Minding The Helm

Author : Kevin P. Gilheany
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574417568
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minding the Helm written by Kevin P. Gilheany and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  As a boy growing up in New York City, Kevin P. Gilheany had two dreams: to join the Coast Guard, and to play the bagpipes. But by the time he finished high school he was overweight, had a drinking problem, and couldn’t swim. Undeterred by the doubts of the folks at home, he decided to enlist in the Coast Guard anyway. With great determination, and some divine intervention, he passed the swim test and graduated from boot camp, thus beginning an eventful and diverse twenty-year career in the 1980s and 1990s Coast Guard. He set a goal for himself to get command of his own patrol boat, and along the way he was involved in capturing drug smugglers, rescuing hundreds of Haitian migrants at sea, recovering Space Shuttle Challenger debris, surviving a “hooligan navy” experience on a Coast Guard workboat, coordinating search and rescue during the famed “Perfect Storm,” and leading armed boardings of ships following the terrorist attacks of 9/11. When he was asked by one of his men, who was dying from brain cancer, to play bagpipes at his retirement ceremony, Kevin started down a new path to have bagpipers officially recognized as part of the Coast Guard. This ultimately led a boy who couldn’t swim to fulfill both of his childhood dreams and leave a lasting legacy by founding the U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band.

Author : Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030904829X
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minding the Helm written by Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large ships transporting hazardous cargoes, notorious marine accidents, and damage to marine ecosystems from tanker spills have heightened public concern for the safe navigation of ships. This new volume offers a complete, highly readable assessment of marine navigation and piloting. It addresses the application of new technology to reduce the probability of accidents, controversies over the effectiveness of waterways management and marine pilotage, and navigational decisionmaking. The book also explores the way pilots of ships and tugs are trained, licensed, and held accountable. Minding the Helm approaches navigational safety from the perspectives of risk assessment and the integration of human, technological, and organizational systems. Air and marine traffic regulation methods are compared, including the use of vessel traffic services. With a store of current information and examples, this document will be indispensable to federal and state pilotage and licensing authorities and marine traffic regulators, the Coast Guard, pilot associations, and the shipping and towing industries. It will also interest individuals involved in waterway design, marine education, and the marine environment.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
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Total Pages : 422 pages
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
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Total Pages : 274 pages
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Author : United States Coast Guard Academy. Alumni Association
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
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Download or read book Bulletin - U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association written by United States Coast Guard Academy. Alumni Association and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 1028 pages
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Total Pages : 244 pages
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Total Pages : 1018 pages
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Author : Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court
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Total Pages : 758 pages
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Download or read book Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts written by Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: