The Nautical Institute is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) with consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Our aim is to promote professionalism, best practice and safety throughout the maritime industry and to represent the interests of our members. Explore some of the areas which we work in below...
Happy World Maritime Day to all of our members and followers, and to the seafarers and maritime professionals who are the backbone of our industry.
Read nowKicking off London International Shipping Week and picking up on one of its sub themes ‘Security’, with a focus on supply chain resilience, and duty of care to seafarers.
Read nowExplore the outcomes of IMO's MEPC 80 in this chat with Mr. Neil Dulling (NI's volunteer delegate to IMO) and Mr. David Patraiko (NI's Director of Projects)
Read now“Seamanship is absolutely an essential skill. I think it’s the key foundation of running a ship and operating it safely and I think it always will be.”
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Maritime Incidents: Are we really learning from experience?
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A Maritime English lecturer goes to sea- As a lecturer in Maritime English, I had the extraordinary opportunity to sail for nearly two weeks on board the product tanker M/T Thun London in August 2023.
Read nowA general cargo vessel was loading scrap metal into both the forward and aft cargo holds. A loader was lowered into the aft cargo hold to smooth the heap of scrap metal in certain areas. At one point, the operator of the loader saw a small amount of white smoke rising from within the scrap heap in the port aft section of the hold. He immediately raised the alarm.
Read nowA passenger ship was on a berthing approach to a dock. The Master took the con about 0.5nm from the pier, with the ship making about 7 knots.
Read nowOne really important feature of global maritime events such as London International Shipping Week is the opportunity to engage at multiple levels with a range of key stakeholders across a broad spectrum of key subjects.
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