{"product_id":"american-merchant-seamans-manual-8th-edition","title":"American Merchant Seaman's Manual, 8th Edition","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA fully updated and revised edition of a standard Merchant Marine academic and training reference work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe Merchant Marine is composed of all the commercial ships of a country\r\nand the personnel that man them. The American Merchant Seaman's Manual\r\nhas been the primary seamanship text and reference book for the American\r\nMerchant Marine for more than sixty years. Merchant mariners going to\r\nsea for the first time need to know as much about their new job, their\r\nship, the sea, and the Merchant Marine as they can.\r\nThis manual is designed to provide the knowledge that these new seamen\r\nneed to embark upon their careers at sea.  Since the sixth edition was\r\npublished in 1981, many changes have been made in each new printing.\r\nChanges in this new edition include a new chapter on Standards of\r\nTraining, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, data on merchant\r\nfleets throughout the world, a revised chapter on wire rope, and a\r\nbibliography for sources of additional reading.[AuthorName]By Matthew Bonvento[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-97d79eba-7fff-9264-bebf-48ffec8c791f\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Bonvento\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professional mariner with over 20 years of experience in the maritime industry. He is a SUNY Maritime graduate, and now an associate professor at the US Merchant Marine Academy. He lives in NY with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]200 images[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle][\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]200 images[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47486786109689,"sku":"9780764371301","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/7224\/5178\/files\/9780764371301.jpg?v=1773979220","url":"https:\/\/schifferbooks.com\/products\/american-merchant-seamans-manual-8th-edition","provider":"Schifferbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}