Category Archives: Travel Guides
Seamanship Notes – 2nd Edition
This informative book is designed to support students working towards their Maritime and Coastguard Agency Certificate of Competency exams. It also serves as the ideal companion for any seafarer wishing to refresh or update their knowledge.The book is based on the MCA examination syllabus, and has been written to make the syllabus seem less daunting.
The ECDIS Manual – 2019 Edition
This new edition of the ECDIS Manual is an up-to-date guide to the use of electronic chart display and information systems. It sets out the current regulatory resolutions and compliance requirements and then looks in detail at the use of electronic charts and ECDIS software and functions.Understanding ECDIS and selecting the right ECDIS solution is
London Postcards
Containing 20 detachable postcards featuring leading fashion illustrator Jason Brooks` stunning work from his London Sketchbook. From Big Ben to St Paul`s via Regency terraces and lively street fashion, this postcard book is perfect for sharing messages and memories of your favourite London sights.
International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals, ISGOTT 5th ed
ISGOTT was first published in 1978 and combined the contents of the ‘Tanker Safety Guide (Petroleum)’, published by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and the ‘International Oil Tanker and Terminal Safety Guide’, by the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF). In producing this Fifth Edition, the content has again been reviewed by these ICS
Regulatory Primer for 2nd & Chief Engineers: Questions and Answers Covering Current and New Regulations, 10th Edition 2019/2020
Whether you are preparing for a new certificate or are already a Second or Chief Engineer, this pocketbook will bring you right up to date with current and new maritime regulations. This new edition has been substantially revised and expanded to include questions on regulations that came into force in 2018.Presented as questions and answers
The Great Domaines of Burgundy
Subdivided into hundreds of domaines, often family-run and sometimes covering no more than a few hectares, Burgundy can be offputtingly fragmented even to wine experts. In compiling this revised edition the authors revisited all the domaines that appeared in previous editions plus scores of `rising stars`, to select the very best and most interesting of
Stickyscapes Tropical Adventures
This Stickyscapes Tropical Adventures book brings the tropics to life with over 100 stickers. Folding out to become a panoramic play scene, this book represents the dense tropical jungle, and also features the bottom of the deep blue tropical sea. Improve your knowledge on jungle and sea creatures, such as the clouded leopard and the
Story Box: Create Your Own Fairy Tales
This wonderful game will allow your family to create its own fairy tales. Highly original and with a contemporary twist, this box contains 20 cards, printed on both sides, which can be interchanged, allowing for all kinds of plots. With three alternative endings! Can you save the missing elf before he is eaten by the
How to Read the Landscape
Patrick Whitefield presents twenty years worth of notes on different types of landscapes. It explains everything from animal signs and tree shapes to how whole landscapes fit together and function. It includes extracts and photographs from his notebooks illustrating actual examples of the landscapes described. Patrick Whitefield has spent a lifetime living and working in
Guide to Marine Scrubbers
Updated to MEPC 73 (October 2018), this essential guide contains comprehensive information about marine scrubbers, including current regulations and guidelines, details of monitoring, enforcement and penalties, and up-to-date overviews of the scrubber systems currently on the market.This publication from Witherby Publishing Group is a valuable resource that will assist shipowners and operators in complying with
Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living
Step aside Hygge. Lagom is the new Scandi lifestyle trend taking the world by storm. This delightfully illustrated book gives you the lowdown on this transformative approach to life and examines how the lagom ethos has helped boost Sweden to the No.10 ranking in 2017`s World Happiness Report. Lagom (pronounced `lah-gom`) has no equivalent in
Ship Lay-up Guide
This new publication is a comprehensive guide to best practice when placing a ship into lay-up and is an essential aid for ship owners/managers considering ship lay-up.Fully illustrated, with numerous real-world examples, this guide explains why a ship is placed into lay-up and the types of lay-up, as well as providing the reader with information
Stockholm – Walk & Eat
Stockholm is the Sunflower Walk and Eat guide to finding the best places to combine a short walk with sampling the city’s culinary delights. Pocket-sized, the guide covers walks in areas such as Brunnsviken, Sodermalm and the old town, Drottningholm Palace and Tyresta, accompanied with a selection of restaurants easily accessible using local public transport.
Effective Mooring, 4th Edition
Effective Mooring gives crew a general introduction to mooring and guidance on how to stay safe during mooring operations. It is written in an easy-to-understand style for seafarers worldwide and can be used as a training guide for both new and experienced crew. Produced by the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), the book is
MNTB Course Criteria for Ships Using Fuels covered within the IGF Code, 2nd Edition
The aim of this publication is to provide seafarers with the necessary knowledge, understanding and proficiency to carry out safe and effective operation of ships powered by fuels covered within the IGF Code.This publication provides the criteria for the development of training courses regarding service on ships using fuels as covered within the IGF Code
MNTB Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) Simulator Training, 2nd Edition
Candidates for ECDIS certification must complete approved education and training and meet the standards of competence specified in the STCW Code. A crucial tool in helping to meeting these standards is MNTB’s ECDIS Simulator Training, which gives guidance to those designing and delivering ECDIS training as to the exact specifications needed for the approval of
MNTB First Aid and Medical Courses Criteria, 2nd Edition
This publication provides the criteria for the development of courses to deliver training in elementary first aid, medical first aid and medical care on board ship.Training courses developed in line with these criteria, delivered at centres approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), will cover:-Elementary first aid (section 2)-Medical first aid (section 3)-Medical care
MNTB Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Courses Criteria, 2nd Edition
This publication provides the criteria for the development of courses to deliver training for the certification of GMDSS radio operators.These criteria have been developed to deliver education and training covering radio- communications at the operational level to meet the regulatory requirements of Table A-IV/2 of the Annex to the International Convention on Standards of Training,
MNTB High Voltage Courses Criteria, 2nd Edition
This publication provides the criteria for the development of courses to deliver training in the safe control and management of marine high voltage power systems, at operational and management levels, in accordance with international regulations for seafarer training.Training courses developed in line with these criteria, delivered at centres approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
