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• Advice on writing work contract for employment on private yachts. The advice is given with US law in mind, but it's written so generally, it applies anywhere. Points you have to remember before leaving port: insurance for yourself and/or the boat, who's responsible in case of accident etc.
  
  
• World-wide list of stolen boats and yachts.
  
  
• Up-to-date list of stolen sailing yachts:
  
  
  
• Sailing Yachts and Ballast Water Convention information with a draft for Guidelines for Equivalence Compliance with the Convention by Pleasure and Search and Rescue Craft.
  
  
• The mother of Maritime Directories. The IMO database is showing a menu of main info divisions + a search function for specific data. For latest IMO news go to newsroom.
  You can get written reports by e-mail from IMO Library Services.
  
  
• Comprehensive guide list of websites for seafarers.
  
  
• Maritime Yellow Pages for Europe:  Britain,  Germany, Greece, Holland (Netherlands).
  
  
• Maritime Yellow Pages for Asia:  India, Singapore.
  
  
• Global Internet yellow pages
  
  
• World wide directory of ships' Inmarsat IDs, ship names call signs, etc.
  
  
• Boating-Yachting links for Asia-Pacific.
  
  
• Informational site lists for blue water sailors and yachts people.
  
  
• Mark Rosenstein's sailing page for yacht people and those interested in Tall Ships.
  
  
• Free medical help to seafarers by HF radio.
  
  
• The Ship Captain's Medical Guide, each chapter down loadable free in PDF format. The guide is also good for yachts, especially when cruising long distance.
  
  
• The Nautical Institute is an international professional body for qualified seafarers and others with an active interest in nautical matters - all nationalities welcome.
  
  
• Global country specific information website for cruising people.
  
  
• Latest cruising regulations and their effect on the sailing world.
  
  
• The Seamanship Gateway contains references to several CD ROM based sea libraries, ship educational and other professional programs.
  
  
• CDs on International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea. Mainly for Cadets and Junior Deck Officers, but also fishermen and blue water sailors can find them useful.

• Free boating software (Windows 95 to NT) for yachts: great circle course calculator, unit conversion utility, weather plotter, etc.
  
  
• Virtual Careers Library. A comprehensive categorized directory of careers and shore-job hunting resources on the Web produced by the University of London Careers Service.
  
  
• World-wide e-mail service for yachts by marine HF SSB radio.
  
  
• An Internet guide to travel by cargo ship.  You can travel by regular container vessels in the Pacific.
  
  
• Cheap seamen's air tickets when you have to pay yourself. You must have a seaman's book and a company "travel letter". Payment by credit card, Western Union, or bank transfer.
  
  
• Ocean liner history and cruise ship news.