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

xiv, 303 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; The Watch in General; General Notes for the Officer of the Deck; The Deck Log; Communications; The Watch Underway; Ship Handling; Safe Navigation; Standard Commands; Notes for the Officer of the Deck Underway; The Watch in Port; Notes for the Officer of the Deck Not Underway; Boats; Honors and Ceremonies; Flags, Pennants, and Boat Hails; Rules of the Nautical Road; Appendix A, Sample Night Orders; Index.