Chapter 1 Seafarer 1
1.1 Shipboard Organization 1
1.2 Responsibilities of Seafarers 3
1.3 Registration and Qualifications of Seafarers 10
Chapter 2 Ships 12
2.1 Types of Ships 12
2.2 Shapes of Ships 18
2.3 Ship's Dimensions 21
2.4 Volumes and Weights 24
2.5 Ship's Marks 26
Chapter 3 Ship's Equipment 29
3.1 Marine Power Plants 29
3.2 Manoeuvring Equipment 31
3.3 Cargo Handling Equipment 39
3.4 Safety Equipment 43
Chapter 4 Ship's Navigation Performance 58
4.1 Buoyancy 58
4.2 Stability 60
4.3 Insubmersibility 61
4.4 Swiftness 61
4.5 Seakindliness 63
4.6 Manoeuvrability 65
Chapter 5 Basic Knowledge of Navigation 66
5.1 Geographical Coordinate 66
5.2 Directions on Earth 69
5.3 Distance and Speed 75
5.4 Time 78
5.5 Aids to Navigation 84
5.6 Nautical Charts 88
5.7 Nautical Publications 96
5.8 Tides and Tidal Streams 98
Chapter 6 Ship Position Fixing 102
6.1 Dead Reckoning 102
6.2 Position Fixing by Landmark 103
6.3 Electronic Position Fixing 104
6.4 Celestial Navigation 109
Chapter 7 Meteorology and Oceanography 115
7.1 Weather Elements 115
7.2 Weather System 121
7.3 Oceanography 129
Chapter 8 Navigation and Watchkeeping 132
8.1 Passage Planning 132
8.2 Watchkeeping 134
8.3 Hazardous Navigation 139
Chapter 9 Communication 145
9.1 Flag Signaling 145
9.2 Flashing Light Signaling 146
9.3 Sound Signaling 147
9.4 Radio Communication 147
Chapter 10 Ship Handling 151
10.1 Basic Knowledge 151
10.2 Berthing and Unberthing 158
10.3 Anchoring 161
10.4 Emergency Manoeuvring 162
Chapter 11 Collision Avoidance 166
11.1 Risk of Collision 166
11.2 Action to Avoid Collision 167
11.3 Vessels in Sight of One Another 168
11.4 Vessels in Restricted Visibility 169
11.5 Lights and Shapes 170
11.6 Sound Signals 172
Chapter 12 Shipping 174
12.1 Interests Involved in Shipping Business 174
12.2 Vessel-Operating Types 179
12.3 Shipping Documents 183
Chapter 13 Cargo Stowage and Handling 190
13.1 Basic Knowledge 190
13.2 Basic Ship Theory 198
13.3 General Cargo Operations 199
13.4 Container 203
Bibliography 206