For trainee pilots and ships' officers who aspire to be pilots.
Ship handling is an art and as the artist must learn to use and to appreciate the materials available to him, so must the ship handler have a complete understanding of the materials of his craft.
This book, as the name indicates is about practical ship handling. It concentrates on ship handling in the confines of pilotage waters which is a more specialised activity in the maritime profession and pilots are trained and experienced in this speciality.
It explains many fundamental principles of ship handling as applied to berthing, unberthing, passing and anchoring. The advantage and disadvantages of bow thrusters and controllable pitch propellers are explained.
ÍNDICE:
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 enginees-one propeller
Bow thrusters and stern 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
Reasearch
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
Approacing 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
Non-compliance
THEORY AND PRACTICE
General
Simulators
