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SON&FERGUSON, LI MI TED4-10DanNrl v SrRnErCopyr i ghtr n al lcount r i essi gnat or y t ot he Ber ne Convent i onAl l r i ght s r eser vedFi rst Edi ti onSecond EditionThirdEditionRevi sedRevi sedFourthEditionRevi sedF-iJih EditionRevi sedt9441951I9681912t 9161911I98419912000PREFACEMOSTseamanshi pbooks avai l abl et oyoung scamenar c of t hcadvanccd text-booktypc,i ntendcd forcandi dates studyi ng forCerti fi cates ofCompetency as MatcorMastcrand dcal i ng wi tht he t echni cal subj cct sconncct edwi t h t hei rExami nat i ons.Such books ar e of l i t t l e usc t ot hosc whowi sh t ol ear n t herudi mcnts ofseamanshi pwork.Forthi s reason,thesepageshavebeen compi l edas abookofel emcntary knowl edge fbrthebe-gi nner and al soasa r ef er encc- bookf orol der deckr at i ngs, espcci al l ythosewhoseek i nfcl rmati onrel ati ngtoeverydayseamanshi ppr obl ems, orwho wi sh t o pr epar ef or t he qual i f yi ngexami nat i onl brthc Certi fi cate of Qual i fi cati on as Effi ci ent Deck Hand (EDH)orf ort he Cer t i f i cat eofCompct encyas AB, i ssucdby t he Mar i neand Coast guar dAgency.TheRcgul ati ons rcl ati ng tothei ssue ofthese ccl ti tl cates arci ncl udedso t hatt he seamanmay appr eci at et hc pr act i cal val ueofthe i nformati on i ncl udcd i nthi s book. The Chapters arc arrangedtodealwi thgeneralshi p equi pment, manualseamanshi p,mech-ani caland cargo gear, tanker knowl cdge,boatwork, cl eani nggear,pai nti ng,mi scel l aneous hi ntsandnavi gati onal equi pmenti nroughl yal phabeti calorderandshoul dbeusetl l tocxccuti veoffi cers and others for referencepurposes.Metri cati on i s sti l lsl owtocome i ntoevcryday use and Imperi aluni ts are rctai ned excepti nareas such as pai ntandropewhere themanufacturcrs havcgi vcna l ead.619 96446I SBNOI SBNO85t 748 5 1 7 4Fi f t hEdi t i on Revi sedFi f t hEdi t i on2000Bnowx,SoN&FncusoN,Lro. ,GuscowG4l 2SDMade and Printedin Great BritainACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTI{Echangcs i nshi ps andseamanshi pconti nue andsome menwi l l compl ete thei r careersatsea i nshi ps where very l i ttl e oftheol dstyl e seamanshi pi s requi red. "M" Noti ces, Bri ti sh Standardsand the Code ofSafe Worki ngPracti cesl eave l i ttl escopeforthepcrsonaltouch butIhope that there i s sti l lan i nterest i nthe j obwhi ch goesbeyond mere regul ati ons.Iam gratefulto P&O Contai nersLtd., Associ atedBri ti sh Ports,Southampton. ACADIAGraphi cDesi gn, Southampton. Kel vi nHughcs, Gl asgow. Schat-Davi t Company, Gosport, forthei r per-mi ssi on to usephotographsand i l l ustrati ons.A. G. W. M.Southampton,2000.CONTENTS( ' t t , r t ' t t t tI I r l Ro l ) t (l l o l \Tt p e s o iVc s s c l( ' e r t r l i c a t c sAU.FI ) H a n dl . i f e b o a t ma n . . . . .C' r r . r l r r , n l l( i r , x r r , r r St u t , [ : q r r p v r ' r rShi p Fi t t i ngsand I ' ar t s. Anchor sand ( ' abl es Ii nr eand Wat chBel l sSt ccr i ng ( i car l ) cck Machi ncr ) .. .CI r A P l r RI l l M, \ \ (A lS I A NI A Ns r i r t 'RopeMaki ng Mat er i al sSpl i ces. Knot s. Bendsand Hi t chcsWi r cRope:i t sMani pul at i on. Spl i ci ng. Wor mi ng.l ' ar ccl l i ngandSer r i ng( i r ades ol( ' anr as Sc* i ngBoi t t suai n' s (hai rMoor i ngsSai l or i si ng. l obs...(r r . r l r r rl \ ' [ ) l rr St o x t sr : . n( i r , . . \ RAcconr modal i onIaddcr l l l ocksShackl cslackl csPur chasesIhi ni bl csHooks( ' ar go( i carHat chesDtt t i . k t( ' r r r l r t tV I l r x t . n s , q l n Or t r r , n I ) r r r , r . o p l t l x t s( i cncr all anker Knoul c- dgeand l ) r occdur cRcl r i gt ' r at edShi psMot l er n t r cnds i not hcr(ar goFqui pnr cnt Mast s andI ) er r i cksC' r anesSt ecl Hat ch (or er s ( ' t t nt ai r t cr i sl t i onI ni t i sat i onI ' al l ct i sat i onRol l - on. Rol ] - o11Fut t t r tt r c n d . . . . . .Cr r . r l r r , n \ ' l l l r . , r r s . r r r n I r l r' r r l u r . r l . r r r r t r sl . i l ebout : Ir pcsPar l sand l : qui pr r ent l nl l at ahl cl - i i cr al l sOper ai i onand Fqui pmcnt BoatSt al i onsIaunchr ngHandl i ng i nHear r Weat hcr [ ) i st r cs\Si gna] \ [ ] oat(or cr s anci Fal l sBoat :under Oar r Fl oat : undcr Si t i l ...( ' l r . r p r r r V l l ( r r r r r x < ; ( i t r r(l canr ngMat er i al : \ \ ' ashi ngandScr ubbr ngI ) ccksIanr ps.l - i g h t s .( ) i l sI o o l r \ a r i ( ) u \ [ ) c c k St o r c s . . .( t t ' r t , r r , r \ ' l l l I ) . r r r r r r ( ,I ) r cpar al i onolSur l accsMi r i ngI t i gnt cr t t sand l : i t nt l t r sl Jt i t shc:l ' ai nt i ng[ ) cr r i cks. Iunncl : .Iopsi dc: anr ll ) ccl ,Ir t t i ngsVar ni : hi r r gand Fnanr cl l i ng(r r , v , r r t I X\ n t l r " r \ t r r ' r k \ r r r r i r r g . . . . . .Ml s rl t . , t t r f o t s( r . \ r ' r r RX I r , r t ; .P, \ ( , 1II 6l l l it 6 61 9 4l l rl 4 l[ - l ag I t i t l uc t t c Si gnal l i ngI X) 16XTHE BOATSWAIN' SMANUALCsl prrnXI - Nl vtcl rtoNl t-EQuIpuENrPoi ntsoftheCompass - Steeri ngtheShi pLeadLi neandSoundi ngs - Other Instruments andEl ectroni c Equi pment....252CHl prEnXIIGsNrnnSl rrrvRrcul l uoNsRocketLife-savingApparatus - Life-savingEquipmentandRegu-l ati onsFi re-Fi ghti ng * Li febuoysandLi febel tsLoadLi nes - Ti mberDeckCargoes - DockRegul ati ons -Manni ngofShi ps - Regul ati ons forPreventi ng Col l i si ons atS e a . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ' 1 6Apppuorx"SI " Uni t s of Measur ement-Rel evant Conver si onTabl es . . . . . . . . 318S$tmA Euorc.\ \\ \)Convent i onalDi r cct i onof Rr r ovage f or i l . I ( . 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Al t hought hey ar e11at bot t omedt heyar cexcel l cnt scu- hoat s.Pr amA pecul i ar t ype ol ' boat wi t houtt he usual st yl eol ' st em.Havi ng no l ' or el oo1. i tt ows wel lbehi ndsmal lsai l i ngyacht s, andt hati s r cal l i " t hc pur posef orwhi ch i ti s bui l t .Di nghySmal ll i ght wei ght boatl orr owi ng orscul l i ng.Whal eB * o; -" ' l J l, ^; A P : r Y4 1 . 3 , , c 39 ; * A - - lJ ! I F Yo { , ^ U u ,u J O a ) u -T z 1 T >F < < F M?, 1Xl "l>l : l1l >1UI < Ii = t J li . t < l; l c o1c' l zl plci l v| i i lu l > l f l> l J l r lot zl ol! vl vj t la ltr1,) l a9i.il=r < i