Whether out for an afternoon`s sail or embarking on a long offshore passage, there is always an element of chance & uncertainty about being at sea. To be responsible for the wellbeing of both crew & vessel, a good skipper needs to know their limitations & ensure they are operating well within the margins of safety. Safe Skipper is a practical & thought provoking guide for yacht skippers of all levels of experience, full of invaluable advice & tips on how to reduce to the minimum the risks of mishaps & equipment failure at sea. There`s a wide range of information on seamanship, preparation, seaworthiness, gear, boat handling, leadership, teamwork, watch keeping, communications, navigation, weather & emergency procedures, all delivered in a highly practical, lively, non-preachy fashion. Included throughout are useful checklists, box-outs & case studies of accidents & their causes, with survivors` testimonials & explanations of how disasters were avoided, or could have been, all of which provides valuable lessons for everyone who goes to sea. ...

A Recommendation on Safe Practice of Dangerous Goods in Ports & Harbours was first circulated by the Organization in November 1973. The subsequent development of new techniques in shore & ship operations, as well as the desirability of having more comprehensive recommendations which included dangerous goods in packaged form, liquid & solid dangerous substances & liquefied gas carried in bulk, made it necessary to revise & update the Recommendation. The Recommendations make a distinction between keeping & storage. Dangerous cargoes temporarily in the port area as part of the transport chain are not considered as being stored as their presence is solely concerned with awaiting loading onto & further onward movement by another mode of transport. Because this is an operation covered by the Recommendations, the term ”keeping” is included in the overall definition of handling. Storage, which involves the holding of substances for an indeterminate period not directly involved with the transportation process, is considered to be outside the scope of these Recommendations & has been excluded from the definitions. Regulatory authorities may wish to regulate the storage of such substances but that would be achieved by other regulations unconnected with the transportation process. For the purpose of these Recommendations the term ”cargo interests” refers to those organizations which can be involved with the dangerous cargoes even before such cargoes reach the port area & a ship, & also

Includes:: consignors (shippers), packers, those concerned with documentation, consolidators & forwarding agents. Experience has shown that this group has a crucial role to play in the safe transport of dangerous cargoes & that the Recommendations should also apply to them. It is important to draw to the attention of the users of these Recommendations that the term `dangerous cargo` comprises oils, noxious liquid chemicals & gases carried in bulk, solid bulk materials possessing chemical hazards, solid bulk materials hazardous only in bulk, harmful substances in packaged form (covered by Annex III of MARPOL 73/78) as well as dangerous goods in packaged form (covered by the IMDG Code).

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SAS hero Chris Ryan tells you how to keep your family safe in a dangerous world. In today`s increasingly hostile climate people are anxious about how to keep themselves safe. In 2016, Chris Ryan`s family was targeted by a terrorist cell. He didn`t know who they were, or where they might strike. All he knew was that he wanted to keep his family safe. & since that`s all any of us want, he decided to write this book. In SAFE, Chris Ryan has compiled all the personal security expertise he acquired during his time serving with the Regiment
- he was awarded the military medal for his quick-thinking & survival instincts. He reveals the skills that kept him safe working undercover in Northern Irel&, on the dangerous streets of central Africa & in the war zones of the Middle East. He explains how civilians can employ these techniques to keep themselves:* Safe on the streets & in their vehicles* Safe in a fight or in the midst of a terror incident* Safe on aircraft or in hostage situations* Safe from cyber attacks* Safe in riots* Safe from sexual predators & much more. Chris Ryan analyses real-life incidents, such as the Manchester Arena bombing, the London Bridge terror attack & the Tunisian beach shootings, & explains how ordinary people should act if they find themselves in similar scenarios. & he reveals fascinating stories, never before told, about life in the Regiment & the dangers faced by SAS soldiers. In a world of ever-present, ever-changing threats, this is a book that will empower you to take personal responsibility for your own security.
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The past & future of airline safety--a memoir of successes, crashes, & near misses--by a former FAA accident inspector. Boarding an airplane strikes at least a small sense of fear into most people. Even though we all have heard that the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than the odds of perishing in a plane crash, it still doesn`t feel that way. Airplane crashes might be rare, but they do happen, & they`re usually fatal. David Soucie insists that most of these deaths could be prevented. He`s worked in the cockpit, on the hangar floor, within the aviation boardroom, & inside the Washington, DC, beltway. He`s seen death up close & personal--deaths of colleagues & friends that might have been prevented if he had approved certain safety measures in the aircraft they were handling. Years of experience have led Dave to become an impassioned consultant on the topic of airline safety. This

Includes:: not only advising the Obama administration, but also the Department of Transportation, the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, NASA, & the Office of National Intelligence. Soucie was also a lead consultant & analyst for coverage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014. Find out the truth about airplane safety & discover what the future holds for air travel in ” Safer Skies.”

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The Safety of Navigation, implementing SOLAS
- Chapter V has been prepared to help ship-owners, masters, crews & industry to
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Saffron Walden in 1919 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The town centre is included & the map extends eastward to Millfield, the cemetery & the workhouse. Features include the GER railway & station, The Common, Friends School, part of Audley Park, High Street, Market Place, St Mary`s church. Farmadine House, The Maze, castle remains. On the reverse are directories of private residents in 1895 & 1914, plus a railway timetable from 1915. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Safiental
- Lenzerheide area at 1:33, 333 on light, waterproof & tear-resistant map No. 3310T published by Swisstopo in cooperation
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Safiental, map No. 257, in the standard topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:50, 000 from Swisstopo, i.e. without the special overprint highlighting walking trails, local bus stops, etc, presented in Swisstopo’s hiking editions of the 50K survey. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 20m intervals. All the maps have a 1-km grid with the Swiss national coordinates. This standard version of the 50K survey covers the whole country on 78 small format sheets, with special larger format maps published for several popular tourist destinations. Small format sheets cover an area of 35 x 24 km (21 x 15 miles approx) & have map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. The special larger sheets cover 50 x 35 km (31 x 22 miles approx) & have no map legend, but a separate leaflet can be provided instead.PLEASE NOTE: the hiking editions of the 1:50, 000 Swisstopo survey are listed on our website in a separate series. ...

Safiental area, map No. 257T, at 1:50, 000 in a special hiking edition of the country’s topographic survey, published by Swisstopo in cooperation with the Swiss Hiking Federation. Cartography, identical to the standard version of the survey, is highly regarded for its superb use of graphic relief & hill shading to provide an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 20m intervals. An overprint highlights routes maintained by the SHF, distinguishing between hiking routes, mountain routes requiring proper footwear, & alpine routes where equipment is needed. Paths which are part of the national or regional network of long-distance hiking routes are specially marked & in the more recent editions are annotated with their official numbers. The maps show mountain huts, refuges & in remote areas also inns, plus roads with bus service & the positions of bus stops. All the maps have a 1-km grid of the Swiss national coordinates. For a list of all the titles in this series, please click on the series link. ...

Detailed ski map at 1:50, 000 from Swisstopo, the country’s national survey organization, showing routes for skiing and/or snowboarding, access by public transport, recommended itineraries, lists of mountain huts, etc. The series uses the cartography of Switzerland’s topographic survey, with additional colouring to show slopes steeper than 30°. An overprint highlights ski routes, indicating suggested direction, difficult passages & sections which must be covered on foot. Also marked are areas where it is forbidden to leave the routes shown on the map. The maps also highlight roads with bus routes, indicating individual bus stops, show ski lifts & funiculars, plus mark locations of refuges or other mountain accommodation. Each title has the Swiss national grid at intervals of 1km, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’. Some titles cover a larger area, with a part of an adjoining sheet printed on the reverse of the main map as indicated on our series grid. Where appropriate, ski information extends across the border to France & Italy. On the reverse are itineraries of routes recommended by the Swiss Alpine Club, indicating the degree of difficulty, plus lists of alpine huts with contact details. Map legend for the overprint

Includes:: English. The text about the routes & accommodation is in the main language of the area covered by the map. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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