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Inside this issue

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

Reviewing the situationLack of situational awareness can leave you high and dry - as Sam Pecota MNI knows from experience.

Positions, Please!- The Navigator examines the different positioning methods out there and asks what benefits each of them have to offer – and what pitfalls need to be avoided

WATCHOUT - Complacency and distraction leads to grounding-In this series, we take a look at maritime accident reports and the lessons that can be learned.

Who's navigating?-Shaping dreams into reality In this series, The Navigator speaks to current navigational personnel about their motivations, careers to date and thoughts for the future. Under the spotlight this issue is Company Cadet Training Officer, Eldine Chilembo.

WAYPOINT - How do you solve a problem like positioning?- Dr Andy Norris, an active Fellow of The Nautical Institute and the Royal Institute of Navigation, asks why positioning is still such a problem to the modern navigator.

Take 10- This issue of take 10 The Navigator has looked at positioning at sea. Here are ten points to take away from this issue to help ensure this important subject stays top of everyone’s list of priorities.

 

28 Sep 2023

WAYPOINT - ‘Applying Information Safely’ – an alternative meaning for AIS

George Shaw from the Royal Institute of Navigation looks at how to use AIS safely and explores some of the risks that must be overcome to ensure its ongoing value

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28 Sep 2023

Who's navigating? The right place at the right time

Marine Pilot Jason Rebello AFNI talks about his life as a pilot in Western Australia and how AIS forms an integral part of his role, from both a pilotage and VTS perspective

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28 Sep 2023

All at Sea - The Navigator Issue 34

We welcome your news, comments and opinions on the topics covered in The Navigator

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28 Sep 2023

Take 10: Issue 34

AIS is a hugely important tool for vessel safety and navigation, and its evolution is both rapid and ongoing. Here are ten important things to remember about AIS.

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28 Sep 2023

How AIS works and what it does

IALA regulates the global usage of AIS. Here, IALA Deputy Secretary-General Omar Frits Eriksson and Technical Operations Manager Minsu Jeon look at the evolution of AIS onboard ships and examine its uses on SOLAS and non-SOLAS vessels, as well as the pros and cons of this versatile piece of technology

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28 Sep 2023

Above and beyond: Practical ways to use AIS on board ship

Gregor Stevens (Senior Manager Nautical) and Arvind Natrajan (Senior Marine Advisor Crewing and Training), of the International Chamber of Shipping, look at some of the ways in which AIS can be used on board ship – and a few points to bear in mind

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28 Sep 2023

WATCHOUT - Erroneous AIS data led to a two-ship collision in poor visibility

In this series, we take a look at maritime accident reports and the lessons that can be learned

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07 Jun 2023

All at Sea - The Navigator Issue 33

We welcome your news, comments and opinions on the topics covered in The Navigator

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07 Jun 2023

WATCHOUT - A P&I Guide to Preventing Pollution at Sea

Captain Akshat Arora, Senior Surveyor at NorthStandard, examines the risk to the marine environment posed by pollution from a P&I point of view, and how ships can play their part in preventing them from happening

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