Weathering your STCW studies

Meteorology for Seafarers sixth edition, by RM Frampton and PA Uttridge

Landing page image: weather forecasting, from Getty Images

If you’re looking to understand the practical side of meteorology, this book co-written by a former general secretary of the Marine Society will do the trick.

Rather than presenting a complete explanation of the discipline, it focuses on the information needed by seafarers and students – specifically, those studying towards a first certificate of competency – and aims to help you understand the atmospheric conditions that will affect you in your work.

This new edition brings the text up to date, and also includes recent examples of marine forecasts and charts.

Meteorology for Seafarers: sixth edition
By Lieutenant-Commander RM Frampton and PA Uttridge
Brown, Son & Ferguson, £70
ISBN: 978 18492 71431

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