Description
This comprehensive handbook?details?the procedures for the safe and efficient operation?of roll-on roll-off?type cargo ships, from loading and unloading at dockside to navigating the open seas. Thirteen chapters?cover all?aspects of Ro-Ro shipping such as ship development, ports and terminals, hold ventilation, cargo-handling equipment, transport regulations, ship handling, fire safety,?maintenance, and more. Over?175 pictures, charts, and illustrations?further explain the crucial methods?to maintaining safe operations. As Ro-Ro shipping increases?due to?global economics, the importance of this guide,?the first?of its kind, is clear.?Written by a Ro-Ro ship commander?with more than 12 years' experience in the shipping industry, this?book?will prove?indispensable to ship officers, operators, managers, superintendents, and surveyors as well as anyone involved in the operation of Ro-Ro ships.
Binding: Hardback
Binding: Hardback