航海概论

Chapter 1 Seafarer

1.1 Shipboard Organization

1.2 Responsibilities of Seafarers

1.3 Registration and Qualifications of Seafarers

Chapter 2 Ships

2.1 Types of Ships

2.2 Shapes of Ships

2.3 Ship 's Dimensions

2.4 Volumes and Weights

2.5 Ship 's Marks

Chapter 3 Ship ' s Equipment

3.I Marine Power Plants

3.2 Manoeuvring Equipment

3.3 Cargo Handling Equipment

3.4 Safety Equipment

Chapter 4 Ship 's Navigation Performance

4.1 Buoyancy

4.2 Stability

4.3 Insubmersibility

4.4 Swiftness

4.5 Seakindliness

4.6 Manoeuvrability

Chapter 5 Basic Knowledge of Navigation

5.1 Geographical Coordinate

5.2 Directions on Earth

5.3 Distance and Speed

5.4 Time

5.5 Aids to Navigation

5.6 Nautical Charts

5.7 Nautical Publications

5.8 Tides and Tidal Streams

Chapter 6 Ship Position Fixing

6.1 Dead Reckoning

6.2 Position Fixing by Landmark

6.3 Electronic Position Fixing

6.4 Celestial Navigation

Chapter 7 Meteorology and Oceanography

7.1 Weather Elements

7.2 Weather System

7.3 Oceanography

Chapter 8 Navigation and Watchkeeping

8.1 Passage Planning

8.2 Watchkeeping

8.3 Hazardous Navigation

Chapter 9 Communication

9.1 Flag Signaling

9.2 Flashing Light Signaling

9.3 Sound Signaling

9.4 Radio Communication

Chapter 10 Ship Handling

10.1 Basic Knowledge

10.2 Berthing and Unberthing

10.3 Anchoring

10.4 Emergency Manoeuvring

Chapter 11 Collision Avoidance

11.1 Risk of Collision

11.2 Action to Avoid Collision

11.3 Vessels in Sight of One Another

11.4 Vessels in Restricted Visibility

11.5 Lights and Shapes

11.6 Sound Signals

Chapter 12 Shipping

12.1 Interests Involved in Shipping Business

12.2 Vessel-Operating Types

12.3 Shipping Documents

Chapter 13 Cargo Stowage and Handling

13.1 Basic Knowledge

13.2 Basic Ship Theory

13.3 General Cargo Operations

13.4 Container

Bibliography

In trying to teach Introduction to Navigation in English at Dalian Maritime University， it has become necessary to have an English version textbook to present this course. This textbook was jointly written by Capt. He Qinghua， Associate Professor of Dalian Maritime University， Mr. Lv Hongguang， Mr. Bai Chunjiang， Ms. Yu Shihui， Mr. Wang Wenxin ， and Mr. Zhao Jian ， Lecturers of Dalian Maritime University. Chapters 1， 2， 3， 4， 9， 10， 11， Section 8.2 were written by Capt. He Qinghua; Chapter 5， Sections 6.3， 6.4， 8.1 and 8.3 were written by Mr. Lv Hongguang; Chapter 7 was written by Mr. Bai Chunjiang; Chapter 12 was written by Ms. Yu Shihui; Chapter 13 was written by Mr.
　　Wang Wenxin; Sections 6. 1 and 6.2 were wriaen by Mr. Zhao Jian. The whole textbook was modified and finalized by Capt. He Qinghua， and has been proofread and approved by Professor Zhang Jiping.