Download or read book American Merchant Seaman's Manual written by William B. Hayler and published by Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers. This book was released on 1980 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete handbook for merchant seamen, covering every phase of good seamanship and all navigation necessary to prepare for the third mate's license. In addition, of course, it is a first-rate reference work. "For Seamen By Seamen, " this classic manual was first published in 1938 and has gone through a number of revisions. New for the 2001 reprint is the addition of an extensive glossary of nautical terms.