The Oceanographer's Companion: essential nautical skills for seagoing scienti…

The Oceanographer?s Companion?is intended to familiarize a student with the basics of navigation, seamanship, marine engineering, communications, safety-of-life-at-sea, shiphandling, knots and splices, first aid, and so much more. The book will have a very practical feel with lots of examples. Scientists and engineers embarking on their first voyage for oceanographic or meteorological research …