The following is a list of the charts, reference publications and text books currently in use by the Deck Examination Team at the U.S. Coast Guard National Maritime Center, as of September 2006.T I T L E P U B L I S H E R A U T H O R

ANCHORINGAnchoring and Mooring Sheridan House Gree(The) Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring Cornell Maritime Press Hinz(The) Oil Rig Moorings Handbook Brown, Son & Ferguson Vendrell(The) Use of Anchors in Offshore Petroleum Operations Gulf Publishing Company Peuch

CARGO OPERATIONS - DRY CARGOMPS Crane Operator Navy Cargo Handling Battalion OneT-ACS 4 Class Mission Operations Handbook (T-ACS 4,5,6) Naval Sea Systems Command

General Information for Grain Loading National Cargo Bureau

Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing International Maritime Organization (IMO)Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes International Maritime Organization (IMO)Guidelines for the Preparation of the Cargo Securing Manual (MSC Circ. 745) International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Cargo Handling Marine Education Textbooks ImmerMarine Cargo Operations John Wiley & Sons Sauerbier & MeurnNotes on Cargo Work Stanford Maritime Kemp and YoungThomas' Stowage Brown, Son & Ferguson Thomas, Agnew & Cole

CARGO OPERATIONS - LIQUID CARGOChemical Data Guide for Bulk Shipment by Water (COMDTINST M16616.6) U.S. Coast GuardManual for the Safe Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids (CG-174) U.S. Coast Guard

International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals Witherby & Co. Ltd. ICS, OCIMF & IAPHTanker Handbook for Deck Officers Brown, Son & Ferguson BaptistTanker Operations Cornell Maritime Press Huber (formerly Marton)

COMMUNICATIONSGlobal Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Handbook International Maritime Organization (IMO)International Code of Signals (Pub. No. 102) National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyIMO Performance Standards for Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems International Maritime Organization (IMO)Language of the Western Rivers U.S. Coast GuardMaritime Radio Users Handbook R.T.C.M.Radio Navigational Aids (Pub. No. 117) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

DICTIONARIESEncyclopedia of Nautical Knowledge Cornell Maritime Press McEwen & LewisInternational Maritime Dictionary Van Nostrand Reinhold Company DeKerchoveWebster's Third New International Dictionary Merriam-Webster Gove

FIRE FIGHTINGFire Fighting Manual for Tank Vessels (CG-329) U.S. Coast GuardMarine Fire Fighting I.F.S.T.A. Fire Protection PublicationsMarine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety U.S. Maritime Administration

LAWS & REGULATIONSTitle 33 Code of Federal Regulations (Navigation on Navigable Waters) Government Printing OfficeTitle 46 Code of Federal Regulations (Shipping) Government Printing OfficeTitle 47 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 80 (Stations in the Maritime Services) Government Printing OfficeTitle 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Subchapter C (Hazardous Materials Reg's) Government Printing OfficeTitle 50 Code of Federal Regulations (Marine Mammals) Government Printing OfficeTitles 33, 46, 47, 49 & 50 of the U.S.C. (All Applicable Sections) Government Printing Office

International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code International Maritime Organization (IMO)Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Consolidated Edition International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVICs) U.S. Coast Guard

Business and Law for the Shipmaster Brown, Son & Ferguson Hopkins(The) Business of Shipping Cornell Maritime Press Kendall(The) Law of Seamen Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Co. NorrisPurser's Handbook Cornell Maritime Press ArmstrongShipmaster's Handbook on Ship's Business Cornell Maritime Press Martin & Aragon

MEDICAL CARECommunity First Aid and Safety American Red CrossHeartsaver CPR American Heart AssociationInternational Medical Guide for Ships World Health Organization(The) Ship's Medicine Chest and Medical Aid at Sea U.S. Public Health Service

METEOROLOGYMarine Surface Weather Observations National Weather Service

Heavy Weather Guide Naval Institute Press KotchWeather for the Mariner Naval Institute Press Kotch

Meteorology McGraw-Hill DonnNotes on Meteorology Stanford Maritime Kemp and Young

MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNITSFloating Drilling Equipment and its Use Gulf Publishing Company Sheffield(The) Jack-Up Drilling Platform Gulf Publishing Company BoswellRotary Drilling - Unit I Lesson 10: Safety on the Rig University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension ServiceRotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 1: Wind, Waves and Weather University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension ServiceRotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 2: Spread Mooring Systems University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension ServiceRotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 3: Buoyancy, Stability and Trim University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service

Rotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 4: Jacking Systems and Rig Moving Procedures University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension ServiceRotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 6: Vessel Inspection and Maintenance University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension ServiceRotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 7: Helicopter Safety University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension ServiceRotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 8: Offshore Crane Operations University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension ServiceRotary Drilling - Unit V Lesson 9: Life Offshore University of Texas at Austin Petroleum Extension Service

NAVIGATIONAL CHARTSChart No. 1 - Nautical Chart Symbols and Abbreviations National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyPilot Charts National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Coastal Charts 12221, 12354 and 13205 National Ocean ServiceHarbor Chart 18531 (Columbia River) National Ocean Service

"Flood Control and Navigation Maps" (Mississippi River) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

NAVIGATIONAL REFERENCE PUBLICATIONSPub's. No. 110 & 111 - List of Lights National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyPub. No. 117 - Radio Navigational Aids National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyPub. No. 226 - Handbook of Magnetic Compass Adjustment National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyPub. No. 229 - Sight Reduction Tables National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencySailing Directions - Enroute National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencySailing Directions - Planning Guide National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Tidal Current Tables National Ocean ServiceTide Tables National Ocean ServiceUnited States Coast Pilots National Ocean Service

Light List (COMDTPUB P16502) U.S. Coast GuardLORAN-C User Handbook (COMDTPUB P16562.6) U.S. Coast Guard

Nautical Almanac U.S. Naval Observatory

Star Finder (No. 2102-D) Weems & Plath Rude & Collins

NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE STANDARDSIMO Performance Standards for Automatic Identification Systems International Maritime Organization (IMO)IMO Performance Standards for Automatic Radar Plotting Aids International Maritime Organization (IMO)IMO Performance Standards for Electronic Chart Display Information Systems International Maritime Organization (IMO)IMO Performance Standards for Global Position Systems International Maritime Organization (IMO)IMO Performance Standards for Radar International Maritime Organization (IMO)

NAVIGATIONAL TEXTBOOKSAmerican Practical Navigator (Pub. No. 9) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency "Bowditch"Radar Navigation Manual (Pub. No. 1310) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Dutton's Navigation and Piloting Naval Institute Press Maloney

(The) Use of Radar at Sea Naval Institute Press Wylie

Automatic Radar Plotting Aids Manual Cornell Maritime Press Bole & JonesGPS - A Guide to the Next Utility Trimble Navigation HurnMariner's Gyro-Navigation Manual Cornell Maritime Press O'HaraRadar and ARPA Manual Heinemann-Newnes Bole & Dineley(The) River Radar Manual The River School KlineUsing GPS Sheridan House Dixon

RULES OF THE ROADCOMDTINST M16672.2 "Navigation Rules" U.S. Coast GuardFarwell's Rules of the Nautical Road Naval Institute Press Bassett & SmithNautical Rules of the Road Cornell Maritime Press Farnsworth & Young

SAFETYManual for the Safe Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids (CG-174) U.S. Coast GuardCode of Safety for Fisherman and Fishing Vessels International Maritime Organization (IMO)

(The) Deckhand's Manual Inland Waterways Safety Service Co.Gulf Coast Fishing Vessel Safety Manual Nat'l Council of F.V. Safety & InsuranceVessel Safety Manual No. Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners' Assoc.

SEAMANSHIPAmerican Merchant Seaman's Manual Cornell Maritime Press Cornell & HoffmanChapman Piloting, Seamanship & Small Boat Handling Hearst Marine Books MaloneyKnight's Modern Seamanship Van Nostrand Reinhold Company NoelMerchant Marine Officer's Handbook (Edited by W. Hayler) Cornell Maritime Press Turpin & MacEwenNicholl's Seamanship and Nautical Knowledge Brown, Son & Ferguson CockroftSeamanship Notes Stanford Maritime Kemp and YoungSeamanship Techniques Heinemann-Newnes House

SHIPHANDLINGNaval Shiphandling Naval Institute Press Crenshaw

Auxiliary Sail Vessel Operations Cornell Maritime Press ChaseBasic Shiphandling Stanford Maritime WillertonBehavior and Handling of Ships Cornell Maritime Press HooyerPractical Ship-Handling Brown, Son & Ferguson ArmstrongShip Handling in Narrow Channels Cornell Maritime Press PlummerShiphandling for the Mariner Cornell Maritime Press MacElreveyShiphandling with Tugs Cornell Maritime Press ReidThis Is Sailing Hearst Marine Books Creagh-Osborne

SHIP CONSTRUCTIONIntroduction to Steel Shipbuilding McGraw-Hill BakerModern Ships Cornell Maritime Press LaDage

Ship Construction, Sketches and Notes Stanford Maritime Kemp and Young

STABILITYShip Stability Butterworth-Heinemann DerrettStability and Trim for the Ship's Officer (Edited by W. George) Cornell Maritime Press LaDage & VanGemert

SURVIVALHow to Survive on Land and Sea Naval Institute Press Craighead(A) Practical Guide to Lifeboat Survival Naval Institute Press Center for … Survival

(The) Captain's Guide to Liferaft Survival Sheridan House CargalSurvival Guide for the Mariner Cornell Maritime Press MeurnWater Survival Guide Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship

TOWINGModern Towing Cornell Maritime Press BlankPrimer of Towing Cornell Maritime Press ReidTugs, Towboats and Towing Cornell Maritime Press Brady

WATCHSTANDINGManual on Oil Pollution International Maritime Organization (IMO)Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual (MERSAR) International Maritime Organization (IMO)Watchstanding Guide for the Merchant Officer Cornell Maritime Press Meurn