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by Sébastien
Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:57 am
Forum: Training Room
Topic: APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Replies: 3
Views: 6141

Applied mechanics is the only exam of which I am aware of where the Reeds series is not enough, you also need Mechanics of Machines by J Hannah and RC Stephens. You can get this old book at Amazon for about ten bucks. Good luck
by Sébastien
Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:52 am
Forum: Training Room
Topic: RE; question-answer
Replies: 5
Views: 8317

Changing a light bulb in the cargo pump room of an oil tanker has some very specific precautions to ensure that the light fixture is de-energized, the inspector probably wanted to know if you were aware of this.
by Sébastien
Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:18 am
Forum: Crew Mess
Topic: Grey = stay away
Replies: 3
Views: 6954

I have spent ten years in the navy on the west coast before transferring to the merchant marine on the east coast. First of all, a military specification is not as complicated as one might think, it usually specifies that certain components are a little sturdier than off-the-shelf units. For example...