The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities

The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities

The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and ResponsibilitiesIn the days of sail, the...
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Author: Riesenberg, Felix,1879-1939
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The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities

The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities

$21,774.85 $6.99

The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities

$21,774.85 $6.99
Author: Riesenberg, Felix,1879-1939
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities

In the days of sail, the duties of masters, mates, and crews, were well defined. Sea practice, in the various rigs, had become standard with the authority of an ancient calling. The art of sailing, and of rigging ships, was a precise matter. Gear remained standard for a century. The main to'bowline of a Black Ball Liner, tearing to windward in a North Atlantic hummer, was rove and led in much the same fashion as the main to'bowline of the ships of Nelson and Van Tromp. And the old time seamen, in their usage and habits, followed the regularity of the ships upon which they sailed. The gradual transition from sail to steam carried with it, for a time, the old system of sailing ship routine. But to-day the sailing ship sailor is a thing of the past; the works of steam and steel are upon the waterswe are in the age of engines and the engineer. Great problems of mechanical propulsion, and of construction, are constantly presenting themselves, and the successors of the ancient mariner, the modern master, mates, and crew; the "deck department," if you will, of the present day steamer, find themselves afloat with different gear and under different conditions every time they change vessels. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 57820
Author: Riesenberg, Felix
Release Date: Aug 31, 2018
Format: eBook
Language: English

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