10th edition revised and rewritten December 1987; Reprinted 2010. Both volumes I & II are officially recommended by the Merchant Navy Training Board, and form the most up-to-date survey of the Science of Navigation in print.

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The book covers every aspect of shipping, taking the reader through manning, safety, training, navigation and communications; it covers classification and insurance, international conventions and maritime law; it looks at ports, workboats, cranes and dry docks, as well as pilots and agents.

This edition incorporates routeing measures that have been adopted before July 2019.

This second edition is your guide to writing a clear, easily understood, logical passage plan

Special offer for the 2nd edition Published: 2008.