Handbook of Marine Surveying [Hardcover]

Thomas Ask (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 1998

This concise guide takes the nautical enthusiast on a guided tour of British and Irish fishing boats and their development over hundreds of years. The author examines how foreign fishing fleets from France and Scandinavia influenced British vessels, as well as the early days of steam-and motor-powered boats. The text is accompanied by more than 300 rare drawings and photographs, including several design plans.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Boating professionals, boat owners and boat buyers who are technically minded will find this handbook extremely useful." -- Cruising World's Good Books column

"Now it all makes sense!" -- William F. Buckley Jr.

"Our small craft surveyor members would benefit from having this book in their reference libraries so would the professional boatowner." -- The Journal of the International Institute of Marine Surveyors

"This is a textbook for students of marine surveying, boating professionals and technically-minded boat owners." -- Sailing-Inland and Offshore

From the Author

This book is intended for professional marine surveyors who will find it to be a beneficial adjunct to published design standards.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 140 pages
• Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical (November 7, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840370343
• ISBN-13: 978-1840370348
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,767,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Published Reviews, September 11, 2008

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Thomas Ask - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook of Marine Surveying (Paperback)

This book is used as a college text in the US and UK. All facts are supported by primary sources of the highest caliber, such as ABYC, NFPA and peer-reviewed publications. It avoids anecdote in favor of the facts, standards and foundational knowledge required by the professional marine surveyor.

NAMS
"Required reading" for CMS candidates of the National Association of Marine Surveyors.

IIMS
"Recommended reference" for YSC candidates of the International Institute of Marine Surveying.

Midwest Book Review
Recommended techniques are described in detail, and a survey checklist as well as in-depth notes round this solid guide ... literally priceless and an absolute 'must-have'.

Multihull Review
The detail of the book is excellent; the section on non-destructive testing particularly so. The book dedicates nearly 70 pages to Survey techniques and here the budding surveyor is given a really superb aide memoire including a checklist to follow to ensure nothing is missed.

UK Cruising Association
The writing is authoritative and presents the complexity of structural small ship design in understandable and comprehensive language. This book would aid and assist anyone contemplating the commissioning of a survey. A valuable addition to the library.

Soundings
The latest in marine surveying technology is covered in the expanded and updated edition.

Dockwalk
This is a very sound practical textbook which could earn its keep on your bookshelf.

Work Boat World
A highly refined book that looks at every imaginable aspect of the design, construction, equipping, fitout and finishing of ships and boats, it is clear, concise and easy to follow.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute "must-have"., September 3, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook of Marine Surveying (Paperback)

Now in an updated second edition, Handbook of Marine Surveying is a guide for both students and professionals of marine surveying. as well as boatyard operators and boat owners with an interest in the field. Illustrated with a handful of black-and-white photographs, Handbook of Marine Surveying covers how to inspect and judge the quality of all aspects of a boat - from discerning signs of fatigue, buckling, or corrosion to the pros and cons of the wood, plastic, or metals in a boat's composition, to overseeing hulls, propellers, engine systems, and mechanical systems, to evaluating safety equipment and much more. Recommended techniques are described in detail, and a survey checklist as well as in-depth notes round this solid guide. Human lives depend upon the marine surveyor's expert determination of a boat's seaworthiness - making Handbook of Marine Surveying literally priceless and an absolute "must-have".

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "MARINE SURVEYING" Review, March 18, 2008

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This review is from: Handbook of Marine Surveying (Paperback)

I was given this book to review by the YDSA, being a practising yacht surveyor in Britain. I found it to be a very poor book, written by somebody who, so far as can be seen, is not a marine surveyor but a lecturer in marine ventilation. A colleague who also reviewed the book agreed.

It would be of no help, and could be misleading.