Tugs and towing publications

[dredgeboater]

@"tugsailor"

What is the point of Nautical Institute publishing a ridiculously expensive book like this, its $188 on amazon! Who is going to pay that much to read it? What public library would buy it?

If the point of the book is to convey knowledge useful to mariners, it has to be priced at a level where the average underpaid tugboat mariner can afford to buy it.

Oh I can see it coming, this book may become the basis for a future Nautical Institute “Towing Certificate” scheme that we will all be expected to attend for five days at $3,000 — and they’ll just “give” us the book while we’re at the course. I can’t wait until some gypo towing company asks me if I’ve got my TC certification from the NI.

Don’t give them any ideas! Actually the book is £40 ($60) on their website even if you paid a ridiculously high amount like $30 for shipping, it would still be only around $90 total. Half of the Amazon price. Members get a 30% discount. Amazon seems to be the worst place to get any of their pubs. mdnautical.com has it for $107. Still much more expensive than Primer of Towing or Shiphandling With Tugs but more reasonable than $188.