship handling in the confines of pilotage waters which is a more specialized activity in the maritime profession and pilots are trained and experienced in this specialty. It explains many fundamental principles of ship handling as applied to berthing, unberthing, passing and anchoring. The advantage and disadvantages of bow thrusters and controllable pitch propellers are explained. The Fourth Edition will be available from October 2019 and supersedes the 2007 edition. Subjects covered include: The Navigators, Ship Behavior and Accidents. Available as digital E-Book via our free Windows-compatible software, SeaReader. More information on E-Books is on our SeaReader page: weilbach.com/weilbach/news-info/seareader-for-web-customers/