Inside this issue
All @ Sea - What's next for The Navigator?
The multi-layered art of navigation - How ECDIS and radar can work alone or in tandem with each other as part of a wider Integrated Navigation System
Parallel Indexing and lines of postioning- Drawing the line - Why Parallel Indexing and Lines of Position are key when it comes to position fixing
WATCHOUT - Do your layers line up? - The UK P&I Club explains the importance of synchronizing layers of information to prevent accidents and collisions.
Who's navigating? -Second Officer Loid Anthony discusses how strong situational awareness and sharing knowledge are key to navigational safety
WAYPOINT - Looking ahead - Dr Andy Norris, an active Fellow of The Nautical Institute and the Royal Institute of Navigation, highlights the advantages of electronic intelligence in navigational layering and data display, both now and into the future
Take 10 - Tips to help navigators get to grips with layering information
Work, rest and port calls
A fundamental skill for any navigator is the ability to maintain situational awareness and make good decisions, both in planning and in carrying out the voyage. That requires good training, and good maintenance and development of knowledge. It also needs sufficient physical and mental rest
The Navigator statementWAYPOINT - GNSS interference, workload and fatigue
Managing a new addition to the established workload – and what maritime regulation can learn from civil aviation
The Navigator statementNavBrief - The Navigator issue 41
A professional navigator must be able to carry out their duties safely. That means not being fatigued or overworked. Don’t risk dropping off – the safety of the ship depends on it!
The Navigator statementWatchout: Slipping into sleep; drifting into danger
How one Master’s fatigue led directly to the grounding of a passenger vessel
The Navigator statementTake 10 #41: Managing tiredness and fatigue
Ten ideas to help manage tiredness and fatigue at sea – and how to spot the difference before it’s too late
The Navigator statementWhen 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. I describe fatigue as being so tired that you cannot think straight and often don’t see the whole picture. It is a debilitating and, at times, dangerous situation. 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 Navigator statementWho's Navigating? Building resilience, leadership and confidence
Deck Cadet Otari Tvaradze discusses the value of continuous learning and maintaining high standards in the LNG sector
The Navigator statementTake 10 #40: Managing GNSS
Ten top tips for managing GNSS – and the absence of it
The Navigator statementWAYPOINT - Staying alert to jamming and spoofing
George Shaw from the Royal Institute of Navigation explores how GNSS can become vulnerable to jamming and spoofing and what mariners can do to stay on course
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