American Merchant Seaman's Manual, for Seamen by Seamen.

By William Hayler

Book Overview

This is a complete handbook for merchant seamen, covering every phase of good seamanship and all navigation necessary to prepare for the third mate's license. In addition, of course, it is a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870332678
• ISBN13: 9780870332678
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press
• Weight: 2.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 6.5" x 1.8"

Customer Reviews

A great introduction to the merchant marine

One of the first books issued to midshipmen at Kings Point (www.usmma.edu), the American Merchant Seaman's Manual is a whirlwind tour of everything the new mariner should know before going to sea. It introduces the fundamentals of navigation, ship handeling, deck seamanship, cargo handeling, safety of life at sea, and countless other important subjects. The serious mariner will quickly graduate to more detailed navigation and seamanship texts, but the American Merchant Seaman's Manual remains an important ready reference. I can offer no higher praise than this: Of the leangthly reading list for sea duty, this is one of the few books that midshipman actually reference in their sea projects.