Overview of Current Maritime Surgical Platforms -- A Brief History of Surgery at Sea -- Epidemiology of Naval Mishaps since World War II -- Epidemiology of Disease Non Battle Injury at sea -- I Am Deploying on a Ship, Now What? -- Leadership and Communication 101 -- Triage and Mass Casualty -- Diagnostics (Labs, X-rays and Ultrasound) -- Practical Nursing Principles -- Alone and Unafraid: The Independent Duty Corpsman -- The Operating Room -- Principles of Anesthesiology -- Elective and Emergency Surgery: Operate, Observe or Transfer? -- The Difficult Gallbladder -- Infectious Disease pearls for Surgical Teams -- Acute Wound Care -- Urologic & Gynecologic Emergencies -- Diagnostic Endoscopy -- The Floating ICU: Capabilities and Limitations -- Damage Control Surgery at Sea -- Damage Control Resuscitation and the Walking Blood Bank -- Respiratory Failure and Ventilator Management -- Burn and Inhalation Injury -- Hypothermia and Drowning -- Management of Hand Injuries -- Orthopedic Damage Control -- NeurosurgicalEmergencies -- Critical Care Emergencies -- Prolonged Care on Austere Maritime Platforms -- MEDEVAC & CASEVAC platforms -- Patient Preparation, Packaging and Staging -- Transitions of Care: The Most Dangerous Time -- En-Route Care pearls -- Principles of Navy Humanitarian Missions -- Disaster Relief: Lessons Learned -- Practical Bioethical Principles -- The Pediatric Patient -- Final Thoughts.