Windows ebook reader support
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The Windows eBook Reader is a Windows-based application that allows the user to access proprietary electronic book files from Witherby Publishing Group.

The Windows eBook Reader will come to its end-of-life date in June 2023. It will still work after this date, but it will not be updated anymore.

It is strongly recommended that all Windows eBook Reader users transfer to our Witherby Connect system. Once transition has been decided, please contact us to start the process. To complete the migration, all eBooks must be transferred at one time and the Windows eBook Reader software must be uninstalled.

To access your Windows eBooks you must download the Windows eBook Reader.
You can also use this link to update your Windows eBook Reader to the latest Version (v5.13).
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Access Windows eBook Reader Download Page

Carriage of Books On Board Ship
Accepted publications in electronic format
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 81st session (10 to 19 May 2006), and the Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its 53rd session (18 to 22 July 2005), gave guidance on the carriage of publications on board ships, approved the IMO requirements on carriage of publications on board ships as follows: Publications may be carried in the form of electronic media such as CD-ROM in lieu of hard copies. Acceptable publications in electronic form should be those issued by IMO or an Administration or a body authorized by an Administration to ensure correctness of their contents and to safeguard against illegal copying. A medium could either contain a publication or as many publications as possible. In any case, the media should be treated in accordance with the document control procedures in the ship’s SMS including procedures for timely update.
Ref: MSC-MEPC Circular

Licensing:
eBooks are sold on the basis of 1 Main and 1 Back-up License.

While some clarification may be required from the flag State, if a licence is installed on a further ‘back-up’ PC, the ‘back-up’ license must be either capable of being activated within a period of time specified by the flag State or installed on at least one additional computer that is connected at all times to both the main and the emergency sources of power.

For further details refer to your own flag State, or check with the guidance provided in the Letters of Recognition section below.

License Top-up:
Where a ship no longer has an available back-up license on board (because the back-up license has been used or the respective computer crashed or was replaced), it must make provision to obtain a replacement back-up license to comply with flag State guidance as outlined above.
Further guidance is available by emailing us at digital@witherbys.com

Letters of Recognition
Marine industry standard eBook format
The *.ebk format used for ‘Seamanship Library’ is the standard eBook format for regulatory, operational and technical publications in the marine world. Ten years ago the ‘Seamanship Library’ was the pathfinder product that pioneered the eBook format which would go on to protect over 250,000 marine eBooks in subsequent years. Titles in this format include The International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT), Mooring Equipment Guidelines and Bridge Procedures Guide. In recent years OCIMF, SIGTTO, INTERTANKO and the International Chamber of Shipping have been among the industry organisations that have chosen this eBook format for their publications. In 2011 The International Maritime Organization (IMO) launched The IMO Bookshelf in this eBook format.
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Accepted publications in electronic format
The Maritime Safety Committee, at its 81st session (10 to 19 May 2006), and the Marine Environment Protection Committee, at its 53rd session (18 to 22 July 2005), gave guidance on the carriage of publications on board ships, approved the IMO requirements on carriage of publications on board ships as follows:
Publications may be carried in the form of electronic media such as CD-ROM in lieu of hard copies. Acceptable publications in electronic form should be those issued by IMO or an Administration or a body authorized by an Administration to ensure correctness of their contents and to safeguard against illegal copying. A medium could either contain a publication or as many publications as possible. In any case, the media should be treated in accordance with the document control procedures in the ship’s SMS including procedures for timely update.
Ref: MSC-MEPC Circular

Witherby Digital's eBooks in electronic format meets these requirements.

IMO
Paris MoU
‍SIRE
Back-up Arrangements of Digital Products Carried On Board Ship
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‍Antigua and Barbuda- Australia- Bahamas- Barbados- Bermuda- Cayman Islands- Cyprus Denmark- Finland- Germany- Greece- Hong Kong- Isle of Man‍- Liberia- Malta
‍Marshall Islands- Netherlands- Norway- Panama- Singapore- Sweden- United Kingdom USA