Simulated Voyages


Book Description

This book assesses the state of practice and use of ship-bridge simulators in the professional development and licensing of deck officers and marine pilots. It focuses on full-mission computer-based simulators and manned models. It analyzes their use in instruction, evaluation and licensing and gives information and practical guidance on the establishment of training and licensing program standards, and on simulator and simulation validation.










Careers in Focus


Book Description

Profiles jobs in transportation such as air traffic controllers, airplane dispatchers, civil engineers, customs officials, industrial traffic managers, and more.




Manuals Combined: U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Manual Volumes I, II and III


Book Description

Over 2,300 total pages ... Titles included: Marine Safety Manual Volume I: Administration And Management Marine Safety Manual Volume II: Materiel Inspection Marine Safety Manual Volume III: Marine Industry Personnel










Handbook of Rights and Concerns for Mariners


Book Description

Covers specific issues such as recruitment, contracts, work environment, safety, medical care, repatriation, etc. Provides summaries of ILO conventions that form the international standards for work-related conditions at sea.




Merchant Mariner Medical Manual - COMDTINST M16721.48 (August 2019)


Book Description

PURPOSE. This Manual provides guidance for evaluating the physical and medical condition of applicants for merchant mariner medical certificates. The guidance in this Manual should assist medical practitioners, the maritime industry, individual mariners, and U.S. Coast Guard (hereinafter, Coast Guard) personnel in evaluating an applicant's physical and medical status to meet the requirements of References (a) through (d).