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The Library & Information Centre operates an in-house classification
scheme. The sixteen main classifications and the 228 sub-classifications are
listed below to give you an idea of the breadth of information available in the
CA Library & Information Centre.
0 Geography & Social History
| 01 - General |
03 - Not UK |
| 02 - UK |
03.1 - Not UK; recent |
| 02.1 - UK; recent |
04 - Exploration by land |
A Reference
| A1 - Sailors Language |
A5 - Foreigh Language Reference |
| A2 - Sailors Dictionary |
A6 - Historical & General Reference |
| A3 - Sailors Reference |
A7 - Books in Foreign Languages |
| A4 - Nautical Catalogues |
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B Natural Science
| B1 - Natural History; scientific reports |
B6 - Meteorology |
| B1.1 - Natural History; miscellany |
B6.1 - Weather |
| B2 - Birds |
B7 - Oceanography |
| B3 - Fish |
B8 - Tides |
| B4 - Whaling |
B9 - Marine Surveying |
| B5 - Astronomy |
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C Ship Building
| C1 - Boat building; general |
C2.2 - Boat conversions |
| C1.1 - Boar building; GRP Ferrocement |
C2.3 - Multihulls & others |
| C1.2 - Boat building; wooden |
C2.4 - Miscellaneous design |
| C1.3 - Boat building; metal |
C3 - Gear fittings & electrics |
| C1.4 - Boat building; technique |
C4 - Engines, fuels & propellers |
| C1.5 - Boat building; motor boats |
C5 - Rigs & rigging |
| C1.6 - Ship building; historical |
C6 - Sails & canvas |
| C1.7 - Historical; miscellany |
C7 - Naval architecture |
| C2 - Yacht design |
C8 - Model ship building |
| C2.1 - Motor boat design |
C9 - Fitting out & maintenance |
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D Seamanship
| D1 - Seamanship |
D2.2 - Yachting books pre-1940 |
| D1.1 - Seamanship manuals |
D2.3 - How to sail |
| D1.2 - Safety at sea |
D2.4 - Boat buying pre-1970 |
| D1.3 - Sailing organisations & yacht clubs |
D2.5 - Buying, surveying post-1970 |
| D1.4 - Blue water sailing |
D3 - Signals & communications |
| D1.5 - Seamanship tips & miscellaneous |
D4 - Flags, heraldry & figureheads |
| D1.6 - Motor cruising |
D5 - Knots, splices & cordage |
| D1.7 - Seamanship books pre-1940 |
D6 - Victuals |
| D2 - Yachting manuals |
D7 - Medical first aid |
| D2.1 - Types of boats |
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E Navigation
| E1 - Navigation; historical |
E4.1 - Coastal guides pre-1970 |
| E1.1 - Navigation; miscellaneous |
E4.2 - Inland waterways |
| E1.2 - Navigation techniques |
E4.3 - Coastal guides; Great Britain |
| E1.3 - Navigation manuals |
E4.4 - Coastal guides; Europe |
| E1.4 - Ocean navigation |
E4.5 - Coastal guides; Mediterranean |
| E1.5 - Coastwise naviagtion |
E4.6 - Coastal guides; rest of the world |
| E2 - Hydrography |
E5 - Cartography |
| E3 - Nautical instruments |
E6 - Charts, atlases & maps pre-1900 |
| E4 - Pilotage; historical |
E7 - Charts. atlases & maps post-1900 |
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F History of Ships & Seamen
| F1 - Ships; general |
F3 - Steam/motor ships; general |
| F1.3 - Ships through the ages |
F3.1 - Steam/motor ships; UK |
| F2 - Sail |
F3.2 - Paddle steamers |
| F2.1 - Square riggers |
F3.3 - Passage liners |
| F2.2 - Royal Naval sailing ships |
F4 - Ships in sea trade |
| F2.6 - Sailing ships of other countries |
F4.1 - Deep sea fishing |
| F2.7 - Sailing ships UK |
F5 - Seamen |
G Maritime History
| G1 - Maritime history; general |
G5.1 - Shipwrecks & mysteries post-1900 |
| G2 - Royal Navy memoirs pre-1900 |
G6 - Salvage |
| G2.1 - Royal Navy memoirs post-1900 |
G7 - Law & insurance |
| G2.2 - Royal Navy ships |
G8 - Piracy |
| G2.4 - Battles |
G8.1 - Slavery, mutiny, convicts & smugglers |
| G2.5 - Royal Navy history pre-1900 |
G9 - Maritime history of the UK |
| G2.6 - Royal Navy history post-1900 |
G9.1 - Maritime history; miscellaneous |
| G2.8 - Royal Navy; miscellaneous |
G9.2 - World War 1 |
| G2.9 - History of commonwealth navies |
G9.3 - World War 2 |
| G3 - Merchant navy in peace & war |
G10 - Maritime history; North America |
| G4 - Lighthouse & lights |
G10.1 - Maritime history; Europe |
| G4.1 - Lifeboats & lifesaving |
G10.2 - Maritime history; rest of the world |
| G4.2 - Miscellaneous organisations |
G11 - World War 1 (not UK) |
| G5 - Shipwrecks & mysteries pre-1900 |
G12 - World War 2 (not UK) |
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H Voyages & Exploration
| H1 - Voyages & explorations 1800-1900 |
H3.3 - Voyages; Atlantic |
| H1.1 - Voyages & explorations 1700-1799 |
H3.4 - Voyages; Caribbean |
| H1.2 - Voyages & explorations pre-1700 |
H3.5 - Voyages; Indian Ocean & Red Sea |
| H1.3 - Voyages & explorations; general |
H3.6 - Voyages; Australian waters |
| H1.4 - Voyages & explorations post-1900 |
H3.7 - Voyages; Mediterranean |
| H2 - Voyages; European waters |
H3.8 - Voyages; Pacific waters pre-1800 |
| H3.1 - Voyages; Antarctic |
H3.9 - Voyages; Pacific waters post-1800 |
| H3.2 - Voyages; Arctic |
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J Cruises & Cruising
| J1 - Cruising |
J4.5 - Baltic Sea |
| J2 - Circumnaviagtion |
J4.6 - Mediterranean Sea |
| J3 - UK waters post-1950 |
J4.6 - Mediterranean Sea |
| J3.1 - UK waters 1900-1950 |
J4.7 - Red Sea & Indian Ocean |
| J3.2 - UK waters pre-1900 |
J4.8 - Chinese & Japanese waters |
| J4 - Arctic & antarctic |
J4.9 - Australian waters |
| J4.1 - Pacific Ocean |
J5 - Other post-1950 |
| J4.2 - Caribbean Sea |
J5.2 - Other pre-1900 |
| J4.3 - Atlantic Ocean |
J5.3 - Roving Commissions |
| J4.4 - North Sea, Inland Europe & France |
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K Sport
| K1 - Nautical Sport |
K4 - Other clases |
| K1.1 - History of racing |
K4.1 - Multihulls |
| K1.2 - Racing rules & ratings |
K4.2 - Motorboating |
| K2 - Racing; learning & tactics |
K4.3 - Junks |
| K2.1 - History of yachting |
K5 - Canoeing |
| K2.2 - America's Cup |
K6 - Swimming & diving |
| K2.3 - Whitbread, Fastnet & Admiral's Cup |
K7 - Fishing |
| K2.4 - Ocean racing |
K8 - Rowing |
| K3 - Dinghies |
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L Literature & the Arts
| L1 - Fiction pre-1945 |
L5 - Anthologies |
| L1.1 - Fiction post-1945 |
L6 - Art |
| L2 - Classic essays |
L7 - Lore |
| L3 - Verse & drama |
L8 - Humour |
| L4 - Songs & music |
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M Biography
| M1 - Collected biographies |
M2.5 - Individual biographies M |
| M2 - Individual biographies A-B |
M2.6 - Individual biographies N-P |
| M2.1 - Individual biographies C |
M2.7 - Individual biographies Q-R |
| M2.2 - Individual biographies D-F |
M2.8 - Individual biographies S |
| M2.3 - Individual biographies G-H |
M2.9 - Individual biographies T-Z |
| M2.4 - Individual biographies I-L |
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N Inland Waterways
| N1 - Inland water; general |
N2.1 - Inland water; Thames |
| N1.1 - Inland; UK historical |
N3- Inland water; not UK historical |
| N2 - Inland water; UK |
N4 - Inland water; not UK |
P Periodicals
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Q Chart Room
| Q BAL - Baltic |
Q M - Mediterranean |
| Q CAN - Canada |
Q NA - North America |
| Q CAR - Caribbean |
Q NOR - Norway |
| Q DEN - Denmark |
Q NP - Admiraly Pilot |
| Q E4.5 - Two week loan pilot books |
Q S/P - Spain & Portugal |
| Q FIN - Finland |
Q SA - South America |
| Q GBE - Great Britain; England/Wales |
Q SWE - Sweden |
| Q GBI - Great Britain; Ireland |
Q T/C - Turkey/Cyprus |
| Q GBS - Great Britain; Scotland |
Q W - Rest of the world |
| Q GER - Germany |
Q INFR - Inland waterways; France |
| Q GR - Greece & Greek Islands |
Q INOT - Inland waterways; other countries |
| Q HOL - Holland |
Q INUK - Inland waterways; UK |
| Q ITY - Italy |
Q N/WF - North & West France |
| Q LT - Tidal atlas & manuals |
Q X - Chartering |
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