1st Edition

Safety of Marine Transport Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation

Edited By Adam Weintrit, Tomasz Neumann Copyright 2015
306 Pages
by CRC Press

306 Pages
by CRC Press

306 Pages
by CRC Press

Providing high-quality, scholarly research, addressing development, application and implications, in the field of maritime education, maritime safety management, maritime policy sciences, maritime industries, marine environment and energy technology. Contents include electronics, astronomy, mathematics, cartography, command and control, psychology, operational research, risk analysis,... Read more
Introduction 1 Human Resource Management and Maritime Crew Manning 2 Maritime Education and Training (MET) 3 Sea Ports and Harbours 4 Port Facilities 5 Ship's Propulsion, Main Engine and Power Supply 6 Maritime Law and Policy 7 Piracy 8 Ship's Operations 9 Safety of Transport

Biography

Adam Weintrit, DSc, PhD, Master Mariner, a Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Navigation (since 2008) and the Head of Navigational Department (since 2003) of Gdynia Maritime University, Poland. He has published more than 250 reports and papers in journals and conference proceedings. He is the author of 18 books on navigation, including 5 handbooks on ECDIS. He is a member of many professional associations, societies, institutes and boards; he is the Fellow of The Royal Institute of Navigation, the Fellow of Nautical Institute; Chairman of the International Navigational Conference TransNav on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation organized jointly by the Faculty of Navigation, GMU and the Nautical Institute (http://transnav.am.gdynia.pl).

"[...] an important work, with something for everyone interested in the safety of vessels and their crews."
Jacky Steemson, The RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal, Volume 45, No. 10, 2015