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Officer of the Watch is delighted to announce a limited time special offer for both our Deck and Engineering users. You’re now entitled to an extra 20% a range of titles from Seamanship International. The discount applies to both individual publications as well as bundle offers, which are already heavily […]

Special Offer – Seamanship International





The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure for describing wind intensity based on observed sea conditions and is the primary used international scale for wind strength measurement in the marine environment.   Beaufort wind scale Mean Wind Speed Limits of wind speed Wind descriptive terms Probable wave height Probable maximum wave height […]

Beaufort Wind Force Scale






  The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Safety digests are collections of anonymous articles involving vessels from the merchant, fishing and small craft sectors which draws the attention of the marine community to some of the lessons arising from a variety of accidents.

MAIB Safety Digest – Volume 1 2016





  I’m delighted to announce that on the 6th May 2016 the Marine Society won the Seatrade Awards prestigious  ‘Investment in People’ category. This was in recognition of the charity’s excellent @Sea online education programmes. The Marine Society’s award winning apps are maritime-themed e-learning courses designed specifically for seafarers to help improve their basic knowledge […]

Marine Society Wins Seatrade Award