seamanship
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Ship knowledge, ship stability, and cargo operations
- Navigation
- Ship-handling and pilotage
- Mooring and anchoring
- Pilotage
- Regulatory knowledge
- Maintenance and dry-docking
- Traditional seamanship skills
- Progression in seamanship
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
thumb|right|An example of a seamanship training establishment at the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies in the United Kingdom
Seamanship is the art, competence, and knowledge of operating a ship, boat or other craft on water. The Oxford Dictionary states that seamanship is "The skill, techniques, or practice of handling a ship or boat at sea."