THIRD EDITION
Oceanography
CONTEMPORARY READINGS IN OCEAN SCIENCES
By: R. Gordon Pirie
The Oceanography (third edition) CONTEMPORARY READINGS IN OCEAN SCIENCES is a book written by R. Gordon Pirie seeks to address the major themes one expects to find in each textbooks and vary in terms of their technical difficulty, providing the opportunity for students to engage in in-depth discussions of research strategies and methodologies. it is intended to help improve the newly graduated seafarers to be competent globally and do their work correctly. "that can serve as a textbook for formal courses which will become more numerous in maritime university colleges. "it can also serve as a reference book for scientists who feel the need to refresh or improve their maritime skills. "in the book there are heavy doses of advice which is certainly what the average beginning oceanographer needs when he or she first goes to the sea. "it is exactly that knowledge of what can go wrong' that distinguishes the conservative experienced sailor from the uncertain novice. The author viewed five major developments have affected marines science in recent years. One of these was the end of the cold war between the USSR and the United States and its allies. Second important development was what was probably the most complex series of international negotiation ever held. The third major event, much too long in coming, was the worldwide realization of the dwindling supply of fish stocks in the world's oceans. A fourth development is the growing awareness of the possible future changes in global climate, in large part due to the well-documented increases in the levels of such so-called greenhouse gases as carbon dioxide, methane, and ozone. Finally, the field of marine scientific research like most other endeavors requiring funding has succumbed research is expensive, and we no longer have the luxury of performing whichever studies we desire.The readers are shown how to plan the trip assess the craft used interpret charts and tide and current tables specify and assemble needed equipment judge the weather depart the dock navigate methods anchor return safely on Portand dock the vessel properly. Students should appreciate the direct approach to the problems they will actually face during work rather than to rare events and theoretical situations. The volume is highly informative and interestingly written as well. "to contribution to the field of maritime industry is to inform newly graduated students who would like to enter on board the environment of their chosen work. The kind of information used was observation and survey where the book was about some of the experiences of the writer and survey are done by interviewing some of his co-seafarers. The book was really nice to read because it uses simple direct and clear words that are stated the information straight to the point and easier to understand by the readers. The book was advice and intended for the students to read especially for students in maritime schools who can assess their self to be globally seafarers after they graduated. They may benefit from their school works regarding everything about navigation. " suggest to the writer to support his ideas with lots of information for the validity of his work. " also want to recommend it to publish online because it is not found in the internet and because it is very informative and fun to learn and read.