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INTRODUCTION
Themonographprovidesauniversalapproachtothevoyageplanningprocess
intheuseofpapernavigationalcharts-StandardNavigationalCharts(SNC),which
isslowlygoingdowninhistory,andlargelybasedonElectronicNavigational
Charts(ENC)andElectronicChartDisplayandInformationSystems(ECDIS)iThe
bookalsohasmanyexamplesofmaps,nomograms,charts,tableswithweatherdata,
whichhavepracticalapplicationinthevoyageplanningprocessaswellasinthenav-
igationofshipsandconsideringweatherelementsinpracticei
Thegoalofthemonographwasachievedbycomprehensivelypresentingtheel-
ementsoftheweatherinthevariousstagesofvoyageplanning,wheretheprocess
itselffounditssystematizationbasedonthesourcesofinternationallawiAteach
stageoftheplanning,theelementsofweatherinformationnecessarytosecurethe
implementationofthevoyageplanhavebeenfoundiThisprovidesacomprehensive
definitionoftheplaceoftheweatherintheplanningstagesiWeather,whichisoneof
theessentiallyimportantelementsofnavigationsafetyiThedepictionofsuchanap-
proachtotheplanningprocessandthedeterminationoftheplaceoftheweather
constitutestheoriginalityofthepresentedscientificpositioninlinewithmaritime
practiceiThesynthesisofweatherelementsintheplanningprocessseemstobean
importantissuefornavigationpracticeiThismonographycanalsoachievesthesec-
ondarypurposeoftheteachingfunctionandpracticaluseofthisbooki
Polishliteratureonthesubjectholdsalimitednumberofitemscoveringvoyage
planningatall,whilethefocusonweatherconditionsisalsolimitediThemonograph
ismainlybasedonEnglish-languageliterature,whichisthemainbasisforthepre-
paredposition,asshowedbythebibliographyrecordsiInthePolishhistoryofnavi-
gation,themostimportantcontributiontothedevelopmentofthevoyageplanning
wasbroughtbyprofessors:JózefUrbańskifromthePolishNavalAcademy,Bernard
WiśniewskifromtheMaritimeUniversityofSzczecin,MirosławJurdzińskifromGdy-
niaMaritimeUniversityandMichałHolecfromboththePolishNavalAcademyand
GdyniaMaritimeUniversityi
Atthispoint,theauthorwouldliketothankProfessorsCezarySpechtandAdam
Weintritfortheirinsightfulreview,openapproach,providingnewinspiration,valu-
ablecommentsandopinionsiMoreover,theauthorisconvincedoftheneedtosolve
andpresenttheissuesoftheweatherinthelightofnavigationsafetyi
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