This video section should explain the basic elements of the different stability matters, and enable the user to: • Know the different abbreviations, terms and their meanings. • Know and understand a transverse section of a ship. • Know and understand a longitudinal section of a ship.
Marine Online. (2017, July 24). Ship stability. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/AvrHKPqL6Jk
Recommended Databases
B.C. Campus Open Textbook CollectionThis link opens in a new windowSearch for quality open textbooks offered in a variety of digital formats; the first step in adopting open educational resources. Search by subject and download them to your computer
eBook CollectionThis link opens in a new windowThe Academic Collection has over 200,000 program-related eBooks from Ebsco, viewable and downloadable online
Open Textbook LibraryThis link opens in a new windowOpen textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality. These books can be downloaded for no cost, or printed at low cost. All textbooks are either used at multiple higher education institutions; or affiliated with an institution, scholarly society, or professional organization. The library currently includes 703 textbooks, with more being added all the time.
Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. These books have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality. These books can be downloaded for no cost, or printed at low cost. All textbooks are either used at multiple higher education institutions; or affiliated with an institution, scholarly society, or professional organization.
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CCOHS: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and SafetyCanada's national occupational health & safety resource. CCOHS promotes health & safety in the workplace through product information, health reports, training opportunities and much more.
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Workers Compensation Board of PEIThis site contains links to the provincial acts and regulations workers and employers on PEI should be aware of , including the Occupational Health & Safety Act and General Regulations, and the Workers Compensation Act.
WorkSafe BCThis site from the Workers Compensation Board of BC provide tools, publications, and other resources to help prevent the most common workplace injuries and illnesses; of special interest are the videos on a variety of topics.
Websites
Animated EnginesAnimated illustrations show the inner workings of a variety of steam, Stirling and internal combustion engines.
Canadian Transport Agency (CTA)The CTA is an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal that makes decisions on a wide range of economic matters involving federally-regulated modes of transportation (air, rail and marine).
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)The TSB is an independent agency created to advance transportation safety through the investigation of occurrences in the marine, rail and air modes of transportation
Transport CanadaTransport Canada's mission is to develop and administer policies, regulations and services for the best transportation system (air, marine, rail or road) for Canada and Canadians - one that is safe and secure, efficient, affordable, integrated and environmentally friendly.
eBooks
Study Skills StrategiesWhether you're learning in a classroom, online, or even in a book, good study habits are essential. Our lives are busy. It's hard enough to find the time to learn new skills, which means it's that much more important to maximize your efforts and ensure results.
Tools
Animated Knots by GrogLearn to tie knots the fun and easy way. Users can search for knots by category (basics, boating, climbing, etc.) or by name (half-hitch, bowline, safety, etc.). Instruction is given through step-by-step pictures, written description and narrated video. "Better to know a knot and not need it, than need a knot and not know it."
APA style guideGo here for the most up to date edition on how to reference and format your APA assignments.
Khan AcademyWith a library of thousands of videos and practice exercises covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history, the Khan Academy is on a mission to help you learn whatever you want, whenever you want, at your own pace.
lingro: The coolest dictionary known to hombre"lingro's mission is to create an on-line environment that allows anyone learning a language to quickly look up and learn the vocabulary most important to them." Enter a website address to make all of words on the page clickable. Click on words you don't know and a definition will pop-up.
Wisc-OnlineThe Wisconsin Online Resource Centre is a digital library of Web-based learning resources called learning objects. These interactive learning objects have been created by instructors from Fox Valley Technical College and other colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System.
