Notes on cargo work:

by John F. Kemp

in8. Broché. Date d'impression inconnue.

Unknown Binding

First published June 1, 1982

About the author

John Frederick Kemp was a sailor for ten years in UK merchant ships. He then “swallowed the anchor” and, as he puts it, degenerated into an academic. He became Dean of a Faculty, but took early retirement, as an Emeritus Professor, to care full-time for his wife Shirley, who was suffering from Dementia.

The following eight years were challenging, but he coped by observing the humorous side of the events that made up their lives. He recorded these in letters to his GP, because he thought that Doctors generally have sad lives as a result of meeting so many sick people every day. Later, when Shirley had passed away, he wrote this material up as his first book, “Caring for Shirley”.

John is now in his eighties and, supposedly, retired in Arundel, UK, although his new wife, Shirley, says he is usually tinkering with several projects at any one time. The latest of these has been to write “Copse and Codgers” about two octogenarian, retired sailors. These characters, Bill and Shorty, find themselves inadvertently caught up with some militant environmentalists, and there are many twists in a closely woven plot before they are able to extricate themselves.

Reviews

[Theresa Plumb · Rating 3 out of 5]

For Canadian mariners looking to write the Cargo level 2 exam (CG-2), I read this entire book to study at the recommendation of my examiner. I also did some self-study (with online practice questions) and read almost all of Cargo Work by D.J. House, a much longer book, which I recommend starting with to understand the basic concepts first. It definitely cannot be used on its own to pass the CG-2 test, but summarizes some important points well.