The emergence of examinations for British shipmasters and mates, 1830-1850

This thesis is a study of the attempts made during the second quarter of the nineteenth century to establish licensing examinations for ships' officers in the British mercantile marine. The focus is upon analysing the various forces which obtained to determine the pattern and progress of the ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vasey, Thomas Watson Cornforth
Published: Durham University 1980
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900
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.291108