The author, who currently lectures in Nautical Studies, has published fourteen books on maritime topics. He has a seagoing background in a variety of ships and has taught for thirty years. His main disciplines have been seamanship and navigation. This book is written with aspiring deck officers in mind, to give them an overview of ship design elements and shipyard practice.rnThe book begins with a list of abbreviations which is useful as new ones appear regularly with changing technology and specialised ship types. This is followed by a section on shipyard and construction terminology. Any specialist engineering subject has "its own language" and the maritime sector is no exception. It is important that the correct terms are used and understood.
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