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Zustand: Good. Original pictorial boards, numerous colour illustrations, 8vo. Signed with small dedication "Safe Sailing" by Henk Hensen on the half title.

STC Rotterdam, hardcover 110 pages, illustrated.ÂOver the years numerous harbour tugs have capsized, often with tragic consequences. Stability is a complex subject and mainly a specialism of naval architects. Tug masters seldom have this detailed knowledge â" yet they experience the effects of a tugâs stability every day when manoeuvring their tug, either free sailing or when assisting ships.Tugs will often be working with towline forces, hydrodynamic forces, steering and propulsion forces at or near their maximum with respect to the vesselâs stability.ÂIt is, therefore, not just desirable but necessary for tug masters to have at least a basic idea of the elements of stability. They need to know where the limits are, and what the consequences could be, if tug handling practices donât conform to the rules of stability in normal circumstance.

1997 The Nautical Institute London, hardcover 172 pages, illustrated. All aspects of tug handling in this practical guide ISBN 1870077393 In very good condition.

STC Rotterdam, fourth edition (latest), 2021,ÂFirst published in 1997 Tug Use in Port has been known for over two decades as the tug bibleâ" the essential practical guide to port towage and escort operations. Significant developments in port towage have taken place since then, new tug types have come on to the market and escort tugs have been developed further also with regard to the conditions that these tugs have to cope with. An increasing number of LNG carriers and bulk carriers are being escorted, in addition to tankers; remote controlled and autonomous ships are no longer simply the stuff of science fiction, and will have an eÂffect on tug operations. The fourth edition of Tug Use in Port has been fully revised and updated and now contains information on decision support systems on board tugs, full electric tugs, tug operations in swell, stopping a ship b.