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US/Pacific: Sunday, October 24, 2004
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FIREARM IMAGE LIBRARY - SecurityArms.com Multimedia (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
KNOTTING DICTIONARY - J. Andersson, S. Anderssen, A. Joakimsson, & J. Smith, Sweden Multimedia (Text & Images). VERY LARGE COLLECTION. For more information see Homepage of Jan Andersson ROPPERS KNOTS PAGE (English)/ TOUWSLAGER'S KNOPEN PAGINA (Dutch) - E. Prins, Netherlands Multimedia (Text & Images). VERY LARGE COLLECTION. For more information see Roppers Knots Home Page
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FOR KNOTS, LASHINGS & RIGGING SEE KNOTS FOR MARINE ENGINEERING SEE ENGINEERING CENTER FOR MARINE MATERIALS SEE MATERIALS CENTER
FEDERAL REGULATIONS - United States Coast Guard Multimedia Tutorials (Text & Images). For more information see Office of Boating Safety, USCG MARINE SAFETY MANUAL, NAVIGATION RULES ETC. - United States Coast Guard Acrobat Reader*. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Marine Safety Center or the U.S. Coast Guard SAILING COURSE & INFORMATION ONLINE - Sailing U.S.A., Sailingusa.info Multimedia Course (Text, Images Videos). "...designed to present basic and some advanced information about keel sailboats and sailing for the beginning day sailor..."
RACING RULES OF SAILING - International Sailing Federation Multimedia (Text, Images & Simulations).
SUEZ CANAL TOLL CALCULATOR - Gulf Agency Co. (GAC Egypt), a division of Gulf Agency Company Ltd., Dubai, United Arab Emirates VERY EXTENSIVE. Imput Values include: Tariffs (Tankers of Crude Oil, LNG Carriers, LPC Carriers, Chemical Carriers, etc.); SCNRT; Condition; Transit draft; & SDR/USD. For more information see Gulf Agency Co. (GAC Egypt) NAVIGATION CALCULATORS/APPLET TUTORIALS
GAZZA'S INTERACTIVE MAPS: WHERE ARE WE? - G. Nicholson, WhereAreWe?, i Mapping Ltd., New Zealand VERY VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Gary Nicholson's Old Home Page; WhereAreWe? or i Mapping Ltd.
CARL'S SAILING CALCULATOR - C. Adler, Department of Physics, East Carolina University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Also allows you to "compare your boat with other boats - Cal 39; Catalina 50 etc.,", "find your 'ideal' boat by doing a weighted search" and much much more. For more information see Image-ination.com or Carl Adler's Home Page SAIL POWER CALCULATOR (V1.0) - WB-Sails Ltd., Helsinki, Finland VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...calculates the sail areas, forces and moments, when given the rig measurements and wind conditions. It represents in a simplified manner the aerodynamic module of a VPP (Velocity Prediction Program), used to predict the sailboat's performance. " For more information see WB-Sails News or WB-Sails Home Page SAILBOAT RACING SIMULATION (JAVA APPLET) - WB-Sails Ltd., Helsinki, Finland VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see WB-Sails News or WB-Sails Home Page SAILING STRATEGIES CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - R.J. Vanderbei, Engineering and Management Systems, Princeton Universtiy VERY EXTENSIVE. "An Application Involving Stochastics, Optimization, and Statistics (SOS)" For more information see Robert J. Vanderbei's Home Page
CHARTER TERMS & DEFINITIONS - K. Stephens, Plimsoll Shipping Pty. Ltd., Bellbowrie, Queensland, Australia "We have attached a non-exhaustive list of some of some of the most frequently used definitions that you may come across from time to time." For more information see Plimsoll Shipping Pty. Ltd. ENGLISH-FRENCH SAILING DICTIONARY/ FRANÇAIS-ANGLAIS DICTIONNAIRE DE NAVIGATION - K. Turner, U.K. VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Ken Turner's Sailing Page MARITIME/SAILING DICTIONARIES - Lars Bruzelius, The Maritime History Virtual Archives, Upsala University Computer Center, Upsala University, Sweden For more information see The Maritime History Virtual Archives or Lars Bruzelius Home Page P&O NEDLLOYD DICTIONARY: NAUTICAL & SHIPPING - P&O Nedlloyd VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see P&O Nedlloyd
U.S. COAST GUARD LICENSE, PILOT'S LICENSE, MMD, ETC., - United States Coast Guard On-line Application Forms and Information.
JANE'S DEFENSE - Jane's Information Group For more information see Jane's On-Line LLOYD'S LOADING LIST - Lloyds List, Informa UK Limited, U.K. For more information see Lloyds List MARITIME PORTS WORLD WIDE - D. Nugent "The links to various ports and terminals throughout the world can provide information to the marine community on vessel traffic and type of cargo handled by this port." For more information see Don Nugent's Web Site MARITIME MOBILE ACCESS & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM (MARS) "Full Ship Name or Call Sign or Maritime Mobile Service Identities (MMSI) or Partial Ship Name or Call Sign or MMSI." For more information see the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) SHIPS WORLD WIDE - D. Nugent VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Don Nugent's Web Site SUMMARY OF SANITATION INSPECTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL CRUISE SHIPS - CDC Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), CDC "Every vessel that has a foreign itinerary and that carries 13 or more passengers is subject to twice-yearly inspections and, when necessary, to reinspection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)." For more information see the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH); CDC Centers, Insititute, and Offices or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
FOR OVER '40" NAVIGATION APPLET TUTORIALS CELESTIAL NAVIGATION FUNDAMENTALS - O.F. Reis, São Paulo, Brazil Multimedia Tutorials (Text & Images). For more information see Navigation Home Page GPS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM - P.H. Dana, Department of Geography, University of Colorado Multimedia Courses, Textbooks Etc., (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. MARITIME MOBILE ACCESS & RETRIEVAL SYSTEM (MARS) "Full Ship Name or Call Sign or Maritime Mobile Service Identities (MMSI) or Partial Ship Name or Call Sign or MMSI." For more information see the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) NAVIGATION CENTER - United States Coast Guard Multimedia Tutorials, Handbooks, Regulations etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. NAVIGATOR STAR FINDER (JAVA APPLET) - O.F. Reis, São Paulo, Brazil VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "Snapshot of the sky. Any position. Any time - See the visible stars and planets with name, altitude, azimuth, right ascension and declination - Preset positions for 300 cities around the world - Sky color indicates day, night or twilight." For more information see Navigation Home Page ON LINE NAUTICAL ALMANAC - O.F. Reis, São Paulo, Brazil "Online celestial data for the Sun, Moon, 4 planets and 56 stars. " For more information see Navigation Home Page PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC REAL-TIME SYSTEMS (PORTS) - Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, NOAA VERY VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "The Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) is a program of the National Ocean Service that supports safe and cost-efficient navigation by providing ship masters and pilots with accurate real-time information required to avoid groundings and collisions." For more information see Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
BIBLE GATEWAY - Gospel Films, Inc. Versions include: NIV; NASB, RSV, KJV, Darby & YLT. Full Text available in English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish & Tagalog. CHRISTIAN CLASSICS ETHEREAL LIBRARY - Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Calvin College For more information see the Calvin College THE HOLY QUR'AN - IslamiCity.com Full Text available in Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swahili and Turkish. For more information see the IslamiCity THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA - K. Knight, Denver, Colorado & Volunteers throughout the world Multimedia (Text & Images). For more information see New Advent
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