A modern comprehensive reference covering registry, classification, crew matters, carriage of passengers & goods, marine insurance, limitation of liability, & much more.

At the outset of an adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue a prize through the stormy seas and icebergs south of Cape Horn, where the hunters suddenly become the hunted.

The Almanac provides key astronomical information for every kind of sea-going vessel, from cruise liners to fishing boats. It contains tabulations for the Sun, Moon, planets and stars, for use in the determination of position at sea from sextant observations. It also gives details of: times of sunrise, sunset, twilights, moonrise and moonset for use in the planning of observations; interpolation and altitude correction tables; the phases of the Moon; a pole-star table; diagrams and notes for the identification of stars and planets; information on eclipses of the Sun and Moon; and the standard times of most countries. It is prepared jointly by H.M. Nautical Almanac Office and the US Naval Observatory, to meet the requirements of the Royal Navy and the US Navy.