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The Complete Day Skipper

A practical, hands-on manual covering the entire Day Skipper syllabus in a step-by-step learning system designed to get you straight on the water.

The Sailing Bible

The complete hands-on sailing manual packed with detailed step-by-step diagrams, lively action photos, and expert advice on getting the most out of your sailing at whatever level.

🆕 Marine Stores Guide from IMPA 🆕

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The brand new Marine Stores Guide 8th edition book is in stock!

This edition features an incredible 40,000+ changes to existing codes in the 7th edition book, over 3,000+ brand new codes, full colour images throughout, sustainability suggested options and indicators to help users make environmentally conscious decisions when purchasing and much more.

Categories included in the Marine Stores Guide Book:

Cloth and Linen Products
Tableware and Galley Utensils
Clothing
Rope and Hawsers
Rigging Equipment and General Deck Items
Marine Paint
Painting Equipment
Safety Protective Gear
Safety Equipment
Hose and Couplings
Nautical Equipment
Medicine
Cloth and Linen Products
Tableware and Galley Utensils
Clothing
Rope and Hawsers
Rigging Equipment and General Deck Items
Marine Paint
Painting Equipment
Safety Protective Gear
Safety Equipment
Hose and Couplings
Nautical Equipment
Medicine

🚚📦 More of the new edition back in stock!

We have got the new Procedures for Port State Control, 2023 (2024 Edition) from the IMO back on our shelves.

Port State control inspections contribute to ensuring that global maritime standards are being implemented consistently on all ships. This publication provides guidance for port State control officers on the conduct of inspections to support harmonisation in the way inspections are carried out worldwide.

🆕 New Editions of popular Imray titles 🆕 📚⛵️🛥️

Irish Sea Pilot

Imray’s third edition of Irish Sea Pilot is a comprehensive guide to this enchanting cruising ground, taking sailors on a guided journey around the shores of the five countries. Expertly researched and written by seasoned yachtmaster David Rainsbury.

East Coast Pilot

East Coast Pilot stands as the definitive guide for sailors navigating the intricate waters between Great Yarmouth and Ramsgate, encompassing the River Thames up to Tower Bridge. Crafted by experienced skippers Garth Cooper and Dick Holness, this edition is meticulously detailed, guiding mariners through the myriad of channels, creeks, and rivers in a region renowned for its sailing complexities.

Italian Waters Pilot

Italian Waters Pilot is the only guide for yachtsmen in English that covers the coasts of the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas, Sardinia, Sicily, the Ionian 'heel' and Malta in one volume.

This new eleventh edition has numerous updates throughout, with contact details, plans and text undergoing a thorough revision. Care has been taken to research the details of marina developments. Where available, information is given on proposed changes and extensions to yacht harbours. Marine reserves are an important feature of the coasts and off-lying islands, particularly in Sardinia and Sicily, and this edition provides updated details of the latest regulations. Climate change and extreme weather events are becoming a major issue and this edition includes a section on the how climate change might affect sailing in the Mediterranean.

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From Cairns to Thailand, the Andaman Sea and everything in between, 300 pages with over 600 stunning locations illustrating several recommended anchorages in each. That’s the Southeast Asia Pilot – the region’s favourite cruising guide, celebrating 20 years in print with this, the 7th, Edition – which is available as a glossy, high quality printed book that makes searching for individual anchorages a breeze.

This new edition sees the addition of the Cape York Peninsula (Australia), the expansion and complete update of Cambodia as well as thorough updates to the Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia chapters – the latter seeing the addition of The Anambas Islands Regency.

🆕 New Edition Released 🆕 🚤 🛥️ ⛵️

A treasure trove of invaluable information for boatowners, designers, builders, surveyors, chandlers and anyone maintaining their own boat.

Thoroughly updated for this eighth edition, this book is packed with tables of lengths, widths, weights and strengths as well as new data on a vast range of equipment from anchors to masts, propellers to gas cylinders, cleat sizes to winch bases, and hatches to bolts, bearings, cabling and piping.

If you want to know what size winch to fit, the breaking strength of stainless steel rigging wire, the recommended size for seacocks or what length and size an anchor chain should be, then this is the book for you. The Boat Data Book is a must-have reference for owners and professionals.

Meetings and more meetings! 👔📂🗓️📥📈

A fantastic couple of days in London at the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) catching up with fellow Chart and Nautical Instrument Trade Association (CINTA) members on day one and having discussions with representatives from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and the International Association for Marine Electronics Companies (CIRM).

Day two was another superbly run ‘Meet the Buyer’ event, were meetings were held with various industry publishers and suppliers including ITU, ICS, Brown Son and Ferguson, Chersoft, The Nautical Institute, TSO, I C Brindle, UKHO and Imray, finding out the latest developments, future releases, discussing potential collaborations amongst other interesting things, which we will share information on in due course, so watch this space.

IMO Safety Signs 🚢 🛳️ ⛴️🛥️

Did you know that we stock IMO Safety Signs that include Car Deck Signs, Escape Route Signs, Fire Fighting & Fire Safety Signs, IMO Fire Control Signs & Symbols, ISPS Code Signs, Mandatory Signs, Multiple Signs, Prohibition Signs, Rescue Signs, Warning Signs and more.

All our signs are photoluminescent, used in the maritime industry to communicate vital safety information on ships. The safety signs we offer under the brand name SafeSign, are in line with the signs and symbols as developed by the IMO. These symbols and signs consist of safety-related messages that are easy to understand worldwide. This way the signs will be self-explanatory, regardless of nationality or language.

Our photoluminescent safety signs absorb light and store light energy. In case of a blackout, the signs will release this light for visibility. This property allows our signs to provide visibility during emergencies.
�SafeSign innovated Sign production by replacing widely used PVC. Instead of PVC, we use modified PET that is fully recyclable. This makes our signs 100% environmentally friendly. SafeSign safety signs also comply with the necessary ISO standards, such as ISO 116(30) and ISO 24409-2.

Contact us today for further information or check out our website via the link in our bio.

🆕 New Editions in Stock 🆕 📚👷‍♂️🌌

We stock all books from Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd and in recent weeks various new editions have become available that include the following:

Thomas’ Stowage

Merging of major operators continues to produce economies of scale but to maintain market share each operator needs to ensure that cargoes are carried safely and are delivered in prime condition. Thus, the principles of stowage written by Captain R.E. Thomas nearly 100 years ago are still as relevant today as they were then in ensuring a satisfactory outturn. Thomas’ Stowage has always endeavoured to make that task simpler for the ship’s officer and, in recent years, the terminal manager and container packer.

Meteorology for Seafarers

Meteorology for Seafarers is a technical book which aims to explain the complexities of the atmosphere and provide the information needed by professional seafarers aspiring to first class certificates of competency and to students studying for degrees.

Bernard’s Nautical Star Chart

Bernard’s Nautical Star Chart is now produced in two parts; the Chart, which can be supplied folded or rolled up, and a Booklet.

The Chart is constructed on Mercator’s Principle, showing all Navigating stars from 70︠° North and 70° South declination. Specially adapted for use in conjunction with Brown’s Nautical Almanac, selected stars precise location are detailed in the book.

The Booklet contains a variety of information including notes on the solar system & star positions, tables of corrections & abbreviations, and notations & symbols used in astronomy.

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Guidance on Distress Alerts & GMDSS Operating Guidance for Ships in Distress Situations Posters.

These useful A4 cards provide guidance on distress alerts and the procedures to be followed under the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) by master of ships in distress. A tough plastic lamination and strips of double-sided adhesive tape on the back make these cards ideal for display on ships' bridges and other suitable locations.

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Reeds First Aid Handbook

Whether you are sailing, motorboating, pottering around in a dinghy, racing, going fishing offshore or embarking on an ocean crossing, this is the essential pocket-sized guide to first aid you need to have on board.

Reeds Skipper’s Handbook

The Reeds Skipper's Handbook is the essential pocket-sized reference to everything you need to know at sea, packed with a wide range of information in a concise and quick to read form. A useful aide-memoire for all sailors and powerboaters, it is also frequently recommended by instructors as a revision aid for anyone taking their Day Skipper and Yachtmaster certificates.