Shipping is a pillar of global trade, with 90 per cent of the world’s trade in goods and raw materials carried by ship. Despite the economic benefits this delivers, maritime operations can be dangerous, and when accidents occur the consequences are serious. Consequential outcomes from hazards at sea include serious injury, death, loss of cargo and destruction of the marine environment.

by Maria G. Burns

By Kenneth Christopher

Suitable as a training manual and a day-to-day reference.

by H I Lavery. This book covers the knowledge of shipboard operations required by candidates for professional qualification as Chief Officer and Master Mariner.

Third Edition by L Tetley & D Calcutt, published 2001

Ideal for Merchant Navy Officers from Cadet rank to Master Mariner

Available for the first time in paperback, a revised and updated eleventh edition of a reference title which provides coverage of various aspects of the theory and practice of seamanship. Includes a new introduction by the author.

It's part of the Lloyd's Practical Shipping Guides series. Now in its eighth edition, this classic text is a first point of reference for anyone looking to obtain an understanding of chartering and shipbroking practice.

It fills the need for a comprehensive book that covers modern shipboard propulsion and the power electronics and ocean energy technologies that drive it. With a breadth and depth not found in other books, it examines the power electronics systems for ship propulsion and for extracting ocean energy, which are mirror images of each other.

This exhaustive introduction to this complex area of the law covers the principal topics and illustrates the operation of shipping law in practice. This edition has been extensively revised and updated to incorporate significant statutory developments and cases. x

It uses historical and theoretical analysis as the framework for a practical explanation of how shipping works today