Vessel Watchkeeping and Collision Avoidance

Author: Zhao Bangliang
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Publish Date: 2008-01-03
Features: This book is a national planning textbook for secondary vocational education, comprehensively explaining the content of the "1972 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea" and the statutory requirements for watchkeeping under the "1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers" (STCW 78/95), which was fully revised in 1995. It also introduces the "Bridge Procedure Guide." The book is divided into ten chapters: Chapter 1 introduces the scope of application of the rules and general definitions; Chapters 2 and 3 cover ship lights and shapes as well as sound and light signals; Chapters 4, 5, and 6 collectively explain the provisions of the "Rules of Navigation and Collision Avoidance" in the "1972 International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea"; Chapter 7 discusses liability clauses; Chapter 8 briefly introduces special collision avoidance regulations such as the "Inland Waters Regulations for Preventing Collisions" and China's "Provisional Regulations on Safe Navigation of Non-Motor Vessels at Sea"; Chapters 9 and 10 cover the requirements for watchkeeping under the STCW 78/95 Convention, elaborating on the basic principles of watchkeeping and related knowledge such as bridge coordination procedures. This book serves as a textbook for the ship navigation program in secondary vocational schools and can also be used as a reference for seafarer certification training and related personnel in the maritime industry.