| Author |
Felix M. Cornell and Allan C. Hoffman |
| Catalog date |
10/13/2008 |
| Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
| Classification |
U.S. Navy
Boats and Boating
Ships |
| Collection |
Ed Butler Boat Building Collection |
| Publish date |
1942 |
| Summary |
This book is intended to introduce a young man to information he must know to be a merchant seaman. I contains 24 chapters. It also contains an organizational plan of a ships crew, a list of Spanish Nautical and Commercial Terms and a Station Bill
Chapters
I. Marlinespike Seamanship
II. Wire and Wire Splicing
III. Blocks and Tackle
IV. Deck Seamanship
V. Cargo Stowage and Handling
VI. Canvas Work
VII. Paints and Painting
VIII. Ground Tackle
IX. Steering Gear
X. Examination Guide for Lifeboatmen and Able Seamen
XI. Handling Small Boats Under Oars
XII. Handling Small Boats Under Sail
XIII. Signals
XIV. Tankerman's Guide
XV. Construction and Stability
XVI. Navigation
XVII. Weather
XVIII. Ship Sanitation and First Aid
XIX. Medical Relief for Seaman
XX. Rules of the Road
XXI. Instructions to Mariners in Case of Shipwreck
XXII. Consular Regulations Affecting Relief for Seamen
XXIII Laws Pertaining to Merchant Seamen
XXIV. General Information
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| Home Location |
Maritime Room |
| Object ID |
2008-055-00218 |
| Object Name |
Book |
| People |
Olsakovsky, M. R.
Cornell, Felix
Hoffman, Allan C.
Beck, O. I. |
| Publisher |
Cornell Maritime Press, Inc. |
| Search Terms |
Naval Books
Maritime Books |
| Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
| Subjects |
Ships
Ship equipment & rigging
Naval parades & ceremonies
Navies
Navigation |
| Title |
American Merchant Seamans Manual |
| Year Range from |
1938 |
| Year range to |
1942 |
