623.8828/A.F

FISHERMAN'S HAND BOOK

BY

Rear Admire C R P C Branson CBE

Contents

Part 1-Management

The fishing vessel – Going to sea and return –maintenance

 Fishing vessel stability

Part 2-Navigation

Maritime buoyage systems- Tides and tidal streams

Charts – Publications –Navigational instruments and equipment

Coastal navigation –Electronic navigational aids and equipment

Ocean navigation

Part3-Watchkeeping, shiphandling

Officer of the watch –Shiphandling-Meteorology

Collision avoidance regulations –International code of signals

Submarine telegraph cables and offshore installations- safety zones 

Part4-Fishing operations

Trawling –Seine net fishing –Scallop dredging –Static gear-Care of the fish

Part5-Safety and survival at sea

Danger messages –Distress and rescue procedures

Visual signals, Ships in distress, shore stations and aircraft

Inflatable liferafts and personal survival at sea

Fire prevention and fire fighting – Emergencies at sea

Part6- Anchors and cables –cordage and its uses

Anchors and cables –Types of cordage and its uses –Tackles

Slings and spans –Bends and hitches –Knots and splices

Prep./Asmaa Ahmed
Manage./Huda Hosny