Seamanship is the art of operating a ship or boat.

It involves a knowledge of a variety of topics and development of specialised skills including:

• Navigation and international maritime law;
• Weather, meteorology and forecasting;
• Watchstanding;
• ship-handling and Small boat handling;
• operation of deck equipment, anchors and cables;
• Ropework and line handling;
• Communications;
• Sailing;
• Engines;
• execution of evolutions such as towing;
• Cargo handling equipment, dangerous cargoes and cargo storage;
• Dealing with emergencies; and
• Survival at sea and Search and Rescue.

The degree of knowledge needed within these areas is dependent upon the nature of the work and the type of vessel employed by a mariner. However, the practice of good seamanship should be the goal of all.

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SweetSoaps (Ellen Cagnassola) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:16:38 -0000
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SD_Coastkeeper (SD Coastkeeper) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:07:54 -0000
Got get em, Jessica! RT @LiveSwell: Jessica Watson - youngest to sail around world - passes the 2k nautical mile mark - http://ow.ly/zyXe
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Jessica Watson - youngest ever to sail around the world - passes the 2k nautical mile mark - http://ow.ly/zyXe
LiveSwell (Brina Carey) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:02:38 -0000
Jessica Watson - youngest ever to sail around the world - passes the 2k nautical mile mark - http://ow.ly/zyXe
@MrTerryThorne wish I knew more of these nautical terms. Havent done much sailing. @CaptJackAubrey Sorry I'm a little slow on these Captain
JohnBiebe (John Biebe) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:23 -0000
@MrTerryThorne wish I knew more of these nautical terms. Havent done much sailing. @CaptJackAubrey Sorry I'm a little slow on these Captain

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