1st Edition

Marine Emergencies For Masters and Mates

By David House Copyright 2014
284 Pages 16 Color & 113 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages 16 Color & 113 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

An influential guide to maritime emergencies and the current strategies that can be employed to cope with the immediate after effects and ramifications of disaster at sea. Many mariners will at some point in their maritime careers become involved in one sort of emergency or another, while in port or at sea, whether it is a fire on board, a collision with another vessel or an engine failure... Read more
Preliminaries Chapter 1: Collision Chapter 2: Taking the Ground - Grounding, Beaching & Stranding Chapter 3: The Lee Shore Scenario & Emergency Anchor Use Chapter 4: Fire on Board Chapter 5: Abandonment Chapter 6: Marine Pollution Chapter 7: Towing, Salvage & Associated Hazards Chapter 8: Miscellaneous & Routine Leading to Potential Hazards Annex 1: Marine Emergency Quesion & Answer Chronological Shipping Incident List Bibliography Index

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