MARINE NAVIGATION AND SAFETY OF SEA TRANSPORTATION

The content of the present publication by Adam Weinrit, one of the world recognized specialists in the field, was released to provide all participants of the maritime shipping industry with an excellent source of reference with the particular attention paid by the author to the aspects of the marine safety considered key ones - the list of such areas includes safety of marine navigation and shipboard systems for handling and maneuvering, as well as AIS, standing for the automatic identification systems and marine traffic control systems, various navigation instruments, equipment and associated systems, anti-collision arrangements and means of communication. In addition to that, this volume addresses such important topics as pilot navigation and inland/sea-river navigation, weather navigation and routing, various aspects of hydrometeorology, established methods and algorithms used, plus various aspects of reliability and safety of the shipboard technical systems; the author has also covered the human element factors and management of the available crew resources, education and professional maritime training, maritime policy together with the recommendations and proposals. In short, the book will be interesting to the pro's in maritime transportation and navigation.