OHARLB8 ORIFFIN A OO.'S PUBLICATION*. 



GRIFFIN'S NAUTICAL SERIES. 



Price 8s. 6d. Post-free. 

 T lECIE] 



British Mercantile Marine. 



BY EDWARD BLACKMORE, 



MASTER MARINER; ASSOCIATE OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS; 



MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS 



IN SCOTLAND; EDITOR OF GRIFFIN'S "NAUTICAL SERIES." 



G-ENERAL CONTENTS. HISTORICAL : From Early Times to 1486 Progress 

 under Henry VIII. To Death of Mary During Elizabeth's Reign Up to 

 the Reign of William III. The 18th and 19th Centuries Institution o* 

 Examinations Rise and Progress of Steam Propulsion Development of 

 Free Trade Shipping Legislation, 1862 to 1875 " Locksley Hall" Case- 

 Shipmasters' Societies Loading of Ships Shipping Legislation, 1884 to 1894 

 Statistics of Shipping. THE PERSONNEL : Shipowners Officers Mariners 

 Duties and Present Position. EDUCATION : A Seaman's Education : what it 

 should be Present Means of Education Hints. DISCIPLINE AND DUTY 

 Postscript The Serious Decrease in the Number of British Seamen, a Matter 

 demanding the Attention of the Nation. 



"INTERESTING and INSTRUCTIVE . . . may be read WITH PROFIT and ENJOYMENT." 

 Glasgow Herald. 



" EVERT BRANCH of the subject is dealt with in a way which shows that the writer 

 'knows the ropes' familiarly." Scotsman. 



"This ADMIRABLE book . . . TEEMS with useful information Should be in th 

 hands of every Sailor." Western Morning News. 



WORKS BY RICHARD C. BUCK, 



of the Thames Nautical Training College, H.M.S. ' Worcester.' 



1. A Manual of Trigonometry: 



With Diagrams, Examples, and Exercises. Post-free 3s. 6d. 



\* Mr. Buck's Text-Book has been SPECIALLY PREPARED with a view 

 to the New Examinations of the Board of Trade, in which Trigonometry 

 is an obligatory subject. 



"This EMINENTLY PRACTICAL and RELIABLE VOLUME.'' School master. 



2. A Manual of Algebra. 



Designed to meet the Requirements of Sailors and others. Price 3s. 6tf. 



%* These elementary works on ALGEBRA and TRIGONOMETRY are written specially for 

 those who will have little opportunity of consulting a Teacher. They are books for "SELF- 

 HELP." All but the simplest explanations have, therefore, been avoided, and ANSWERS to 

 the Exercises are given. Any person may readily, by careful study, become master of their 

 contents, and thus lay the foundation for a further mathematical course, if desired. It is 

 hoped that to the younger Officers of our Mercantile Marine they will be found decidedly 

 serviceable. The Examples and Exercises are taken from the Examination Papers set for 

 the Cadets of the "Worcester." 



%* For complete List of GRIFFIN'S NAUTICAL SERIES, see p. 45. 



LONDON: CHARLES GRIFFIN & CO,, LIMITED, EXETER STREET, STRAND, 



