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  • Improved Security of Seafarers’ Identificationby International Labour Office

    ILO Publications 2003; US$ 6.75

    Presents the draft Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised), which is submitted as a basis for discussion of the seventh item on the agenda of the 91st Session of the Conference more...

  • Sécurité et santé dans les portsby International Labour Office

    ILO Publications 2005; US$ 30.00

    La sécurité dans les ports est l'affaire de toute personne concernée directement ou indirectement par les travaux effectués dans les ports, qui se doit de coopérer à l'élaboration de systèmes assurant la sécurité du travail et de veiller à leur mise en place. Introduire de nouvelles idées... more...

  • When I Fell From the Skyby Diller

    Titletown Publishing, LLC 2011; US$ 22.95

    She was 17-years-old on a Christmas Eve flight 40 years ago to join her father for Christmas when the unimaginable happened. The Lockheed L-188A Electra, on the way from Lima to Pucallpa, flew directly into a thunderstorm. A strike of lightning left the plane incinerated and Juliane Diller (Koepcke) still strapped to her plane seat falling through... more...

  • Maritime Terrorismby Michael D. Greenberg

    RAND Corporation 2006; US$ 9.95

    This book focuses on the study of terrorism risk and liability issues in connection with two general types of maritime terrorism scenarios: attacks that target passenger vessels and attacks that target (or leverage) containerized shipping. With regard to analyzing liability, the authors explore underlying threats, vulnerabilities, and potential consequences,... more...

  • Faster Than Windby Steve Pitt

    Dundurn 2009; US$ 8.99

    It is 1906, and 15-year-old newspaper boy and avid iceboat racer Bertie McCross fights to keep out of the clutches of the Kelly Gang, a family of slightly older Toronto toughs who are shaking down newsies. The pursuit by the Kelly Gang, a plunge into freezing water, and the clash of classes all lead up to a spine-tingling race to end all races. more...

  • A Guide to the Collision Avoidance Rulesby A. N. Cockcroft; J. N. F. Lameijer

    Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 79.95

    A Guide to the Collision Avoidance Rules is the essential reference to the safe operation of all vessels at sea. Published continuously since 1965, this respected and expert guide is the classic text for all who need to practically and legally understand and comply with ?The Rules?. This seventh edition includes the full text of the International... more...

  • Safety and Health in Portsby International Labour Office

    ILO Publications 2005; US$ 30.00

    This essential code of practice, intended to replace both the second edition of the ILO Code of Practice on Safety and Health in Dock Work (1977) and the ILO Guide to Safety and Health in Dock Work (1976), provides valuable advice and assistance to all those charged with the management, operation, maintenance and development of ports and their safety. more...

  • Cruel Legacyby Tom Frame

    Allen & Unwin 2005; US$ 31.81

    Forty years after the collision between the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Sydney in which 82 men lost their lives this is the story of Australia's largest peacetime naval disaster, the men involved, the effect it had and continues to have on them, and the aftermath of political intrigue and cover-ups. more...

  • Lloyd's MIU Handbook of Maritime Securityby Rupert Herbert-Burns

    Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 97.95

    The safety of ports, ships, cargo, and their personnel is of major importance to all nations. Using the ISPS as a foundation, this title provides maritime managers with the best practices on risk assessments, security measures, security organization, personnel identification, ship safety, and ship security alert systems. more...

  • A Captain's Dutyby Richard Phillips; Stephan Talty

    Hyperion 2010; US$ 14.99

    "I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans." --President Barack Obama It was just another day on the job for fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama , the United States-flagged cargo ship which was carrying, among... more...