THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SEAMANSHIP 11TH EDITION , \ GRAHAM DANTON ,- CONTENTS First published 1962 by Routledge & Kegan Paul 10th edition 1987 II th edition published 1996 by Routledge II New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF PLATES AUTHOR'S Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 page xi NOTE xiii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TABLE I Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group II Reprinted 1998,1999,2000 vii xiv xv OF CONVERSIONS THE ANCHOR I MOORING 35 III THE PRINCIPLES OF SHIP IV PRACTICAL HANDLING SHIP HANDLING 51 , 75 \ © 1962, 1966, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1996 Graham Danton V VI Printed and bound in Great britain by Tn Digital, Padstow, Cornwall VII All rights reserved No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers Ubrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication data Danton, G L The theory and practice of seamanship I Graham Danton - 11th ed p ~ X XI LIFE-SAVING DAMAGE AND DISTRESS STRANDING AND 182 TOWING 215 FIRE 233 AND OFFICER OF THE WATCH XlV THE SAFETY XVII XIX LIFTING ROPE 258 282 293 OF NAVIGATION GEAR AND DECK THE LOAD LINES 373 407 CANVAS APPLIANCES SHIP'S 446 469 BOAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT EXAMINA TlON-FOREIGN-GOING 96-14277 CW 159 BEACHING EMERGENCIES THE XVIII 118 141 CONTROL DRYDOCKING XV (pbk) 108 XIII XVI em ISBN 0-415-14200-8 0-415-IS372-7 IX XII British Library Cataloguing in Publication data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 0-415-14200-8 (hbk) - ISBN 0-415-15372-7 I Seamanship I Title VK541.D3 1996 623 88~c20 VIII ICE (D.O.T) ORAL 495 499 INDEX (hbk) (pbk) v FIGURES J.l 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 Hall's patent stockless anchor-