Deck reference library (shipping)

1. The following is a list of the charts, reference publications and text books currently in
use by the Deck Examination Team at the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center,
as of September 2006.
T I T L E P U B L I S H E R A U T H O R
ANCHORING
Anchoring and Mooring Sheridan House Gree
(The) Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring Cornell Maritime Press Hinz
(The) Oil Rig Moorings Handbook Brown, Son & Ferguson Vendrell
(The) Use of Anchors in Offshore Petroleum Operations Gulf Publishing Company Peuch
CARGO OPERATIONS - DRY CARGO
MPS Crane Operator Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One
T-ACS 4 Class Mission Operations Handbook (T-ACS 4,5,6) Naval Sea Systems Command
General Information for Grain Loading National Cargo Bureau
Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Guidelines for the Preparation of the Cargo Securing Manual (MSC Circ. 745) International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Cargo Handling Marine Education Textbooks Immer
Marine Cargo Operations John Wiley & Sons Sauerbier & Meurn
Notes on Cargo Work Stanford Maritime Kemp and Young
Thomas' Stowage Brown, Son & Ferguson Thomas, Agnew & Cole
CARGO OPERATIONS - LIQUID CARGO
Chemical Data Guide for Bulk Shipment by Water (COMDTINST M16616.6) U.S. Coast Guard
Manual for the Safe Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids (CG-174) U.S. Coast Guard
International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals Witherby & Co. Ltd. ICS, OCIMF & IAPH
Tanker Handbook for Deck Officers Brown, Son & Ferguson Baptist
Tanker Operations Cornell Maritime Press Huber (formerly Marton)
COMMUNICATIONS
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Handbook International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Code of Signals (Pub. No. 102) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
IMO Performance Standards for Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Language of the Western Rivers U.S. Coast Guard
Maritime Radio Users Handbook R.T.C.M.
Radio Navigational Aids (Pub. No. 117) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
DICTIONARIES
Encyclopedia of Nautical Knowledge Cornell Maritime Press McEwen & Lewis
International Maritime Dictionary Van Nostrand Reinhold Company DeKerchove
Webster's Third New International Dictionary Merriam-Webster Gove

2. FIRE FIGHTING
Fire Fighting Manual for Tank Vessels (CG-329) U.S. Coast Guard
Marine Fire Fighting I.F.S.T.A. Fire Protection Publications
Marine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety U.S. Maritime Administration
LAWS & REGULATIONS
Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations (Navigation on Navigable Waters) Government Printing Office
Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations (Shipping) Government Printing Office
Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 80 (Stations in the Maritime Services) Government Printing Office
Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Subchapter C (Hazardous Materials Reg's) Government Printing Office
Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations (Marine Mammals) Government Printing Office
Titles 33, 46, 47, 49 & 50 of the U.S.C. (All Applicable Sections) Government Printing Office
International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Consolidated Edition International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVICs) U.S. Coast Guard
Business and Law for the Shipmaster Brown, Son & Ferguson Hopkins
(The) Business of Shipping Cornell Maritime Press Kendall
(The) Law of Seamen Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Co. Norris
Purser's Handbook Cornell Maritime Press Armstrong
Shipmaster's Handbook on Ship's Business Cornell Maritime Press Martin & Aragon
MEDICAL CARE
Community First Aid and Safety American Red Cross
Heartsaver CPR American Heart Association
International Medical Guide for Ships World Health Organization
(The) Ship's Medicine Chest and Medical Aid at Sea U.S. Public Health Service
METEOROLOGY
Marine Surface Weather Observations National Weather Service
Heavy Weather Guide Naval Institute Press Kotch
Weather for the Mariner Naval Institute Press Kotch
Meteorology McGraw-Hill Donn
Notes on Meteorology Stanford Maritime Kemp and Young
MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITS
Floating Drilling Equipment and its Use Gulf Publishing Company Sheffield
(The) Jack-Up Drilling Platform Gulf Publishing Company Boswell
Rotary Drilling - Unit I Lesson 10: Safety on the Rig University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service
Rotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 1: Wind, Waves and Weather University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service
Rotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 2: Spread Mooring Systems University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service
Rotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 3: Buoyancy, Stability and Trim University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service

3. Rotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 4: Jacking Systems and Rig Moving Procedures University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service
Rotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 6: Vessel Inspection and Maintenance University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service
Rotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 7: Helicopter Safety University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service
Rotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 8: Offshore Crane Operations University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service
Rotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 9: Life Offshore University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service
NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS
Chart No. 1 - Nautical Chart Symbols and Abbreviations National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Pilot Charts National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Coastal Charts 12221, 12354 and 13205 National Ocean Service
Harbor Chart 18531 (Columbia River) National Ocean Service
"Flood Control and Navigation Maps" (Mississippi River) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
NAVIGATIONAL REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
Pub's. No. 110 & 111 - List of Lights National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Pub. No. 117 - Radio Navigational Aids National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Pub. No. 226 - Handbook of Magnetic Compass Adjustment National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Pub. No. 229 - Sight Reduction Tables National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Sailing Directions - Enroute National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Sailing Directions - Planning Guide National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Tidal Current Tables National Ocean Service
Tide Tables National Ocean Service
United States Coast Pilots National Ocean Service
Light List (COMDTPUB P16502) U.S. Coast Guard
LORAN-C User Handbook (COMDTPUB P16562.6) U.S. Coast Guard
Nautical Almanac U.S. Naval Observatory
Star Finder (No. 2102-D) Weems & Plath Rude & Collins
NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
IMO Performance Standards for Automatic Identification Systems International Maritime Organization (IMO)
IMO Performance Standards for Automatic Radar Plotting Aids International Maritime Organization (IMO)
IMO Performance Standards for Electronic Chart Display Information Systems International Maritime Organization (IMO)
IMO Performance Standards for Global Position Systems International Maritime Organization (IMO)
IMO Performance Standards for Radar International Maritime Organization (IMO)
NAVIGATIONAL TEXTBOOKS
American Practical Navigator (Pub. No. 9) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency "Bowditch"
Radar Navigation Manual (Pub. No. 1310) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Dutton's Navigation and Piloting Naval Institute Press Maloney

4. (The) Use of Radar at Sea Naval Institute Press Wylie
Automatic Radar Plotting Aids Manual Cornell Maritime Press Bole & Jones
GPS - A Guide to the Next Utility Trimble Navigation Hurn
Mariner's Gyro-Navigation Manual Cornell Maritime Press O'Hara
Radar and ARPA Manual Heinemann-Newnes Bole & Dineley
(The) River Radar Manual The River School Kline
Using GPS Sheridan House Dixon
RULES OF THE ROAD
COMDTINST M16672.2 "Navigation Rules" U.S. Coast Guard
Farwell's Rules of the Nautical Road Naval Institute Press Bassett & Smith
Nautical Rules of the Road Cornell Maritime Press Farnsworth & Young
SAFETY
Manual for the Safe Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids (CG-174) U.S. Coast Guard
Code of Safety for Fisherman and Fishing Vessels International Maritime Organization (IMO)
(The) Deckhand's Manual Inland Waterways Safety Service Co.
Gulf Coast Fishing Vessel Safety Manual Nat'l Council of F.V. Safety & Insurance
Vessel Safety Manual No. Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners' Assoc.
SEAMANSHIP
American Merchant Seaman's Manual Cornell Maritime Press Cornell & Hoffman
Chapman Piloting, Seamanship & Small Boat Handling Hearst Marine Books Maloney
Knight's Modern Seamanship Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Noel
Merchant Marine Officer's Handbook (Edited by W. Hayler) Cornell Maritime Press Turpin & MacEwen
Nicholl's Seamanship and Nautical Knowledge Brown, Son & Ferguson Cockroft
Seamanship Notes Stanford Maritime Kemp and Young
Seamanship Techniques Heinemann-Newnes House
SHIPHANDLING
Naval Shiphandling Naval Institute Press Crenshaw
Auxiliary Sail Vessel Operations Cornell Maritime Press Chase
Basic Shiphandling Stanford Maritime Willerton
Behavior and Handling of Ships Cornell Maritime Press Hooyer
Practical Ship-Handling Brown, Son & Ferguson Armstrong
Ship Handling in Narrow Channels Cornell Maritime Press Plummer
Shiphandling for the Mariner Cornell Maritime Press MacElrevey
Shiphandling with Tugs Cornell Maritime Press Reid
This Is Sailing Hearst Marine Books Creagh-Osborne
SHIP CONSTRUCTION
Introduction to Steel Shipbuilding McGraw-Hill Baker
Modern Ships Cornell Maritime Press LaDage

5. Ship Construction, Sketches and Notes Stanford Maritime Kemp and Young
STABILITY
Ship Stability Butterworth-Heinemann Derrett
Stability and Trim for the Ship's Officer (Edited by W. George) Cornell Maritime Press LaDage & VanGemert
SURVIVAL
How to Survive on Land and Sea Naval Institute Press Craighead
(A) Practical Guide to Lifeboat Survival Naval Institute Press Center for … Survival
(The) Captain's Guide to Liferaft Survival Sheridan House Cargal
Survival Guide for the Mariner Cornell Maritime Press Meurn
Water Survival Guide Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship
TOWING
Modern Towing Cornell Maritime Press Blank
Primer of Towing Cornell Maritime Press Reid
Tugs, Towboats and Towing Cornell Maritime Press Brady
WATCHSTANDING
Manual on Oil Pollution International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual (MERSAR) International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Watchstanding Guide for the Merchant Officer Cornell Maritime Press Meurn