The Nautical Institute
The Nautical Institute is an international membership organisation for maritime professionals, working at sea and ashore, and a leading authority in the maritime industry.
We are an educational charity dedicated to promoting the highest standards of professionalism, best practice, competence and safety in the maritime industry by providing professional development opportunities, training, publications and accreditation.
In case you missed it: Navigator Features
A navigator’s guide to charting, classifying and understanding restricted areas
The UK Hydrographic Office explains how restricted areas are classified and charted on paper charts and ENCs. For navigators, restricted areas are not there just for regulatory purposes – they are important features that demand recognition and understanding at every stage of the passage.
The NavigatorWhen tiredness takes over – what next?
We all get tired, but fatigue is a very different matter – and drinking coffee does not help! As a seafarer, I have experienced both. We must recognise the symptoms of fatigue in ourselves as well as in others. The consequences of failing to do so can literally be a matter of life and death. It can be hard to speak up, but you need to recognise when it is time to do so.
The NavigatorGNSS jamming
GNSS such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou are key elements of positioning, navigation and timing. Their signals, however, can be affected not only by unintentional interference but also by intentional jamming. The growing reliance of ships on GNSS means that seafarers need to be aware of how GNSS jamming happens and how to detect it.
The Navigator
Most Recent Mars Reports
202631 Tug name mix-up
A tanker was preparing for departure at night, with light winds and two tugs alongside to help leave the berth.
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202629 Collision in fog in a TSS
A loaded bulk carrier, Vessel A, was underway in a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in fog, making about 7.6 kts. Visibility was about 350 m, so the Master had put in place a heightened bridge watch regime.
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202624 Fatigue contributes to catastrophe
Tanker A was underway in a traffic separation scheme (TSS) in good weather and with visibility of about 10 to 12 nautical miles (nm).
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202621 Mind the gap: a PPE incident
A crew member was assigned to perform chipping on deck near the cargo manifolds crossover area. While chipping, a particle of rust passed through a gap near the nose in his goggles and into the eye.
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