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The Ice Navigation Manual
Published by
Witherby Seamanship International Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 2010
ISBN 10: 9053315985
ISBN 13: 9789053315989
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First edition (so stated). Edinburgh, Scotland, UK: Witherby Seamanship International Ltd, 2010. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. From the publisher: "The handbook is a comprehensive guide to best practice for the safe navigation and operation of ships in ice. The guide provides seafarers with both a practical and conceptual understanding of this challenging environment. Topics covered include an overview of ice regions (including ice types, seasonal challenges and safe routeing practices), preparing a ship and its crew for ice (including crew training) and regulatory guidance. Trade in ice covered waters continues to grow and, increasingly, operators looking for future flexibility are building ships classed for operations in ice. This manual, written through collaboration with a number of experienced ice professionals, brings much of what is relevant for the Officer or Master on a merchant vessel, operating in ice conditions, to a single publication.This book balances the considerations for the different ice types that ships' officers may encounter, whether first year or multi-year ice, and the different ice types in the arctic, Great Lakes or the Baltic. A good example of the outcome of a misinterpretation of the ice type a vessel is presented with was given to the whole world in 2007, when the ' MS Explorer ' sank in the Antarctic Ocean. While, as in many incidents, there were numerous factors that uniquely came together, in this case the ShipÂ's Master was very experienced in first year Baltic Ice conditions but had no experience of multi-year ice . This meant that he failed to correctly identify the ice type as compacted multi year ice and entered it as if it were the first year ice conditions he was familiar with, with disasterous outcome. Covering Ice Types, Ice Conditions, The Main Ice Regions, Ice Class Ships, Preparations for a Ship and the Crew for Ice the book then moves to the practical aspects of Navigating in Ice, Shiphandling, Working with Icebreakers and Oil Pollution in Ice Covered Waters, this creates a manual that will remain as valid and up to date in 2020 as it is in 2010, although by then there may well need to be a few more case studies about the actions and outcomes of the unwary." From the Table of Contents: "1 Ice Types 1.1 Fresh Water Ice 1.2 Sea Ice 1.3 Glacial Ice 1.4 Fast Ice 1.5 Pack Ice 1.6 Ice Reports and Forecasts 1.7 Ice Movement 1.8 Ice Deterioration 2 Reporting Ice Conditions 2.1 The Egg Code 2.2 Colour Coding Ice Charts 2.3 Ice Symbols and Indications associated with International Ice Charts (Nomenclature) 2.4 Iceberg Coding and Message Preparation 3 The Ice Regions 3.1 Northern Ice 3.2 Southern Ice 3.3 Regional Arctic Ice Differences 3.4 Antarctica 3.5 Sovereignty 4 Ice Class Ships 4.1 Classification Standards 4.2 Ice Design Considerations 4.3 Cost of Ice Strengthening 4.4 Â'WinterisationÂ' and De-Icing 4.5 Double Acting Vessels 4.6 Ice Breaking Propulsion Plant 4.7 Mooring Equipment 4.8 Insurance 4.9 The Icebreakers 4.10 Emergency Response Vessels (ERVs). 5 Preparing a Ship for Ice 5.1 Ballast and Trim 5.2 Fresh Water Tanks and Fire Lines 5.3 Main Engine 5.4 Sea Inlets 5.5 Fuel, Water and Provisions 5.6 Searchlights 5.7 Deck Protection 5.8 Ice Accretion and Stability 5.9 Considerations in Ice for Specific Ship Types 5.10 Cruise Ships in Ice Covered Waters 5.11 De-Icing 5.12 Safety 5.13 Fire fighting 5.14 Checklist for Deck Department 5.15 Checklist for the Engine Department 6 Preparing the Crew for Ice 6.1 Training for Ice Conditions 6.2 Clothing 6.3 Accident and Emergencies 6.4 General Crew Comfort 6.5 Medical 7 Navigation in Ice 7.1 Evidence of Ice 7.2 Passage Planning 7.3 Watch Keeping Practices when Approaching Ice Regions 7.4 Operation in Pack Ice 7.5 Visibility 7.6 Position Fixing in. Seller Inventory # 032105