Modern Seamanship - Knight [1912, DjVu]

Modern Seamanship - A.M.Knight

Year: 1912
Language: english
Author: Knight
Genre: учебник
Publisher: D. van Nostrand Company
Format: DjVu
Quality: Scanned pages
Number of pages: 744
Description: CONTENTS.
1. The hull and fittings of the ship.
2. Rope - knotting and splicing.
3. Mechanical appliances on shipboard.
4. Blocks and Tackles.
5. Handling heavy weights.
6. Compass, log and lead. Submarine signals.
7. Boats.
8. Handling boats in surf.
9. Ground tackle.
10. Carrying out anchors.
11. The steering of steamers.
12. The Rules of the Road.
13. Manoeuvring to avoid collision.
14. Piloting.
15. Handling a steamer alongside a dock.
16. Placing a ship in dry dock.
17. Weather and the laws of storms.
18. Handling steamers in heavy weather.
19. The handling of torpedo vessels.
20. Keeping stations and manoeuvring in squadron.
21. Towing.
22. Rescuing the crew of a wreck.
23. man overboard.
24. Stranding.
25. Hints for junior officers doing line duty.
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