Watch Officer's Guide: A Handbook for All Deck Watch Officers - Hardcover

Lee, David Et Al.

9780870217579: Watch Officer's Guide: A Handbook for All Deck Watch Officers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0870217577 ISBN 13: 9780870217579

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 1986

Almost as essential to a successful bridge watch as a helm, this guide has long been a primary source of information for standing a taut, safe, and efficient watch. The new edition has been updated for the Navy of the twenty-first century, reflecting the need for increased security, the appropriate role of automation in navigation, and the extensive integration of computers into virtually every phase of watchstanding. While these new elements give this revised edition a futuristic feel, the timeless basics are reassuringly still there. New figures and appendixes reveal the evolving nature of today's Navy and the wonders of supportive technology, yet proper development of the human element remains paramount in this newest version of a longstanding classic. Admiral Stavridis and Captain Girrier have made the essential guide a worthy companion to their Division Officer's Guide, and they have ensured that this latest addition to the Blue & Gold Professional Library meets the exacting standards of that important series.

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