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Very minor editorial changes to the fifth edition have been made based on feedback from students and teachers of the subject. I have added ‘The signs of the Zodiac’ in chapter 17...

The book has been modernized and updated throughout. The mercury barometer has been deleted and current topics like El Nino, La Nina, Tsunami, Rogue waves...

The explanations of Head-up, North-up and Course-up displays have been elaborated further with additional drawings. Minor editorial improvements...

In this book, formerly called “Ship Stability I”, ten chapters have been added, by transferring them down from “Ship Stability II”, to adequately cover the syllabuses...

This book was planned many years ago but delayed because priorities changed frequently when the writing/revision of books on other subjects was deemed more important...

Ship Stability for mariners was formerly covered in three parts in ascending order – Navigational Watch keeper, Chief Mate & Master. The STCW Convention has only two categories of officers...

Among all the books written by me so far, this one has been the most thought provoking. Much of the matter here is based on experiences and observations...

I have often been asked how long it took me to write a book in the Nutshell Series. The reply `About eleven years’ usually evokes a look of disbelief...