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All @ Sea - What's next for The Navigator?
Bridging the gaps: safeguarding the relationship between bridge team and pilot- Captain Simon Pelletier MNI is IMPA President and President of the Canadian Marine Pilots’ Association, as well as an active Pilot in the Lower St Lawrence District. Here, he explains how to ensure that relationship between the Pilot and the bridge team runs as smoothly as possible
An insider's guide to piloting- Ed Verbeek, a piloting consultant in the Netherlands, reveals some of the skills that Pilots must learn, as well as some of the tricks and techniques they employ to keep vessels of all sizes on track.
WATCHOUT - Three groundings - 30 minutes- In this series, we take a look at maritime accident reports and the lessons that can be learned
Who's navigating? - Piloting the Amazon river- Harbour/River Pilot, Thiago Serra relishes the challenge of guiding large vessels along his stretch of the Amazon river. He talks to The Navigator about why he chose to become a pilot and the skills he has had to pick up along the way.
WAYPOINT - Portable Pilots Units Take control of the ship - Dr Andy Norris, an active Fellow of The Nautical Institute and the Royal Institute of Navigation, takes a closer look at Portable Pilot Units
Take 10- This issue of The Navigator explores what is involved in being – and working with – a Pilot.
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
The Navigator statementWATCHOUT - Remote control?
How remotely piloted aircraft are being used to help monitor compliance within restricted areas and reduce the risk of unwanted incidents
The Navigator statementWho'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
The Navigator statementTake 10 #42: Understand, identify and navigate restricted areas at sea
Ten tips to help you understand, identify and navigate restricted areas
The Navigator statementNavBrief - 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
The Navigator statementRites 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
The Navigator statementWAYPOINT - 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
The Navigator statementWork, 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
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