Inside this issue
All @ Sea - Updates, insights and resources to help with anchoring and anchorages
The Science of Anchoring - Captain Bill Hargreaves FNI describes the process of anchoring, from initial choosing and planning stages to final walking out and letting go
What makes a good anchor watch? - Captain George Papanelopoulos AFNI offers suggestions about what a ‘good’ anchor watch looks like in practice
WATCHOUT - How a bulk carrier crew’s failure to check the local weather forecast led to two vessels colliding in anchorage during strong, gusty winds
Who's navigating? - Deck cadet Raveen Chandran AMNI looks back at his first experiences on board ship
WAYPOINT - George Shaw from the Royal Institute of Navigation looks at how technology can enhance safety and support situational awareness during anchoring
Take 10 - Ten top anchoring tips for navigators to think about in future
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
The Navigator statement