• General principles of the handling, stowage and carriage of cargoes; Hatchwork and heavy lift cargoes; Stowage properties of general cargoes; Bulk cargoes; Tanker cargoes; Specialist cargoes: timber, refrigerated and livestock cargoes; Roll on - Roll off operations; Containers and containerisation; Special cargoes, harzardous goods and deck cargoes; Stability, security and cargo documentation; Appendices

"An indispensable source of information" MARITIME JOURNAL 'Previously published as 'Kemp & Young's Cargo Work', this new edition has been fully revised and expanded to reflect unit load systems while retaining the necessary detail on transporting key classes of cargoes safely, efficiently and profitably... Cargo Work will be a useful reference for students and serving ships' crew, further enhanced by the inclusion of self assessment exercises.' - Maritime Journal, July 2005 "Encompasses all the latest aspects of cargo handling, whilst retaining information on what used to be known as "conventional" or break bulk methods." - The Nautical Magazine, October 2005