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Wooden Ship-Building

by Charles Desmond

First published in 1919, this reprint helps you relive the glory days of sailing.

Deep Challenge: Our Quest for Energy Beneath the Sea: Our Quest for Energy Beneath the Sea

by Clyde W. Burleson

Deep Challenge blends oil-patch history, eyewitness accounts of disasters, and open access to the official files of Global Marine Inc., the recognized leader in offshore drilling, to tell a true and exciting...

Ship Stability: Notes and Examples: Notes and Examples

by Bryan Barrass

The Kemp and Young series provides a general introduction to a number of subject areas in a style that will be ideally suited for those wishing to learn more. The concise presentation of the subject matter is...

Introduction to Naval Architecture: Formerly Muckle's Naval Architecture for Marine Engineers

by E. C. Tupper

Written by an award-winning naval architecture author and former vice-president of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), the fifth edition of Introduction to Naval Architecture has been fully updated...

Boundary Layer Flow over Elastic Surfaces: Compliant Surfaces and Combined Methods for Marine Vessel Drag Reduction

by Viktor V Babenko, Ho-Hwan Chun & Inwon Lee

While other methods of drag reduction are well-known in marine R&D and ship design environments worldwide, compliant coating drag reduction remains less well-known and poorly understood. This important book...

General Engineering Knowledge

by H D Mcgeorge

This book covers the general engineering knowledge required by candidates for the Department of Transport's Certificates of Competency in Marine Engineering, Class One and Class Two. The text is updated throughout...

Understanding GMDSS

by David Calcutt & Laurie Tetley

This is the first book to cover the Global Marine Distress and Safety System (GDMSS) in a comprehensive and readable way. GDMSS is now being developed to provide a new global communications and locating network...

Ship Stability for Masters and Mates

by Bryan Barrass & D R Derrett

Understanding ship stability - the ability of a ship to return to an initial state after disturbing forces and moments - is critical for all maritime students and professionals studying for a deck or engineering...

Electronic Navigation Systems

by Laurie Tetley & David Calcutt

Maritime navigation has rapidly developed since the publication of the last edition of the title with methods of global position fixing for shipping becoming standardized. As in the previous two editions, this...

Cargo Work

by David House

Previously published as Kemp & Young's Cargo Work, this new edition has been fully revised and expanded to comprehensively reflect unit load containerised systems that are now used in the majority of cargo shipping,...

The Seamanship Examiner

by David House & Farhan Saeed

The Seamanship Primer is a complete study and revision guide, based on the international Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping, for cadet and serving crew in the merchant marine sector. It is...

Command Companion of Seamanship Techniques

by David House

The Command Companion of Seamanship Techniques is the latest work from the well-respected marine author, D J House. It contains all the information needed for command posts at sea.

· All aspects of shipboard...

Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual : How to Maintain, Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems: How to Maintain, Repair, and Improv

by Nigel Calder

The boatowner's foremost troubleshooting guide, now better than ever

If it's on a boat and it has screws, wires, or moving parts, it's covered in Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual. When you leave the...