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The first overview of merchant seafarer training and education in a single volume, outlining the development of training and education from the earliest time to the present.
Because merchant seafarers practise their occupation largely out of sight of the general population ashore, there persists a widespread ignorance of seafaring and seafarers, which has been labelled "sea blindness". Moreover, much writing on seafarers and seafarer training is dispersed in journal articles, which tend to be restricted in scope. This book presents the first overview of merchant seafarer training and education in a single volume. It outlines the development of training and education from the earliest time to the present, examines the different aspects of training and education, and covers the numerous and differing policies and training structures put in place by various shipowners. Despite national state regulation merchant shipping is not a single organisation like the Royal Navy. In addition to being a contribution to maritime studies and maritime history, the book also reveals a great deal about vocational training and education in general.
Because merchant seafarers practise their occupation largely out of sight of the general population ashore, there persists a widespread ignorance of seafaring and seafarers, which has been labelled "sea blindness". Moreover, much writing on seafarers and seafarer training is dispersed in journal articles, which tend to be restricted in scope. This book presents the first overview of merchant seafarer training and education in a single volume. It outlines the development of training and education from the earliest time to the present, examines the different aspects of training and education, and covers the numerous and differing policies and training structures put in place by various shipowners. Despite national state regulation merchant shipping is not a single organisation like the Royal Navy. In addition to being a contribution to maritime studies and maritime history, the book also reveals a great deal about vocational training and education in general.
Price: $130.00
Pages: 318
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Boydell Press
Publication Date:
14 April 2026
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781837651542
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, Maritime history, EDUCATION / Vocational & Technical, HISTORY / Social History, History of education, Navigation and seamanship
Alston Kennerley qualified as a Master Mariner, and is a retired lecturer in maritime history and navigation at the University of Plymouth.
List of Tables and Graphs
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Foreword and Acknowledgements
1. Vocational Preparation in the National Context
2. Merchant Seafarers and Shipping
3. Mathematical Practitioners and Independent Navigational Instruction, 1550 to 1950
4. The Licensing of Merchant Seafarers
5. Boy Seafarer Training and Education During Voyages
6. Supervised Deck Officer Navigation Schooling from ca. 1850 to ca. 1914
7. Merchant Service Pre-Sea Boy Seafarer Training from the 1860s
8. Training for Merchant Ship Engineers and Wireless Operators
9. Maritime Training and Education in the LEA Tertiary College System
Conclusion
Appendix
Sources and Bibliography
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Foreword and Acknowledgements
1. Vocational Preparation in the National Context
2. Merchant Seafarers and Shipping
3. Mathematical Practitioners and Independent Navigational Instruction, 1550 to 1950
4. The Licensing of Merchant Seafarers
5. Boy Seafarer Training and Education During Voyages
6. Supervised Deck Officer Navigation Schooling from ca. 1850 to ca. 1914
7. Merchant Service Pre-Sea Boy Seafarer Training from the 1860s
8. Training for Merchant Ship Engineers and Wireless Operators
9. Maritime Training and Education in the LEA Tertiary College System
Conclusion
Appendix
Sources and Bibliography