Merchant Marine Officers' Handbook

The classic manual covering all aspects of seafaring operations for professional mariners and aspiring sailors. Merchant Marine Officers' Handbook, first issued in 1942, is designed to be used as a textbook or a study guide for the "hawsepiper" —an unlicensed merchant seaman. The twenty-five chapters contain information on electronics, celestial navigation, rules of the road, engineering, etc., that will be helpful to the third mate, experienced mariner, or student preparing for a licensing examination.