This book provides a clear and 'no-nonsense' guide to the responsibilities and will focus on what you need to know to perform this position and help you in developing a good safety culture onboard.

Shipboard Response to Stowaways and Distressed People in Small Boats - 2025-26 Edition

This is a practical and up-to-date guide to undertaking and managing drills on board. It includes drills relating to fire, MOB, collision, groundings, piracy attack, oil spill, hull damage, enclosed space rescue, blackout, lifeboats and emergency towing. Conducting drills at regular intervals is the best way to prepare your crew to deal with likely emergency situations that may arise onboard.

Safety and Health at Sea is a manual designed to help ships’ Masters, safety supervisors and officers to create a safe and healthy working and living environment for ships’ crews.

This book is the official text for the RYA Basic Sea Survival Course and the RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety Course and supports ISAF approved Offshore Personal Survival courses. It also highlights the importance of having the correct safety equipment and will also give you the knowledge of how and when to use it, making it invaluable for anyone who takes a boat offshore for racing or cruising.

The guide covers the common causes of this type of accident and how to avoid them, acting calmly and efficiently in the event of an accident or emergency.