Amendment 2 to the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COSWP) 2015 Edition provides new information on sunglasses, the risk from sharps, solid carbon dioxide, & safe access to small craft.COSWP provides guidance on improving health & safety on board vessels & articulates how statutory obligations should be fulfilled. The Code details the regulatory framework for health & safety on board ship, safety management & statutory duties underlying the advice in the Code & the areas that should be covered when introducing a new recruit to the safety procedures on board. It is a statutory requirement for the current edition of the Code to be carried on board all UK ships other than fishing vessels & pleasure craft. The Code contains essential health & safety information & it must be made available to any seafarer on board the ship who requests it. December 2017 Edition. ...

Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico do Exército, the country’s military survey organisation. The maps have contours at 20m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of terrain or vegetation (s&, terraces, rocks, woodlands, vineyards, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5 miles approx). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude coordinates for the map corners. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series date from 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Topographic survey of Portugal at 1:50, 000 from the Instituto Geográfico Português, the country’s civilian survey organisation. The maps have contours at 25m intervals & in addition to the standard features shown on topographic mapping at this scale also indicate various types of vegetation (vineyards, olive groves, etc). Each sheet covers an area of 32 x 20km (20 x 12.5miles approx). The maps have latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals & UTM coordinates for the map corners – each sheet also shows conversion details from BBLx (Bessel-Bonnie system, Datum Lisbon) to UTM. Map legend is in Portuguese only.EDITION DATES: most titles in this series have now been updated in the 1990s or later. To see all the titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

In America, France`s leading philosopher of postmodernism took to the freeways to produce a collection of traveler`s tales from the land of hyperreality. From the sierras of New Mexico to the streets of New York & LA by night-- a sort of luminous, geometric, incandescent immensity A”--Baudrillard mixes apercus & observations with a wicked sense of fun to provide a unique insight into the country that dominates the world. In this new edition, leading cultural critic & novelist Geoff Dyer offers a thoughtful & perceptive take on the continuing resonance of Baudrillard`s book in Obama`s America. ...

Alistair’s Cooke’s America is now widely recognised as a classic, an irresistibly readable guide to what has made this powerful democracy grow & survive through 200 years of unfolding drama. Cooke wrote & broadcast on every facet of American life with unique wit & wisdom & this is his ‘personal’ history of America. It is also the bestselling book that accompanied his legendary television series. Beginning with the controversial discovery of America & the actions of the Founding Fathers, Cooke writes with engaging wisdom about the explorers who first put the country on the map. The narrative sweeps with the pioneers who tamed the Wild West, the soldiers who fought to independence & through to the tycoons who built great fortunes. From the Mayflower to the gold rush, the jazz age to pearl Harbour, with portraits as varied as John D. Rockefeller & Martin Luther King, here is the American story in all its triumphs & failures, grandeurs & tragedies. It is the defining portrait of a nation. ...

This book takes a pictorial look at the nation from above, with dazzling full-color photographs of each region of the United States of America. These territories continue to reach out to settlers & travelers, challenging those who would try to conquer its mountains, rivers, & canyons as well as those who try get to know its patchwork quilt of people & regional cultural variations. The reader takes a thrilling journey over mountains, deserts, mighty rivers, swaths of farml&, & the great cities & landmark skyscrapers, all shown from an aerial vantage point. The design of the pages is carefully planned to bring out the panoramic qualities of the exceptionally beautiful photographs. The reduced album format of the book has been chosen to emphasize the wide-angle approach of the pictures. ...

The America Bookplates from Mac & Ninny are fun stickers to label the books, cds & dvds you lend to family & friends, so that they can safely & surely find their way back to you. Sharing your taste in literature, music & film will be easier & a more enjoyable experience. We have all been there, feeling disappointed & wondering who borrowed our favourite book or dvd. From now on, with these bookplates, you can keep track of what you lend & to whom. The packaging contains 12 colourful badges measuring 7.5x 10.5 cm. Write your name & contact details on it & then stick it to the book, cd or film that you want to lend. in addition, the thick card wrapping doubles up as a library record sheet, where you can note who borrowed what & when. The Bookplates from Mac & Ninny are a wonderful idea for book lovers & anyone who likes sharing. Leave your name with fun, colourful & noticeable pictures to remind your friends or family the book is yours &, when they finished with it, you would like to have it back! ...

For more than a century before 1957, scientists & adventurers dreamed about the exploration of space & designed rockets & vehicles to make it possible, but the real space age began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite. Until then, America's space exploration had been entrusted to the military, but immediately following Sputnik, the United States began to plan for the first civilian space agency. NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration) was officially born on July 29, 1958. America in Space is a visual history of NASA, from its early days as a pioneer in supersonic flight, through the first manned space missions of the 1960s, to the shuttle & international space station missions that are still underway. It also covers NASA's exploration of the Solar System using unmanned probes & the imagery from satellite telescopes like Hubble. In fall 2007, NASA begins to celebrate its 50th Anniversary & Abrams is privileged to publish the official visual history of its many achievements in manned & unmanned space travel. Written & edited by a team of experienced NASA staffers & illustrated with many unpublished & rare images from the voluminous NASA archives scattered across the country, America in Space offers an unparalleled view of the human need to explore unknown places. ...

Renowned American artist Ernest Dudley Chase used cartographical techniques dating back to the Renaissance to create this pictorial map`s unique vision of America in 1941. ` America the Wonderland` is a whimsical & quaint picture of every state & the landmarks & features that make each unique: from famous must-see destinations including the Grand Canyon, Empire State Building & Lincoln Memorial to those with a quirky local flavor, this is a vibrant, colorful Americana art-map that shows America as you`ve never seen her before. ...

The plan was simple. Go to America. Buy a second-hand car. Drive coast-to-coast without giving any money to The Man`. What could possibly go wrong? Dismayed by the relentless onslaught of faceless American chains muscling in where local businesses had once thrived, Dave Gorman set off on the ultimate American road trip
- in search of the true, independent heart of the U S of A. He would eat cherry pie from local diners, re-fuel at dusty gas stations & stock up on supplies from Mom & Pop`s grocery store. At least that was the idea. But when did you last see an independent gas station? Gamely, Dave beds down in a Colorado trailer park, sleeps in an Oregon forest treehouse, & even spends Thanksgiving with a Mexican family in Kansas. But when his road trip mutates into an odyssey of near-epic proportions & he finds himself being threatened at gun point in Mississippi, Dave starts to worry about what`s going to break down next. The car...or him?
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