Index of Illustrations

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

The Navigators

The Pilot. The Officer of the Watch. The Master

The Ship

Size. Design: bridge aft, bridge forward, bridge amidships. Container ships. Car carriers. Passenger ships

Machinery and Propulsion

The propeller. Steam and motor ships. Controllable pitch propellers. Twin screws. Two engines---one Propeller. Bow thrusters

The Rudder

Ship Behaviour

Squat. Banks. Meeting head on. Overtaking. Passing a ship at anchor. Passing a ship at a wharf. Wind and current influences. Pivot point

Harbour Aids

Channel marks. Speed of approach indicators. Radio communication. Bridge mark. Wharf construction. Bollards

Use of Anchors

Single anchor. Heaving up the anchor. Leaving the anchorage. Turning circle. Turning short round. Two anchors. Running moor. Standing moor. Open moor. Anchor to assist berthing alongside. Anchor used as an additional mooring. Dredging. Phraseology

Mooring Lines

Single Buoy Mooring

Using buoy equipment. Using ship's equipment

Use of Tugs

Types of tugs. Securing the tug. Number of tugs required. Communications

To and From the Wharf

Berthing: Head in; Approaching a berth stern-first; Swinging off the berth; Finger berths. Departures. Moving within the harbour

Accidents

Bridge Design

Visibility. Bridge wings. Indicators. Wheel-house. Noise. Future improvements

Theory and Practice

Index