The publication features valuable professional inputs provided by the respected specialists in the yachting history and shall be referred to as the perfect record of the experience accumulated through the decades of sailing. The material has been perfectly distributed by themes. They will definitely enjoy that the volume will make them see the important changes that took place in the past.

The numerous reviews submitted by the sailing enthusiasts from all around the world, all recommend the title. The book was written having specifically in mind those people who do believe that the sailing depends solely on their competence and knowledge, coupled with the practical experience. These people will for sure treat the volume as a very informative reading.

The content of the publication is based on the selected articles published in the world famous Rudder Magazine in the period from 1893 to 1950. The articles are grouped under several sections, namely Winter Reading, The Dream Ships, The Ideal World Cruiser, The Care and Feeding of Yachtsmen, and The Hurrah’s Nest. As mentioned above, the book is therefore highly recommended to all people with the interest in sailing and cruising.

This is a very informative volume developed and released by SIGTTO, one of the most authoritative organizations in the modern maritime shipping world. It opens with some general introduction. Then there is information about the early days of the LPG industry, where the readers will get to know about the trial voyages of the “Methane Pioneer” back in 1959, the “Methane Princess” and “Progress” considered truly exceptional pieces of engineering of those times, cross-Mediterranean trades, containment systems etc.

After that, you will read about the pioneers of the industry, including the key innovators and motivators, shipboard cargo handling appliances, shipbuilding activities in China, South Korea and Japan, etc. The LPG carriers and trade activities are discussed in the next chapters together with the safety regime, including the role played by the SIGTTO in developing the safety record, contents of the IGC Code and its revisions, information about the LPG terminals and other aspects. After going through the info about the middle years and the new millennium, the readers will reach the today of the LPD marine transportation. In short, the document shall be read by all people willing to stay at the edge of the modern technology.

The present IMO Model Course 1.37 is devoted to the use of the Chemical Cargo and Ballast Handling equipment. The arrangement of the material is more or less typical for all IMO Model Courses. The trainees, who have successfully completed all parts of this training, will be able to safely and effectively contribute to the control and operation of the shipboard ballast and cargo installations and eventually improve the safety of their vessel as well as the environment protection.

They will get familiarized with the equipment and controls commonly used on board chemical tankers. The due attention has been paid by the developers of the course to the importance of the proper pre-planning and use of the appropriate check sheets to be used during the cargo and ballasting operations.

Upon completion of the familiarization section, the trainees will proceed to the special procedures and operations including the evaluation of the atmosphere inside the relevant tanks, application of the nitrogen, gas freeing, cleaning and steaming. After that, they will go through the ballast operations, cargo operations, and finally the operational problems together with the associated remedial actions.

The content of the present training manual is compliant with the relevant requirements of the IMO Res. A.657, making the document acceptable for the purpose of familiarizing the ship crew with the basics of surviving in the lifeboat. First of all, the readers will get to know how to protect themselves against exposure to the sea water. After that, some information will be provided about the sea-sickness tablets and how to use them properly.

The watches and lookouts are discussed in the next section, followed with the one about the first medical aid, health issues, and necessary sanitary arrangements to be made in the lifeboat. The location aids including, but not limited to the radio equipment, are discussed further. There is a separate section dealing with the proper use of the available survival equipment; note that the distribution of the water and food is also paid serious attention.

The readers will also get familiarized with the preparations to be made for the heavy weather conditions. The document even covers such an important aspect of survival as the maintenance of the due morale among the persons in the lifeboat, since this matter is definitely of the high importance.

After a long working day, have a look into this collection of the world’s most beautiful tall ships. There are nine parts in this book. The first part tells readers about the tall ships, giving some general background before you proceed further. The second part is devoted to the biggest tall ships, such as the world famous “Royal Clipper” and “Nippon Maru II”.

The topic of the third part is the national ships, while the fourth part is dealing with the military barques, for example the USCGC Eagle and Gorch Fock. The big national ships and civilian tall ships are addressed within the next two parts. The last three parts are covering the relatively small ships, i.e. the ones having their lengths less than sixty, fifty and forty meters. The publication will be of great use for the people with the interest in the sailing ships.

Each of the vessels covered in the manual has been provided with the brief information, making the reading even more fascinating. In short, this is an absolutely must-have book for all lovers of tall ships, taking into account the number of the vessels included in it as well as the quality of the supporting information – this is one of the best volumes available today so do not miss a chance.

The present training course is specifically recommended to the ratings and officers who are intending to serve on the tankers carrying LNG, i.e. liquefied natural gases and are a part of the requirements imposed by the STCW Convention. The subject professionals are expected shall be in possession of the operational experience of working on board such vessels. Alternatively, they may complete the specialized training.

The content of this course is made of the series of carefully selected exercises that have been duly structured to cover the operational issues related to the shipboard ballast and cargo systems. It starts with the brief yet informative familiarization section where the types of simulation and containment systems are covered. The ballasting and de-ballasting operations are covered in the next section, followed by the one providing the overview of the operation sequences.

The fourth section is devoted to the pre-departure operations including the gas-freeing and tank stripping, while the closing section of the course addresses the procedures to be followed in the emergency cases, as well as the shutdown systems, operation of the emergency cargo valves etc.

Here is 1994 issue of the popular Significant Ships magazine released on the annual basis. We all remember a truly tragic disaster of the Estonia ferry which occurred in 1994. That disaster was actually overshadowed by the numerous ship losses that were continuing to effect the bulk carrier fleet of the world though without too much of press coverage.

That is why the authors of the present release of Significant Ships included two bulk carrier designs that were claimed by their designers to address most of the actual problems of basic ship strength and operational maintenance considered prime causes of most of the ship losses.

This issue of Significant Ships provides information and technical data on such vessels as Angel Wing, Corona Ace, Erna Olderdorff, Erradale, Romandie, Thalassini Tyhi bulk carriers, Ankleshwar crude oil tanker, Arcadian Faith, Arktis Fighter, Cari Sea, Fischland multi-purpose cargo ships, Asean Restorer cable ship, Cecilie Maersk, Ever Racer, Frotabelem, Marwan, Heddloyd River Plate, Nordlake, Nuevo Leon, Villa de Vela, Westerdeich and Zhonghe container ships, Hyundai Utopia and Puteri Intan liquid natural gas- and Tarquin Ranger liquid petroleum gas tankers, Pearl River suction dregder and many others.

Another brilliant collection of the vessels considered by the authors of this release significant enough to be included in the list for 1995. This sixth edition of Significant Ships addresses largest and fastest ships, ones with highest capacity and first in the series - they all have been brought together to demonstrate how the ship designs moved forward in order to satisfy the growing demands of the shipping industry.

The book will provide information about such interesting vessels as APL China, APL Korea,Bermuda Islander, Bunga Mas Satu, Canmar Fortune, Chesapeake Bay, Irena ARcrica, NYK Procyo, OOCL California and Neptune Sardonyx container ships, Arklow Brook, Atlantic Bulker, Brazilian Venture and Merchant Prestige bulk carriers, Aretousa, Bang Chui Dao, Island Commodore, Isle of Innisfree, Manuel Azana, MN Toucan, Rodib Hod and Superfast I Ro-Ro ships, Yukong Navigator and Murex crude oil tankers, as well as many other LNG tankers, newsprint carriers, supply ships, bitumen tankers, cable ships and others.

Traditionally for this series of books, this one gives all data related to the shipbuilder, owner and operator, flag, sister ships if any, general information and principal particulars for each of the ships covered.