本书是“高等学校航海与海事类专业系列教材”之一，该书是按照最新的《中华人民共和国海船船员考试大纲》中对二、三副的要求编写的。全书共分18个章节，分别对航海通告与警告、航用海图、航海出版物、气象报告、船舶结构与设备、船舶保养与管理、航海技术等内容作了详细的阐述。该书可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

本书是“高等学校航海与海事类专业系列教材”之一。

本书共分18章。主要介绍了：船舶口令、航海通告与警告、航用海图、航海出版物、气象报告、船舶结构与设备、货物装卸与理货、航海日志、VHF通信、GMDSS、国际海上避碰规则、国际海事公约、国际安全管理规则、PSC、航海仪器、船舶保养与管理、航海技术以及国际船舶和港口保安规则等内容。

本书是按照最新的《中华人民共和国海船船员考试大纲》中对二、三副的要求编写的。可作为航海院校航海技术专业教学用书、海船船员适任考试的培训教材，也可作为航海技术人员的参考用书。

Chapter I Standard Orders on Board Vessel

 Part 1 Helm (Wheel) Orders

 Part 2 Engine Orders

 Part 3 Mooring and Unmooring Orders

 Part 4 Anchor Orders

Chapter 2 Admiralty Notices to Mariners and Navigational Warnings

 Part 1 Admiralty Notices to Mariners (ANM)

 Part 2 Navigational Wamings

Chapter 3 Nautical Charts

 Part 1 Chart Coverage

 Part 2 Admiralty Charts

Chapter 4 Nautical Publications

 Part 1 The Mariner's Handbook (NP 100)

 Part 2 Admiralty Sailing Directions (Pilots) (NPs 1-72)

 Part 3 Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals (NPs 74-84)

 Part 4 Admiralty List of Radio Signals (ALRS) (NPs 281-288)

 Part 5 Admiralty Tide Tables (ATT) (NPs 201-204)

 Part 6 Ocean Passages for the World (NP 136)

 Part 7 Admiralty Distance Tables (NP 350 1-3)

 Part 8 The Nautical Almanac

Chapter 5 Weather Report

 Part 1 Weather Systems

 Part 2 Weather Report

Chapter 6 The Ship's Structure and Equipments

 Part 1 Ship's Structure (1)

 Part 2 Ship's Structure (2)

 Part 3 Bridge Equipment

 Part 4 Life-saving Appliances

 Part 5 Fire-fighting Appliances

Chapter 7 Cargo Handling and Tallying

 Part 1 Cargo Categorization

 Part 2 Cargo-Handling Equipment

 Part 3 Stowage Plan

 Part 4 Vessel Trim and Stability

 Part 5 Additional Precaution on Handling Dangerous Goods

 Part 6 Cargo Tallying

Chapter 8 Log Book

 Part 1 Introduction

 Part 2 The Use of Abbreviation

 Part 3 Practical Example Entries of Deck Logbook

 Part 4 Specific Page Examples of Deck Logbook

Chapter 9 VHF Communication at Sea

 Part 1 Use of Marine VHF Equipment in Accordance with ITU Radio Regulations

 Part 2 Guidelines on the Use of VHF at Sea

 Part 3 The IMO SMCP

 Part 4 Range of VHF

 Part 5 Table of Transmitting Frequencies in the VHF Marine Band

Chapter 10 The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

 Part 1 Implementation of the GMDSS

 Part 2 Basic Concept of the GMDSS

 Part 3 Navigational Sea Areas

 Part 4 Sub-systems

 Part 5 Functional Requirements

Chapter 11 The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 972

 Part A GENERAL

 Part B STEERING AND SAILING RULES

 Part C LIGHTS AND SHAPES

 Part D SOUND AND LIGHT SIGNALS

 Part E EXEMPTIONS

Chapter 12 IMO and IMO Conventions

 Part 1 IMO and IMO Conventions

 Part 2 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974

 Part 3 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 ,as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78)

 Part 4 The 1978 STCW Convention-Introduction

Chapter 13 International Safety Management (ISM) Code

 Part A IMPLEMENTATION

 Part B CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION

Chapter 14 Port State Control (PSC)

 Part 1 Introduction

 Part 2 Supplementary Materials

Chapter 15 Navigational Equipment

 Part 1 Marine Radar Equipment Instruction Manual

 Part 2 Gyro-compass ES-110

 Part 3 GPS-MX9400N NAVIGATOR Operator's Manual

 Part 4 Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)

 Part 5 Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)

 Part 6 Shiphorne Voyage Data Recorder(VDR)

Chapter 16 Maintenance and Care on Board

 Part 1 Ship's Hull Maintenance

 Part 2 Ship's Riggings and Their Maintenance

 Part 3 Line Work

Chapter 17 Navigating Technique

 Part 1 Tides and Swell

 Part 2 Ship's Motion

 Part 3 Direction of Object

 Part 4 Magnetic Compass Error

 Part 5 Position Fixing in Navigation

Chapter 18 The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code

 1 GENERAL

 2 DEFINITIONS

 3 APPLICATION

 4 RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS

 5 DECLARATION OF SECURITY

 6 OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY

 7 SHIP SECURITY

 8 SHIP SECURITY ASSESSMENT

 9 SHIP SECURITY PLAN

 10 RECORDS

 11 COMPANY SECURITY OFFICER

 12 SHIP SECURITY OFFICER

 13 TRAINING,DRILLS AND EXERCISES ON SHIP SECURITY

 14 PORT FACILITY SECURITY

 15 PORT FACILITY SECURITY ASSESSMENT

 16 PORT FACILITY SECURITY PLAN

 17 PORT FACILITY SECURITY OFFICER

 19 VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION FOR SHIPS

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