The Seafaring Dictionary/Словарь мореплавателя

Книга на английском языке
A compendium of over 9000 nautical terms taken from many dictionaries, glossaries and other sources of nautical terminology, including volumes on nautical customs and traditions, ghost ships, paranormal maritime events, sea serpents, and marine monsters. It is suitable for researchers and laymen who want to understand nautical speech and customs.

Contents
Foreword by Vice Admiral J.A. Baldwin, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Preface
Introduction
The Dictionary
Appendix: Real and Speculative Sea Monsters Tables:
1. A - Beaufort’s Original Scale. B - The Modern Beaufort Scale
2. The Douglas Scales
3. Pierson-Moskowitch Sea State
4. World Meteorological Organization Sea State Codes
5. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
6. Wind Speed Scales Compared
7. COLREGS (Navigation Rules or Rules of the Road)
8. International Flag Signals
9. Sound and Light Signals
10. Distress Signals
11. Examples of Phonetic Alphabets
12. International Standard 8601
13. Comparative Officer Ranks
14. NATO and United States Rank Codes
15. The Evolution of United States Navy Officer Titles
16. Equivalent U.S. and Foreign Naval Officer Ranks
17. Boxing the Compass
Bibliography
Index