CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
The Division of the Day at Sea—Helm Orders—Conning the Ship
—Sealing Ship Rigs—Types of Steam Vessels—Sailing Ship
—Square Sails .. .. .......... 3
CHAPTER XL—KNOTS AM) SPLICES.
Knots, Hitches, Bends and Splices—Wire Splicing—Blocks—Purchases
and Mechanical Advantage .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
CHAPTER III.—ROPES AND PURCHASES.
Strength of Ropes, Wire and Manila—How to Handle Wire Rope—
Strength of Chain—Theoretical Advantage of Tackles—Test
Loads on Derricks—Questions.......... 34
CHAPTER IV.—STEAMSHIPS' MASTS, SAILS AND DERRICKS
Rigging of Steamships—Standing Rigging—Fitted and Telescopic
Topmasts—Sending Topmasts up and Down—Sending down a
Signal Yard—Rigging Derricks—Steamships' Sails—Bending,
Setting, and Taking in Trysails and Staysail—Parts of a Sail .. 49
CHAPTER V.—BOAT SAILING.
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Ships' Lifeboats—Standing and Dipping Lugsails-—Terms used when
Sailing a Boat—Boat Sailing and her Management in Heavy
Weather— Sailing* Ship Rule of the Road .. .. ,. .. 66
CHAPTER VI.—BOAT CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT.
Ships' Boats—Lowering and Hoisting Boats—Davits, Radial, Quadrant
and Gravity Types—The Motor Launch—Marine Motor Engines
—Manoeuvring the Launch—Steamboat Rule of the Road—
Effect of Oil on Waves—Construction of Ships* Boats—Boat
Equipment—Types of Boats, their Capacity, Buoyancy, Marking,
etc.—^Life-Saving Appliances, Boats, Davits, Life-buoys, Life-
belts, etc.—Boat' Stations and Drill ........ 83
CHAPTER VJL—ANCHORS AND CABLES.
j Farts of ait Anchor-Bow Stoppers—Mooring Anchors—Chain Cables
'«*-' afc4 Shackles—Anchors and Chain Cables Act .. .. i 1$