Week 7 - Friday 14th February 2025

Recently Published Titles

'COLREGs Macneil's Seamanship Examiner Pocket Book – Third Edition, Volumes I–IV' eBook now available on Witherby Connect

Print copy due March 2025

COLREGs is the ideal four volume study guide to the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collision at Sea (IRPCS). The updated pocket books have all been designed to fit into a sleek and convenient slipcase.

The volumes are presented in a self study Q&A format and cover the following key topics:

• Navigation lights
• COLREGs / visual collision situations
• COLREGs / situations with radar
• buoyage
• COLREGs Q&A.

This user-friendly guide contains over 500 questions and answers and is supported with colour images and diagrams. It is suitable for OOW, Chief Mate and Master levels, as well as self-assessment and group study.

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'Orals Prep Series 4 – Emergency Preparedness: Life-saving Appliances'

Preparing for your STCW oral exam? This question and answer book will help you prepare confident and decisive answers on life-saving appliances.

Proficiency in the safe use of life-saving appliances is essential for deck and technical officers on merchant navy ships and superyachts. The questions and answers in this book by Gerard Pollock will help you master the requirements for the safe carriage, stowage, deployment and inspection of SOLAS life-saving appliances on international ships.

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'Norie's Nautical Tables – Revised Edition' eBook now available on Witherby Connect

Norie's Nautical Tables from Imray is the essential requirement for anyone learning and practicing astronavigation. A number of esteemed editors have worked on Norie's Nautical Tables over the years and this edition includes new contributions from Fran?ois Hugo.

This authoritative guide includes:

• Formulae presented in an appropriate format for direct entry to a scientific calculator
• all necessary tables for coastal and deep-sea navigation
• a simple uniform method of interpolation for trigonometric tables
• retention of logarithmic tables for calculations without electronic aids
• tables and data that are not readily available on board ship or are only used in the examination room.

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Coming Soon Titles

'Maritime Security: A Comprehensive Guide for Shipowners, Seafarers and Administrations – Second Edition'

Coming March 2025

This Guide from the International Chamber of Shipping tackles evolving threats like political instability, piracy, terrorism and cyber attacks. It provides a detailed overview on SOLAS and International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code requirements, offering guidance on managing and mitigating security threats.

Key features include:

• A model ship security plan
• a sample two-year security drill schedule
• templates for communication with seafarers' designated contacts
• resources for threat and risk assessments.

With practical information on operating in high-risk areas, managing cyber risks and handling stowaways, this guide is invaluable for masters, security officers, port personnel, and anyone interested in global trade security.

Preorder now in print or eBook format – click here to secure your copy!

'Drug Trafficking and Drug Abuse On Board Ship – Guidelines for Owners and Masters on Preparation, Prevention, Protection and Response, 2025 –2026 Edition'

Coming April 2025

This joint publication by the International Chamber of Shipping and Witherbys provides guidance on how to combat drug trafficking at sea and how to recognise the signs of drug use and dependence among crew members.

Considered the leading industry publication on the topic, this 2025 - 2026 edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest industry and regulatory guidance, topics covered include:

• Drug trafficking trends and patterns, as well as high-profile seizures and incidents
• physical security measures, both in port and on board ship
• training and education, including suggested training at both ship and corporate levels
• search procedures, including methods of searching and common concealment methods
• actions to be taken when drugs are found on board, including incident response reports and customs information.

Preorder now in print or eBook format – click here to secure your copy!

'Passage Planning Guide, Baltic: Danish Straits – (PPG – Baltic, 2025–26 Edition)'

Coming April 2025

This publication is an essential resource for ships navigating the Danish Straits and provides guidance to aid Masters and navigating officers in the creation of passage plans for the transit.

The guidance applies in either direction through the Straits via the Great Belt and the Sound and includes an overview of the navigational references for each leg of the routes.

In cooperation with DanPilot - Danish State Pilotage and BIMCO , this new edition has been fully revised to incorporate the latest guidance and practical advice for ships transiting the region, with reference to important information such as pilotage, anchorages, reporting requirements and traffic.

Preorder now in hard copy here!

UK – has released an update entitled Marine?Guidance?Notice – MGN 447 (M)?Amendment 5?–? 'MLC 2006 Seafarer's Employment Agreements'. ?

USA – has published a safety alert?entitled 'Bow Seating Ejection Hazard'. ?

Liberia – has issued six updates:

• INS-001 – 'Safety Inspections of Liberian Ships'
• Marine Advisory 04/2025 – 'Voluntary replacement of rocket parachute flares Kokusai Kakoh Co., Ltd / Type: KP-16'RAD-010 - 'SOLAS CHAPTER IV: Radiocommunications'
• SAF-013 – 'New SOLAS Chapter XV and International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code)'TEC-006 – 'Carriage of Grain'
• TEC-005 - 'International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) and Medical Oxygen Carriage Requirements'. ?

Malta – has released a Merchant Shipping Notice - 190?– 'Promulgation of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Amendment) Rules, 2025'.

American Bureau of Shipping – has issued two updates:

• 'PPR 12 Brief'
• 'Escape from Machinery Spaces of?Category A'.

The American Club – has issued two?updates:

• 'Revised Maritime Traffic Regulations for the Turkish Straits: An Update'
• 'People’s Republic of China (PPC): Foreign Flagged Vessels Entering Territorial Waters in the Case of an Emergency'. ?

GARD – has published two updates:

• ?'Piracy: A Persistent Threat to Seafarers'
• 'Engine Room Fires Are Still a Major Concern'. ?

SKULD – has released?an update entitled 'Insight: Cuba Sanctions'. ?

Britannia P&I ?– has published two updates:

• ?'Regulations and Standards'
• 'Risk Watch - February 2025'? ?

Japan P&I – has issued an update entitled 'China-From 1 March 2025 Ships Shall Report to Maritime Administration Authorities When Entering the Internal Waters under Emergency Situations'.

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