Watchstanding guide
Subtitle: for the merchant officer
By: Robert J. Meurn, Master Mariner
Edition: Third edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780870336317
Subjects: Merchant marine; Watch duty
Description: On a merchant ship it is the watch officer who truly feels the full weight of responsibility for the safety of the vessel. This book not only helps a new watch officer shoulder that responsibility, but also reinforces the knowledge and skills of the experienced mate. The complete scope of watchstanding duties, the use of modern bridge equipment, voyage planning, ship-handling, and shipboard emergencies are all addressed.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Watchstanding Responsibilities, Preparing for and Standing the Watch; title: Bridge Equipment; title: Voyage Planning and Recordkeeping; title: Compliance with the Rules of the Road; title: Shipboard Emergencies and Special Situations; title: Shiphandling for the Watch Officer; title: Arrivals and Departures; title: Bridge Simulation Training; title: Case Studies; title: Appendices; title: A: Excerpts from the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978; title: B: M/V Capella Bridge Standing Orders.