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Inside this issue

All @ Sea - What's next for The Navigator?

Competence: Planning ahead-You are a young, junior officer. You have been trained and have received a Certificate of Competency. You join a ship and are given responsibility for your own navigational watch. Are you ready? Do you know everything you need to know?

Competence: Build on your skill- As technology advances, competencies that are required today will not be the same as those needed tomorrow. Gilbert Maturan describes how global maritime company Teekay supports its people in their quest to build on competency at sea

WATCHOUT - Charging your phone on the bridge? - In this series, we take a look at maritime accident reports and the lessons that can be learned

Who's navigating? - Never stop learning - Navigational officer, Kyle MacLeod talks about why he loves his life at sea and how he builds on his competencies and skills, both onboard ship and ashore

WAYPOINT - Exploring Competencies - Dr Andy Norris, an active Fellow of The Nautical Institute and the Royal Institute of Navigation, looks beyond basic competencies and asks how navigators can build on what they already know

Take 10- In this issue of take 10 The Navigator, we have looked at how to build on competencies to improve knowledge and skills. Here are ten points to remember

 

29 May 2026

WATCHOUT - Remote control?

How remotely piloted aircraft are being used to help monitor compliance within restricted areas and reduce the risk of unwanted incidents

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29 May 2026

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

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29 May 2026

Who's Navigating? STEER-ing the ship, charting the course

Ann Pletschke discusses her sea-based career and work ashore, researching the impact of technology on seafarers

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29 May 2026

NavBrief - The Navigator issue 42

Today’s seas are becoming more complex to navigate, not least due to increasing numbers of restricted areas. Knowing where they are and what to do about them could make all the difference for a safe and smooth journey

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29 May 2026

Rites of passage: Restricted areas and the planning process

Commodore Nick Nash FNI looks at how seafarers navigate restricted areas, moving between many overlapping areas across a single passage

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29 May 2026

Take 10 #42: Understand, identify and navigate restricted areas at sea

Ten tips to help you understand, identify and navigate restricted areas

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29 May 2026

WAYPOINT - The digital data revolution

George Shaw AFNI from the Royal Institute of Navigation explains how digital maritime services are evolving to address higher demands on mariners’ situational awareness

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27 Jan 2026

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

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27 Jan 2026

Watchout: Slipping into sleep; drifting into danger

How one Master’s fatigue led directly to the grounding of a passenger vessel

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