Book & Reviewer Library
A growing reference collection of maritime books and structured reviewer sets, organized by subject — the study materials behind sound seamanship, safe watchkeeping, and steady training. Published 2026.
Reading That Builds Readiness
This page organizes the reference books and reviewer sets behind Captain Labaguis’s training work — printed in 2026 by Yin Wood Everest Printing Co. LTD. Each title is built from decades of operational experience and structured to support the real demands of maritime exam preparation and on-board competence.
Structured Reference
Designed for rapid review & maritime board exams.
Practical Field Experience
Grounded in actual ocean-going command scenarios.
Books
Maritime reference and training texts — printed and published by Yin Wood Everest Printing Co. LTD.
Yin Wood Everest Printing Co. LTD
Official printing and publication partner for this training library. All reference books are printed, bound, and distributed through Yin Wood Everest’s production facilities — ensuring consistent quality, durable binding, and sharp reproduction of charts, diagrams, and technical illustrations that maritime training materials demand.
Fundamentals of Practical Navigation for Ocean-Going Vessels
A comprehensive reference covering celestial and electronic navigation, chart work, passage planning, and coastal pilotage. Written from the operational bridge — not the classroom — distilling 48+ years of watchkeeping into a practical guide. Includes worked examples, radar plotting exercises, and COLREGs application in real traffic separation schemes.
Shipboard Safety Management: A Practical Guide for Deck & Engine Officers
A working manual on the ISM Code, safety management systems, and emergency response procedures. Bridges the gap between regulatory text and what actually happens on deck during drills, inspections, and real emergencies. Covers fire-fighting, LSA maintenance, enclosed space entry, hot work, and the human factors behind maritime incidents.
Ship Stability & Cargo Work: A Deck Officer’s Working Manual
Practical stability and cargo operations text written for deck officers on bulk carriers. Covers intact and damaged stability calculations, grain loading regulations, loading computer operation, stress monitoring, and safe stowage planning. Includes worked examples from real loading scenarios, trim and stability booklet interpretation, and the stability criteria every officer must apply before and during cargo operations.
COLREGs Application & Bridge Procedures: From Rule Recall to Real Watchkeeping
Goes beyond COLREGs rule memorization into the practical application of collision avoidance and bridge team management in real traffic. Covers all 41 Rules with operational commentary, VHF communication protocols, parallel indexing techniques, pilot boarding procedures, and the bridge resource management principles that turn a good rule-knower into a competent watch officer.
Reviewer Sets
Structured question sets — printed by Yin Wood Everest Printing Co. LTD for exam preparation and refresher training.
Yin Wood Everest Printing Co. LTD
All reviewer sets are produced and printed by Yin Wood Everest — from layout and typesetting to final binding. The printing quality ensures that diagrams, vessel light configurations, radar plotting sheets, and multi-column question formats remain clear and legible through repeated study use on board and in training centers.
Maritime Navigation Reviewer: Celestial, Electronic & Coastal
Structured questions covering meridian sailing, great circle calculations, radar plotting, ARPA, ECDIS, and GPS/DGPS. Organized from junior officer fundamentals to Chief Mate and Master-level scenarios. Answer keys reference IMO conventions and STCW competency standards.
COLREGs Comprehensive Reviewer: Preventing Collisions at Sea
All 41 Rules covered — from Part A through Part D and the Annexes. Tests rule recall and situational application: stand-on vs. give-way, vessel identification by lights and shapes, restricted visibility, and TSS compliance. Scenario-based questions from real near-miss reports.
Ship Stability & Cargo Work Reviewer: Calculations, Loading & Safety
Question set covering intact and damaged stability, grain loading regulations, loading computer operation, tank soundings, stress calculations, and safe stowage planning. Includes worked calculation problems, trim sheet interpretation, and scenario-based questions on cargo shift prevention for bulk carriers.
Shipboard Safety & Emergency Reviewer: ISM, Drills & Response
Comprehensive question set on the ISM Code, SOLAS safety equipment requirements, fire-fighting systems, life-saving appliances, enclosed space entry, muster lists, abandon ship procedures, and SAR operations. Draws from real casualty investigation findings and PSC deficiency patterns to test practical safety competence.
Building the Shelf, One Title at a Time
Additional books and reviewer sets are added here as they are finalized and printed by Yin Wood Everest Printing Co. LTD. Have a resource worth including?