Tides

A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-36630-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 528 g

Tides: A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams prepares the reader for the Officer of the Watch and Master/Mate certificates required by all officers on commercial seagoing vessels. From the formation of tides and tidal stream data, right through to practice questions with answers, and even mock exam papers, this book will provide you with all the reference material you need in order to pass your exams.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Philip M.

Smith, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introducton Chapter 1 Terminology used in tidal calculations. Chapter 2 the admiralty tide tables. Chapter 3. The use of tidal curves Chapter 4. European standard ports tidal calculations. Chapter 5. European secondary ports tidal calculations. Chapter 6. Pacific standard port tidal calculations. Chapter 7. Pacific secondary ports tidal calculations. Chapter 8. Vertical sextant angles, tidal streams and co-tidal data. Chapter 9. Revision papers with worked solutions. Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Philip M. Smith is a Senior Lecturer at Warsash Maritime Academy (WMA). After over 22 years at sea navigating, for the most part in a traditional way, he now teaches Officer of the Watch and Cadets Terrestrial Navigation.