Brown's Rule of the Road Manual, The Rule of the Road at Sea, also the Uniform System of Buoyage, Wreck-marking, Regulations for Light Vessels, etc
Tenth edition. 148pp, with numerous diagrams and drawings in text. In strong card covers with printed paper panels and linen spine. 12mo. Boards are worn and marked, lightly chipped around edges, spine cloth faded and rubbed at ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight barring a few small marks in front endpapers and a neat gift inscription on rear endpaper. A guide and information resource for those taking examinations for certification to take control of a vessel at sea in the 1940s. Chapter headings include: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at sea; Distress Signals, Range and Colour of Lights, Flashing, Sound Signalling, Morse, etc. A war time edition of this standard work from the early part of the 20th century.