Excerpt from A Manual of Elementary Seamanship A new Elementary Manual of Seamanship may perhaps appear, at first sight, superfluous. Its production has been decided on by the Author because of his conviction that none of the many excellent works extant sufficiently meet the needs Of Apprentices and Junior Officers in the Mercantile Marine. This little work is an introductory text - book for beginners; it does not pretend to complete their nautical education, nor in any sense to supersede that practical training in the details of their profession, an intimate acquaintance with which is so unattainable, except in the course of life on board ship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from A Manual of the Examination of Masters and Mates: An Instituted by the Department of Marine and Fisheries of Canada The section upon Seamanship appears for the first time in this edition, much care has been expended upon it, and it is hoped it will be found useful not only to the applicant for a Certificate of Competency; but also to the Master in actual command of his ship and the Officer in charge of the deck. It is with the greatest pleasure that I have to ac knowledge the assistance which I have received in this particular from Capt. H. J. R. Langdon (in charge of the Government Marine School at Halifax, N. S.) for I have felt that his thorough knowledge of every thing appertaining to a seaman and his long experience in his profession, made all suggestions emanating from him, of the greatest practical value. The leading lights have been corrected as far as possible to the time of publication, and the Definitions and answers to the questions in the various Examination papers have been made as concise as clearness would allow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.