Shiphandling for the Mariner
$98.06
- Hardcover
404 pages
- Release Date
24 July 2009
Summary
This book focuses on large, modern commercial vessels. Unique in its emphasis on the art of shiphandling and maneuvers for such vessels, it is a classic work designed to teach mariners and pilots practical shiphandling skills. The book is used as a text by maritime academies, shiphandling training facilities, ships’ officers, and apprentice pilots.
The text is a compendium of shiphandling information written by a father and son team of pilots, with contributions from several other pil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780870335587 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0870335588 |
| Author: | Daniel E. MacElrevey |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 404 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 24 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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“The ability to handle a ship, especially in confined waters, is one of the most demanding and satisfying of the mariner’s skills. It is a skill both as old as the first ship and as new as the latest vessel to be launched….”
About The Author
Daniel E. MacElrevey
Daniel H. MacElrevey: Retired Master Mariner, served as a Panama Canal pilot for 25 years, worked as a mooring master at LOOP, and sailed as captain aboard LNG tankers. Graduated from the US Merchant Marine Academy in 1963.
Daniel E. MacElrevey: Currently a first-class pilot for the Delaware Bay & River with 20 years of service; following graduation from the US Merchant Marine Academy in 1990, sailed as a mate aboard commercial tankers.
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