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Reeds Eastern Almanac 2026

The Reeds Eastern Almanac is the complete guide for North Sea mariners, offering ready access to essential navigation information covering the UK east coast from Ramsgate to Cape Wrath including the Shetland and Orkney Islands, and from Niewport to Delfzjil and Helgoland.

Completely updated for 2026, topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights, waypoints, weather forecast information around UK and European waters, communications, Mayday and distress procedures. The large type and clear layout, including full colour harbour plans and diagrams throughout, makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. This handy volume is ideal for anyone cruising the North Sea.

Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Reeds Eastern Almanac 2027 Edition

The complete guide for North Sea mariners, offering ready access to essential navigation information covering the UK east coast from Ramsgate to Cape Wrath including the Shetland and Orkney Islands, and from Niewport to Delfzjil and Helgoland.

Completely updated for 2027, topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights and waypoints. It also includes weather forecast information around UK and European waters, communications, Mayday and distress procedures. The large type and clear layout, including full colour harbour plans and diagrams throughout, makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. This handy volume is ideal for anyone cruising the North Sea.

Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Reeds Lights Shapes & Buoyage Handbook

It's easy to confuse (or forget) what particular lights, marks and shapes mean – especially under stress or in the dark – but with this handy book, help is quickly at hand. Laid out simply & clearly for quick accessibility, it enables crew, navigators, skippers and even casual day guests aboard to quickly identify the lights, marks and shapes being displayed by other ships at night as well as during the day.

A ready reckoner reminder of:

Cardinal buoys and channel markers
Lights displayed by ships at night (tugs, dredgers, pilot vessels, stationary vessels, fishing boats, yachts, motorboats) and from all aspects (front, side, astern)
Daytime shapes displayed by boats (e.g. for anchoring, towing, diving, dredging)
Ships' sound signals (used in fog)
Signal flags and their navigational meanings (I am dragging my anchor; You are running into danger; I have a diver down).

These lights, shapes and marks are applicable worldwide, by maritime law, which makes this international handbook a valuable and popular addition to the Reeds Handbook series.

Also a useful guide for students.

Reeds Marine Distance Tables 19th Edition

Reeds Marine Distance Tables is the perfect ready reckoner for captains, navigators and ship owners wanting a quick and accurate distance reference between all the regularly used commercial ports around the world.

Divided into key 'market areas', Reeds Marine Distance Tables includes a pull-out map for area identification and an easy see-at-a-glance port reference. Traffic Separation Schemes are calculated into the tables already, for ease of use. Useful tables of major 'turning points' around the world (including Cape Finisterre, Cape Horn and the Dover Straits), transatlantic distances, world time zones, and time and speed conversion tables are also included.

Comprehensively revised for its 19th edition, Reeds Marine Distance Tables is an invaluable resource for ship owners, operators, brokers, navigators and superyacht skippers. Using this one reference, anyone can calculate the shortest or most economical distances between all the major ports in the world.

Reeds Nautical Almanac 2026

Known as the Yachtsman's Bible, Reeds provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, Northern Morocco, the Azores and Madeira.

The 2026 Almanac continues the tradition of year-on-year improvement and meticulous presentation of all the data required for safe navigation. Now with an improved layout for easier reference and with over 45,000 annual changes, it is regarded as the bible of almanacs for anyone going to sea.

The 2026 edition is updated throughout and includes: 700 harbour chartlets; tide tables and tidal streams; buoyage and lights; 7,500 waypoints; invaluable passage notes; distance tables; radio, weather and safety information; first aid section. Also includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk

Reeds Nautical Almanac 2027 Edition

The indispensable trusted annual compendium of navigational data for yachtsmen and motorboaters.

Known as the Yachtsman's Bible, Reeds provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, Northern Morocco, the Azores and Madeira.

The 2027 Almanac continues the tradition of year-on-year improvement and meticulous presentation of all the data required for safe navigation. Now with an improved layout for easier reference and with over 45,000 annual changes, it is regarded as the essential almanac for anyone going to sea, and is recommended by the RYA, RNLI and Coastguard, and used in training courses all around the UK and Europe.

The 2027 edition is updated throughout and includes: 700 harbour chartlets; tide tables and tidal streams; buoyage and lights; 7,500 waypoints; invaluable passage notes; distance tables; radio, weather and safety information; and a first aid section. Also includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Reeds Nautical Almanac Looseleaf (inc Binder) 2026

The Reeds Looseleaf Almanac provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, and the western European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, including the Azores and Madeira.

This is a versatile system that combines almanac and pilotage information in a convenient looseleaf form. This unique format, bound inside a durable binder which stays open on the chart table, lets the user tailor the Almanac to their needs by personalising the contents supplied with whatever information they may want to add or take out. Information is quick and easy to access, whilst allowing the navigator to refresh it with the annual update pack.

Includes 700 harbour chartlets, harbour facilities, tide tables and streams, 7,500 waypoints, international codes and flags, weather, distance tables, passage advice, area planning charts, rules of the road, radio information, communications, safety, mayday and distress procedures, and documentation and customs. The 2025 edition is updated throughout, containing over 45,000 changes, and includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Reeds Nautical Almanac Looseleaf 2027 Edition (Inc Binder)

All the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, and the western European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, including the Azores and Madeira.

Recommended by the RYA, RNLI and Coastguard, this is a versatile system that combines almanac and pilotage information in a convenient looseleaf form. This unique format, bound inside a durable binder which stays open on the chart table, lets the user tailor the Almanac to their needs by personalising the contents supplied with whatever information they may want to add or take out. Information is quick and easy to access, whilst allowing the navigator to refresh it with the annual update pack.

Includes 700 harbour chartlets, harbour facilities, tide tables and streams, 7,500 waypoints, international codes and flags, weather, distance tables, passage advice, area planning charts, rules of the road, radio information, communications, safety, mayday and distress procedures, and documentation and customs. The 2027 edition is updated throughout, containing over 45,000 changes, and includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2026 In a practical handy format the Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac, published in association with Practical Boat Owner, covers all of the UK and Ireland, as well as the North Atlantic coastline from Denmark to the Gironde.

The Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac may be more compact and concise than the Reeds Nautical Almanac but it contains a wealth of indispensable navigational data specially tailored for small craft sailors, presented in an easy-to-find, quick-reference manner for on-board use.

Streamlined to focus on tidal data (tide tables, tidal streams and tidal curves), the Small Craft Almanac is meticulously researched and includes a huge amount of information of value to small craft navigators: as well as tidal data it includes secondary port differences; 2,500+ waypoints; radio data; light recognition; weather information; principal lights; IALA buoyage; international codes and flags; sun/moon rise/set times, and emergency information.

Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac represents excellent value for money for those who don't need the more comprehensive marina data, passage information and chartlets of the full Reeds Almanac.

Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2027 Edition

If Reeds Almanac is the 'Bible of Sailing' then this is the 'Book of Prayer' - Yachting Monthly

The essential navigational guide for all of the UK and Ireland, as well as the North Atlantic coastline from Denmark to the Gironde, in a practical, handy format.

Streamlined to focus on tidal data (tide tables, tidal streams and tidal curves), the Small Craft Almanac is meticulously researched and fully updated for the 2027 edition, and includes a huge amount of information of value to small craft navigators. It also incorporates secondary port differences; 2,500+ waypoints; radio data; light recognition; weather information; principal lights; IALA buoyage; international codes and flags; sun/moon rise/set times, and guidance for handling emergencies.

Presented with quick-referencing in mind for easy on-board use, the PBO Small Craft Almanac represents excellent value for money for those who don't need the more comprehensive marina data, passage information and chartlets of the full Reeds Almanac

Reeds Western Almanac 2026

The Reeds Western Almanac covers the British coastline from Cape Wrath to Padstow as well as the whole of Ireland, providing navigation and pilotage information for the coasts of Wales, Western Scotland, Ireland and Western England.

Completely updated for 2026, it offers ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format. Topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights, waypoints, weather forecast information, communications, Mayday and distress procedures. The large type size and clear layout, including full colour harbour plans and diagrams throughout, makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. It is the complete guide for both Irish and Welsh mariners as well as those cruising the UK west coast.

Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Reeds Western Almanac 2027 Edition

Essential navigation information covering the British coastline from Cape Wrath to Padstow as well as the whole of Ireland, also providing pilotage information for the coasts of Wales, Western Scotland, Ireland and Western England.

Completely updated for 2027, it offers ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format. Topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights, waypoints, weather forecast information, communications, Mayday and distress procedures. The large type size and clear layout, including full colour harbour plans and diagrams throughout, makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. It is the complete guide for both Irish and Welsh mariners as well as those cruising the UK west coast.

Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Response To Marine Oil Spills

The primary objectives of a rapid response to oil spills are a return to normal activity as quickly as possible and minimization of the risk of oil contaminating environmentally or aesthetically important areas. Since its establishment in 1968, ITOPF has responded to several hundred shipping incidents worldwide providing objective technical advice on clean-up measures, environmental and economic effects, and compensation.

ITOPF has also provided remote advice at numerous other incidents. The incidents have involved crude oil from tankers and bunker fuel, chemicals and bulk cargoes from all types of ship. Advice is also occasionally given about potential oil spills from other sources, including pipelines and offshore installations, and physical damage to coral reefs resulting from ship groundings. The first-hand experience of ITOPF?s staff, gained through direct involvement in pollution incidents, is utilised during damage assessment, contingency planning and training assignments, as well as in the production of technical publications.

This is the ultimate reference aid for all ships that carry oil that may be involved in a pollution incident, whether it is from cargo oil or bunker fuel oil, for any jetty, pier, berth or quay that may have to deal with a marine pollution incident and for all other parties that may find themselves called to react to a pollution incident, such as the Coastguard, port authorities or State responders.

Seamanship Techniques Shipboard and Marine Operations

Ideal for Merchant Navy Officers from Cadet rank to Master Mariner, the fifth edition of this highly respected book is in full colour, and has been updated to include more information on topics as diverse as electronic navigation and AIS technology whilst still including essential information on subjects such as safety at sea, rescue operations, watchkeeping duties and pollution control. It covers international standards and works well on courses throughout the world.

Seamanship Techniques is written for serving mariners and nautical students from cadet to master level, studying for professional marine qualifications under the International Maritime Organization as per STCW requirements. Used by training establishments around the world, this best seller is the only reference to both shipboard practice and ship operations that seafarers will need.

Ship Captain's Medical Guide 24th Edition

The Ship Captain’s Medical Guide is intended primarily for use on
vessels where there is no medical professional, such as a doctor,
on board. It provides assistance and direction for crew members
when it becomes necessary for them to assess and treat trauma
and medical illness. Ships and fishing vessels which carry
Category A or Category B stores are required also to carry a
copy of the guide.

This new guide, the 24th edition, continues to keep pace with the
rapid changes in best-practice medicine, medical technology and
global communications. It also provides reference for medical
training courses, and a framework for crew members within which
to think, when faced with unfamiliar medical problems at sea.

It contains:
• flow charts to aid evaluation and treatment
• incorporation of ‘red flags’ to aid identification of potentially
life-threatening conditions
• clear, authoritative advice and easy-to-follow guidance
• step-by-step illustrations to explain emergency procedures
• cross-references to further detail
• anatomical illustrations

What’s New in the 24th Edition The 24th edition includes the following updates:
• revised spinal immobilisation section
• updates to antibiotics guide
• new content on Covid and infectious diseases
• updates to the emergency algorithms
• new lighter, flexi-bound format using 100% recycled material

II927E Ships Routeing 2025 Edition

Both the safety of shipping and the cleanliness of oceans are promoted in many ways, one of which is the continuing development of routeing measures to organize the navigation of vessels and to monitor their progress. This publication presents individual descriptions of the following routeing measures:

traffic separation schemes and inshore traffic zones;
deep-water routes;
areas to be avoided;
no anchoring areas;
other routeing measures, such as recommended tracks, two-way routes and recommended directions of traffic flow;
associated rules and recommendations on navigation;
archipelagic sea lanes; and · ship reporting systems.

This edition incorporates routeing measures that have been adopted before September 2025.

Skipper's Medical Emergency Handbook

This book is designed to assist all who go to sea - whether on a day excursion, a holiday cruise or an even longer trip. It will provide practical advice, boost confidence, solve problems and minimise danger for all on board.

Step-by-step instructions, explanatory illustrations and flow charts provide an at-a-glance reference on how to prevent, treat and care for the sick and injured at sea. And there is advice on pre-voyage preparations, establishing emergency procedures, first response and assessment of illnesses and injury, right through to offshore aftercare and recovery. The Skipper's Medical Emergency Handbook is a comprehensive and practical resource for novices or experienced sailors and motorboaters.

SOLAS Consolidated 2024 Edition

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, better known as SOLAS, covers a wide range of measures designed to improve the safety of shipping and is considered to be the most important convention dealing with maritime safety.

This publication commemorates the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the 1974 SOLAS Convention.

This edition of the publication presents a consolidated text of the Convention, its Protocol of 1988 and all amendments that have entered into force on or before 1 July 2024. Additionally, this edition includes the unified interpretations of SOLAS regulations approved by the Maritime Safety Committee.

SOLAS: Checklist - Life Saving & Fire Fighting Equipment

The only Checklist fully meeting SOLAS requirements by covering both LSA and fire fighting equipment in one document.

As per SOLAS Chapter III Regs. 20.6, 20.7 and 36.1, Chapter II-2. Reg 14.2.2.1 and applicable IMO / MSC Notices. Suitable for any type of vessel, our enhanced SOLAS Checklist provides a record of monthly and weekly inspections of all Life Saving Appliances and Fire Fighting Equipment. Presented in an A4 loose-leaf binder, in landscape format to facilitate easy completion, it is extensively used in commercial shipping fleets around the world.

SOLAS: Life Saving Appliances (LSA) Training Manual

As required by SOLAS Chapter III. Reg. 35.

The popular SOLAS Training Manual takes the time and hard work out of preparing your training material, and provides an up-to-date and user-friendly document that complies with the SOLAS requirements. Currently used in commercial shipping fleets around the world, and considered by some to have become the international industry-standard. Key Features / Benefits: Meets the requirements of SOLAS Chapter III. Reg. 35. Covers all the common types of ship-board safety equipment - takes the hard work out of preparing your vessel's training material The ship's operator completes the final section of the manual with specific details for that particular vessel, so that the manual now becomes dedicated to that vessel.  The 2021 edition now includes the Enclosed Space Entry Supplement.

Presented in an A4-size loose-leaf binder, to enable easy updating and the insertion of other documents appropriate to that vessel as necessary Enables consistency throughout a fleet, and enhances the professional image of the owners and operators Contents:

Emergency Response / Plans Personal Protective Equipment Survival Craft Launching Survival Craft Use of Survival Craft Equipment Radio Equipment Visual Distress Signals Line-Throwing Appliances Lifebuoy Equipment Man OverBoard Recovery Survival Techniques Search and Rescue Operations Equipment Inventory, to make the Manual specific to your vessel.

STCW Convention and Code, 2026 Edition - International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978

The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW Convention) aims to promote the safety of life and property at sea, and the protection of the marine environment by establishing international standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers.

This publication contains the Final Act of the 2010 Conference of Parties to the 1978 STCW Convention, resolutions adopted by that Conference, and the complete, consolidated text of the STCW Convention, including its original articles, revised annex and supporting STCW Code.

This edition incorporates the following amendments:

2014 amendments (resolutions MSC.373(93) and MSC.374(93));
2015 amendments (resolutions MSC.396(95) and MSC.397(95));
2016 amendments (resolutions MSC.416(97) and MSC.417(97));
2021 amendments (resolutions MSC.486(103) and MSC.487(103));
2023 amendments (resolutions MSC.540(107) and MSC.541(107)); and
2024 amendments (resolution MSC.560(108)).

The Seamanship Examiner For STCW Certification Examinations

The complete study and revision guide for the International Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW).

For all ranks and serving crew in the mercantile marine, this study pack covers everything students need to revise when preparing for the oral assessment taken as part of the Deck Certificate of Competency at either junior or senior levels.

Since publication of the first edition, there have been many new innovations throughout the industry. This guide is fully updated to reflect these changes and includes practice questions on International Safety Management (ISM), Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) and the International Code for the Security of Ships and Port Facilities (ISPS), as well as hundreds of additional tutorial questions throughout the book and the accompanying interactive CD.

This edition of The Seamanship Examiner has been fully updated with the latest amendments to the COLREGs and is a trusted study aid for all international STCW Deck Officer candidates including Officer of the Watch, Chief Mate and Master positions, plus those working coastal and inland waters in the fishing industry such as Deck Officers.

Thomas Stowage 10th Edition
As with previous editions of Thomas’ Stowage, revisions will be found in all parts of the book, based on new legislation, new commodities and improved methods of handling and carriage. Incidents continue to occur with liquefaction of bulk cargoes as well as losses of containers from the large ships now in service. Thomas’ Stowage addresses these and other issues as far as it is able, and by pointing the reader in the direction of other sources which may assist them in the satisfactory loading, carriage and discharge of their cargo.

The Glossary of Cargo Handling and Shipping Terms has been enhanced with a number of new entries. The terms have been obtained from a variety of sources and suggestions for further entries or amendments will be most welcome.

Thomas’ Stowage continues to be regarded as the definitive reference on the subject and is recommended by many organisations with an interest in the safe handling and carriage of cargoes.

Visitor Log Book

Watch details sections, security level section port/berth, flag state/port state. numbered pages with, 12 titled columns per visit, eg: visitor name, reason for visit, visitor badge info, visitor escorted by, has the visitor & gear been searched on departure and remarks.