The Admiralty

Manual of
Seamanship

11th Edition 2011

Authored by
Vic Vance, The Royal Navy
Includes:
  General sea terms
  Anchors, cables and buoywork
  Rigging, deck gear and towing
  Sea survival
The Admiralty Manual
of Seamanship
11th Edition 2011
Authored by Vic Vance,
The Royal Navy
NI Ref: 0331    ISBN: 978 1 906915 33 9    Price: £95
The fundamental principles of good seamanship are
unchanging, whatever new technology is introduced. In
this book, there is much that will be of relevance to both
merchant and naval training colleges, as well as all those
in pursuit of STCW qualifications, covering new advances
in safety equipment and procedures in survival. Closely
aligned with the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency
(MCA) examination syllabuses, and used by the MCA as a standard reference, The Admiralty
Manual of Seamanship is an essential addition to any ship bridge library.

The author
The current author of The Admiralty Manual of Seamanship is Vic Vance, a retired Royal Navy
Warrant Officer Seaman Specialist.
Mr Vance was educated at Hundred of Hoo Secondary School near Rochester in Kent in
the UK and entered the Royal Navy as a Junior Seaman in 1965. He served in a variety of
ships from Antarctic Survey to frontline Frigates and Destroyers with three years as the
Hong Kong Patrol Squadron Seamanship Officer. On promotion to Warrant Officer Seaman
Specialist, Mr Vance became part of the Flag Officer Surface Flotilla Staff where he was
responsible for Seamanship procedural policy making and ship inspections for all surface
ships of the Royal Navy; he retired from uniformed service in 1999.
On retirement Mr Vance joined the Civil Service as a Warship Support Agency Desk Officer
and focal point for replenishment at sea equipment and general seamanship. In 2004 Mr
Vance was promoted and took up the appointment of the Royal Navy’s Fleet Staff Author
for The Admiralty Manual of Seamanship, the Royal Marines Landing Craft and Small Craft
Operations manuals, The Naval Handbook for Sailmakers and The Naval Handbook for Survivors.
The latter two publications are also published in collaboration with The Nautical Institute.
Detailed Summary of Volume 2
Chapter 1 General Sea Terms
Chapter 2 Anchors, Cables and Buoywork
Chapter 3 Rigging and Deck Gear
Chapter 4 Towing
Chapter 5 Boats
Section 1 Small Boat Handling
Section 2 Whiskey Class Inflatable Boat
Section 3 Heavy Duty Medium Inflatable Boat (HD MIB)
Section 4 Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) Introduction
Section 5 4.7m Rigid Inflatable Boat
Section 6 5.4m Rigid Inflatable Boat – With Outboard Engine
Section 7 5.4m Rigid Inflatable Boat Mk3 with Inboard Diesel Engine
Section 8 6.5m Pacific 22 Mk2 Rigid Inflatable Boat – Jetpac
Section 9 7.8m Pacific 24 Rigid Inflatable Fast Rescue/Boarding Craft
Section 10 Recovering a Person from the Water Using the Jasons Cradle
Section 11 Boat Lifting Devices
Section 12 Displacement Boats
Section 13 Mexe Flote – Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Chapter 6 Sea Survival
Chapter 7 Replenishment at Sea
Section 1 Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Section 2 Royal Fleet Auxiliary Specific
Chapter 8 Targets, Decoys, Markers and Recoveries
Chapter 9 Seamanship Organisation and Upkeep
Section 1 Seamanship Organisation in Warships
Section 2 Seamanship Equipment Upkeep and Accident/Incident
Reporting in Warships
Section 3 Seamanship Organisation in Submarines
Chapter 10 Helmsmanship
Chapter 11 Tactical Communications
Section 1 Communication Management
Section 2 Care and Disposal of Visual Signalling (VS) Stores
Section 3 Ensign, Flags and Pennants
Section 4 Signalling Projectors and Signal Lights
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