The title of the publication is quite self-explanatory - it tells readers about mapping the coasts. The coasts are places where the land and sea meet - they are not only very beautiful looking, but they are also deservedly considered to be among the planet's most fascinating landforms. Well, they are not that easy to describe as no coastline can be exactly the same with the course of the time.

There are tides making the ocean surface rise and fall regularly, changing the coast line. There are waves that pound the shores and break down the rocks, adding or moving the layers of dirt and sand. There are rivers that spill into the oceans - they deposit the debris gathered along their way...

In short, you will learn about the process of mapping coasts, how to do it in a correct way providing accurate results. The glossary containing the frequently used terminology is included for better understanding of the text.

Traditionally, engines produced by MAN have the highest operational performance and reliability with a minimum of required maintenance overhead. However, to ensure operation free of disruptions, numerous periodical inspection and routine maintenance tasks shall be regularly performed. This booklet will give a comprehensive overview of the prescribed maintenance works.

The maintenance works shall be conducted as per with the checklists following a particular number of running hours by a workshop authorized by MAN. In order to make it easier for the personnel you to handle the newly installed engine, the following printed materials are supplied with the engines - Operating instructions, Service products for MAN engines, Spare parts catalogue, On-board service book...

The present volume is the official one released by IMO and containing the Sec. 1 of the Manual on Oil Pollution. This publication opens with some intro that is followed by a comprehensive glossary of definitions/abbreviations used throughout the text of the book.

The requirements applicable to all ships and for tankers are listed in the first part; the book also describes oil tanker operations carried out at berths (including offshore and SPM moorings), piers and jetties, ship to ship transfer of crude oil and various petroleum products at anchor and also while underway, operations at FSO/FPSO facilities... Some examples of checklists are provided in the Appendix.

The volume will provide the readers with the required practical guidance relating to the pollution prevention; it will also describe the established procedures for proper handling of various oil cargoes, STS operations, bunkering, operations in iced waters, etc.

Moreover, a good overview of the proven pollution prevention practices has also been provided, serving as the useful complement to the recognized shipping industry standards that are available today. Note that te info provided in the book is not intended to replace/supersede any regulation, law or other relevant information contained in any other regulatory publication.

This "Technical Information" document was prepared by MaK specialists. It's arranged in five major parts covering technical engine data, operating instructions, fuel, maintenance, plus tools.

With such data broke into individual chapters, the crew members directly engaged with the engines know how they shall be maintained thus achieving optimal performance and operating results with regard to the output of the engines and their reliability, economy and long service life.

The paper contains technical notes plus practical guidance to proper handling of this plant. The technical personnel paying attention to the content of this paper will be awarded with with its excellent and safe performance.

The present official Manual has been released in full accordance with the decisions of the 8th World Meteorological Congress. The publication has been specifically designed with the intention to facilitate due international collaboration of MMS, i.e. marine meteorological services, and also specify the main obligations, and also to make sure the conformity is there in the established procedures and practices which are commonly employed to achieving the above mentioned purposes.

The Manual consists of two volumes covering the global and regional MMS aspects. The first volume has been arranged in four parts containing all required regulatory materials directly related to the fundamental international obligations; it shall be taken into consideration that any additional obligations for national activities will be met as per the local procedures and practices. The layout of the first part of the manual consists of four chapters covering, apart from the introductory information, the meteorological services for the high seas, coastal and offshore areas, main ports and harbor areas, and, finally, training in the field of the marine meteorology.

The intro chapter addresses the types of regulations, procedures and declared purposes, principles of MMS, organization, notes and appendices. The second part covers the MMS of different regions of the world.

MAK M20-M601C Operating Media.

Today, marine ecosystems shall definitely be considered quite a wide topic that includes so many different processes, geographical peculiarities and different groups of various bio-organisms. The present publication is a sort of collection of topics that in fact are not directly related to the matters stated above but rather telling the readers about the research that has been already conducted by groups of professional scientists that have been working all around the world; the only common element is the search for the excellence of the authors.

This book contains eleven chapters, with the opening chapter covering the threats that are there to the ultraoligoscopic systems. This chapter is followed by the one describing the process of modelling the dynamics of the pelagic ecosystem in north-west Mediterranean area. The remaining chapters of this book address the meiofauna as an instrument to be used for the bio-monitoring of the marine system, ecophysiology and evolution of the labytinthulomycetes, limiting the impact of bottom trawling, hydrocarbon contamination, chemical interactions, marine spatial planning, proper mapping of the seabed, plus some other really important issues. A good and useful publication aimed at all people having the real interest in marine ecosystems, taking into account the amount of the material as well as the way of presenting.

The present very compact but quite informative brochure was prepared by the specialists of the Caterpillar MPS (i.e. marine power systems) and officially published by this company in order to assist personnel; the publication contains useful information plus technical characteristics of the MaK M20C long stroke marine diesel engines.

Its content will definitely be useful the specialists willing to find some information to compare these engines to any others and then make choice. People dealing with operation/maintenance of such engines will also find this publication handy due to the amount of the info and data it provides.