The focus of this book is on large, modern commercial vessels.
Unique in its emphasis on the art of shiphandling and maneuvers for
such vessels, it is a classic work designed to teach mariners and
pilots practical shiphandling skills. The book is used as a text by
maritime academies, shiphandling training facilities, and by ship's
officers and apprentice pilots studying the art and science of
shiphandling and piloting. The text is a compendium of shiphandling
information written by a father and son team of pilots with
contributions from several other pilots and shipmasters who
provided material relating to their specialized skills. It is
written primarily for the practicing mariner--the shipmaster, mate,
naval or coast guard officer--who already possesses some degree of
professional knowledge, experience, and training. Shiphandling is
as much an art as a science so the text follows a nontechnical
format, stressing maneuvers routinely used by working pilots and
mariners. The material incorporates information from recent tests
of the hydrodynamics of ship behavior and simulator-developed data
with procedures and practices based on the authors' practical
experience, gained while working as shipmasters, canal pilots,
mooring masters, and river pilots. The fourth edition includes new
information on squat and underkeel clearance in shallow water,
bridge resource management for pilots, and discussions of new
propulsion systems and hull types including VMax ships and Azipod
propulsion systems, proposals for a more modern approach to VTS,
and laptop navigation systems for maneuvering in pilot waters. Most
maneuvers used in docking, undocking, and shiphandling are covered,
as well as many lesscommonly performed maneuvers including docking
at single-point and multiple-buoy moorings, use of anchors in
shiphandling, offshore lightering, and transiting of locks and
canals. Good bridge practices in pilot waters and training
techniques, including simulator training, are discussed so that the
potential deck officer or master can develop the shiphandling
skills essential to the marine profession.
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