Navigation & Maritime
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Library eBooks
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List of eBooks for NMS
Selected list of eBooks on a variety of NMS topics available via Primo
Ebook central (Proquest)
Library Ebooks covering all disciplines. These ebooks offer online viewing not permanent download.
Taylor & Francis eBooks
We only have a few books via this platform. Use the left hand filter "content I have access to" to limit to full text. Books can be downloaded to keep. (Check Primo for useful titles not accessible here as we may have the book via another supplier).
Key locations of print books on the Library shelves
The books that support Navigation & Maritime modules can be classified by various subject areas e.g. law, mathematics or engineering etc. Key Navigation texts on topics such as avoiding collisions at sea, general maritime navigation and UKHO publications are mainly found on Level 0. The table below outlines key shelfmark areas within the library that may be useful depending on your topic of study. Books are classified according to Dewey:
| Subject | Library Level | Shelfmark |
| Maritime law e.g. MARPOL, SOLAS etc. (however, see also Regs4Ships online) | 2 (in the Law section) | 340s |
| Safety at sea e.g. IAMSAR | 2 | 363.1 |
| Shipping and ports | 2 | 387 |
| Engineering Mathematics | 1 | 510.2462 |
| Cartography | 1 | 526 |
| Oceanography and marine science | 1 | 551.46 |
| Marne Engineering | 0 | 623.8 |
| Maritime Navigation (and Admiralty/UKHO publications e.g. Tide Tables) | 0 | 623.89 |