How to abandon ship
Publisher: Cornell Maritime Press
Published: 1943
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO ME ix; title: SIGNALS xii; title: INTRODUCTION 3; title: 1. PREPARE YOURSELF 9; title: 2. ABANDON SHIP 19; title: 3. BUOYANCY 29; title: 4. SWINGING OUT 34; title: 5. LOWERING 38; title: 6. WATERBORNE 42; title: 7. SETTING SAIL 48; title: 8. OPEN BOAT SEAMANSHIP 55; title: 9. NAVIGATING 62; title: 10. TRANSPORTS 68; title: 11. LIFERAFTS 73; title: 12. TANKERS 79; title: 13. MEDICAL 87; title: 14. MORALE  101; title: 15. WATER AND THIRST 110; title: 16. FOOD AND HUNGER 116; title: 17. WIND AND RAIN  124; title: 18. FREEZING WEATHER 132; title: 19. SHIPBOARD PRECAUTIONS 141; title: 20. LOOKOUT  148; title: 21. ENGINE ROOM  152; title: 22. TANKER SAFETY 155; title: 23 TROPICS 158; title: 24. DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT  165; title: 25. FACTS AND FIGURES 175; title: ABSTRACT OF BANIGAN'S VOYAGE 182; title: INDEX 187