The sailor's pocket bookGriffin & Company, 1875 - 432 sivua |
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... TIDES . DETERMINING POSITIONS . MEASURING DISTANCES AND HEIGHTS . CHRONOMETERS . MERIDIAN DISTANCES . USEFUL TABLES 131 " SECTION VI . BOATS : -WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS . BOATS . GENERAL HINTS ON MANAGEMENT . MANAGEMENT OF STEAM- BOARDING ...
... TIDES . DETERMINING POSITIONS . MEASURING DISTANCES AND HEIGHTS . CHRONOMETERS . MERIDIAN DISTANCES . USEFUL TABLES 131 " SECTION VI . BOATS : -WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS . BOATS . GENERAL HINTS ON MANAGEMENT . MANAGEMENT OF STEAM- BOARDING ...
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... tidal streams are perceptible . During the prevalence of N. E. winds a current runs E. S. E. along and near the north coast of Brazil ; this fact is well known to the masters of the coasters . River Amazon . - The waters of the Amazon ...
... tidal streams are perceptible . During the prevalence of N. E. winds a current runs E. S. E. along and near the north coast of Brazil ; this fact is well known to the masters of the coasters . River Amazon . - The waters of the Amazon ...
Sivu 112
... ) to Tsu sima ( in the Korea strait ) ; this limit is very perceptible , the waters of Japan * Black stream or tide , so called from its black appearance . stream being of a dark blue colour whilst that of 112 SEC . IV . CURRENTS .
... ) to Tsu sima ( in the Korea strait ) ; this limit is very perceptible , the waters of Japan * Black stream or tide , so called from its black appearance . stream being of a dark blue colour whilst that of 112 SEC . IV . CURRENTS .
Sivu 113
... tide rips often resembling heavy breakers on reefs or shoals . The Kuro Siwo attains its greatest velocity when ... tidal influence , thus forming many tide rips and whirlpools ; still continuing in an E.N.E. direction as far as latitude ...
... tide rips often resembling heavy breakers on reefs or shoals . The Kuro Siwo attains its greatest velocity when ... tidal influence , thus forming many tide rips and whirlpools ; still continuing in an E.N.E. direction as far as latitude ...
Sivu 116
... tide rips take place off Cape Noyshap . This counter current is shown in Japanese itineraries , where the junk course is drawn well off shore , so as to avoid it by passing outside and getting into the Kamchatka current . During the ...
... tide rips take place off Cape Noyshap . This counter current is shown in Japanese itineraries , where the junk course is drawn well off shore , so as to avoid it by passing outside and getting into the Kamchatka current . During the ...
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Sivu 59 - Passengers (if any), such assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from any danger caused by the collision...
Sivu 61 - A gun or other explosive signal fired at intervals of about a minute. 2. The International Code signal of distress indicated by NC 3.
Sivu 53 - If two ships under steam are meeting end on or nearly end on so as to involve risk of collision, the helms of both shall be put to port, so that each may pass on the port side of the other.
Sivu 271 - The above treatment should be persevered in for some hours, as it is an erroneous opinion that persons are irrecoverable because life does not soon make its appearance, persons having been restored after persevering for many hours.
Sivu 53 - ... (c.) When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Sivu 264 - It is believed there is no such thing as a death grasp; at least it is very unusual to witness it. As soon as a drowning man begins to get feeble and to lose his recollection, he gradually slackens his hold until he quits it altogether. No apprehension need, therefore, be felt on that head when attempting to rescue a drowning person.
Sivu 54 - ... other ; in other words, to cases in which by day each ship sees the masts of the other in a line, or nearly in a line, with her own, and by night to cases in which each ship is in such a position as to see both the side lights of the other.
Sivu 203 - ... being made larger, than requisite for the use of the crew of the vessel as a merchant vessel; or more than one boiler, or other cooking apparatus, of the ordinary size.
Sivu 74 - High upper clouds crossing the sun, moon, or stars in a direction different from that of the lower clouds, or the wind then felt below, foretell a change of wind.
Sivu 53 - under way " within the meaning of these rules when she is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground. II. LIGHTS AND so FORTH The word