This book has been released under the following alternate titles:-
Norman goes to Sea
Junior Cadet Norman Mansell takes up his first post on the Golden Pursuit at Southampton Docks. His first voyage is to Philadelphia in the U.S.A. during which they suffer from both heavy fog and a tremendous storm. The lifeboat is launched to rescue the crew of a sinking French ship, General Sardinot. The voyage continues to Cape Town and Madagascar, where they experience a tidal wave, and then home via Port Sudan and the Suez Canal.