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Waypoint - English textbook for maritime students

PREFACE: When I started to work as a lecturer at Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split, it soon became apparent that there was a need for a straightforward English course book that would provide texts and exercises for undergraduate students acquiring competencies related to maritime management, shipping, shipbuilding, yachts and marina technologies, environment preservation, nautical tourism, small craft navigation etc. Therefore I began compiling information, texts, photographs and sketches on the subject of these study programmes. Now that the material has been processed and turned into a book, I would gladly welcome any helpful comments or suggestions. My intention is not to teach the students how to become good seamen or businessmen but to improve their language skills, which would make it possible for them to excel in their respective maritime fields. Technical aspects of the textbook, in this case, mainly serve the purpose of language acquisition. Tomislav Skračić, MA Split, July 2010

English; textbook; maritime students

CONTENTS / SADRŽAJ: Preface Men and vessels Building materials Principal parts of a vessel Principal dimensions Sailing pleasure boats Size of sailing boats Rigging of sailing boats Power boats Engines and propulsion Propulsion systems Boatbuilding in Croatia Modern small shipyards Middle-sized shipyards Traditional boatbuilding Shipbuilding industry Selecting the ship design Restructuring of large shipyards Merchant ships General cargo ships Bulk carriers Special-purpose vessels Passenger ships Going sailing Passage planning Navigation instruments Charts and aids to navigation Plovput Ltd. Using compass and charts Finding our position Tides and tidal streams Rules of the road Navigation lights Daymarks and sound signals SOLAS, emergencies and communications Other ways of communication Personal safety Weather Weather in the Adriatic Anchoring and mooring Mooring lines and technique Approaching harbour Introducing a marina and its surroundings Portrait of a marina Nautical tourism – Croatia's competitive product Adriatic Croatia International Club Marina design trends Three views on bringing mega yachts to the Adriatic Stressors from marina and boating activities The US Clean Mar