Seamanship A Handbook for Oceanographers

By: Carvel H. Blair

The Seamanship A Handbook for Oceanographers is a book written by
Carvel H. Blair. The purpose of the book is to include not only the boat and deck equipment
handling but also navigation. Its approach has been to cover the essentials of each topic
while citing specific references for those needing additional information about
navigation. It briefly explains terms that are usually used onboard and gives the addresses of
the equipments referred to in the various navigation. It is intended to help improve the
newly graduated seafarers to be competent globally and do their work correctly. It
can serve as a textbook for formal courses which will become more numerous in maritime
university colleges. It can also serve as a reference book for scientists who feel the
need to refresh or improve their maritime skills. In the book there are heavy doses of advice
which is certainly what the average beginning oceanographer needs when he/she
first goes to the sea. It is exactly that knowledge of (what can go wrong) that
distinguishes the conservative, experienced sailor from the uncertain novice. The author has
taken pains to make the presentation of the information more simple, direct, and clear to
understand by the normal readers. The problem or issue in the book was about the branches
of marine environment was so interdependent that the scientist must consider how to
combined them equally to perform well onboard. Another necessary branch of
knowledge, at least for those who handle shipboard equipment or operate research craft, is
seamanship. This is the skill which must be learned onboard by seafarers just like any
other discipline. The readers are shown how to plan the trip, assess the craft used,
interpret charts and tide and current tables, specify and assemble needed equipments,
judge the weather, depart the dock, navigate methods, anchor, return safely on port
and dock the vessel properly. Students should appreciate the direct approach to the
problems they will actually face during work rather than to rare events and theoretical
situations. The volume is highly informative and interestingly written as well. Its
contribution to the field of maritime industry is to inform newly graduated students who
would like to enter onboard the environment of their chosen work. The kind of information
used was observation and survey where the book was about some of the
experiences of the writer and survey are done by interviewing some of his co
seafarers. The book was really nice to read because it uses simple, direct, and
clear words that are stated the information straight to the point and easier to understand by
the readers. The book was advice and intended for the students to read especially for
students in maritime schools who can assess their self to be globally seafarers
after they graduated. They may benefit from their school works regarding everything about
navigation. I suggest to the writer to support his ideas with lots of information for
the validity of his work. I also want to recommend it to publish online

because it is not found in the internet and because it is very informative and fun
to learn and read.
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