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
threatening a lee shore. Actions to take in such incidents can be
the difference between survival and catastrophic loss. This text
provides a direct insight into some of the latest incidents and
includes: case studies from emergencies worldwide checklists and
suggestions for emergency situations. everything from fire and
collision right through to the legal implications of salvage. David
House has now written and published eighteen marine titles, many of
which are in multiple editions. After commencing his seagoing
career in 1962, he was initially engaged on general cargo vessels.
He later experienced worldwide trade with passenger, container,
Ro-Ro, reefer ships and bulk cargoes. He left the sea in 1978 with
a Master Mariner's qualification and commenced teaching at the
Fleetwood Nautical College. He retired in 2012 after thirty three
years of teaching in nautical education. He continues to write and
research maritime aspects for future works.
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