Seeing the world by all available means
Inside this issue
All @ Sea - What's next for The Navigator?
A little learning : Examing ECDIS education - Captain Yashwant Chhabra AFNI looks at the challenges created by the move from paper charts to ECDIS and examines how IMO training helps navigators make the most out of the technology available to them.
Looks familiar? - No matter how good your ECDIS basic training is, when joining a new ship, you may come to the bridge for the first time and be faced with a fully integrated navigation system that is nothing like the one you trained on. Obviously, that is a long way from ideal. Here, members of The Nautical Institute’s Seagoing Correspondence Group offer some suggestions on the importance of ECDIS familiarisation and how to achieve it, both onshore and once you have joined the vessel.
WATCHOUT - ECDI errors caused bulk carrier grounding -In this series, we take a look at maritime accident reports and the lessons that can be learned.
Who's navigating?-A seafarer's life; seeing the world is the ideal basis for a lasting professional career In this series, The Navigator speaks to current navigational personnel about their motivations, careers to date and thoughts for the future. In this issue, it’s the turn of James Spear, a third officer serving on tankers in the USA.
WAYPOINT - ECDI onboard: sizing up the options- Dr Andy Norris, an active Fellow of The Nautical Institute and the Royal Institute of Navigation, looks back at the history of radar and wonders how much it has really changed over the years.
Take 10- The focus has been firmly on ECDIS in this issue of The Navigator. take 10 Here are 10 key aspects to remember about this increasingly important technology
Take 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
The Navigator statementWho's Navigating? Sailing, shipping and building mutual respect
A love for life on the water led Third Officer Scarlett Barnett-Smith to pursue a rewarding career at sea
The Navigator statementWATCHOUT - Loss of GPS leads to groundings, disruption and delay
In this series, we take a look at issues affecting the safety of mariners and the lessons that can be learned from incident reports and examples. The following case studies and analysis have been provided by Gard P&I Club
The Navigator statementTaking action
Far from being a theoretical concern, recent incidents in geopolitical conflict zones have underscored the very real and immediate dangers posed by compromised global navigational satellite systems (GNSS).
The Navigator statementGNSS jamming
GNSS such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou are key elements of positioning, navigation and timing. Their signals, however, can be affected not only by unintentional interference but also by intentional jamming. The growing reliance of ships on GNSS means that seafarers need to be aware of how GNSS jamming happens and how to detect it
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Do you know where your ship is? Now imagine that the satellite navigation system has failed, and the position is now longer marked on the ECDIS – or is showing as somewhere the ship cannot possibly be. Now what happens?
The Navigator statementAll @ Sea - Watching out for whales
Whale strikes remain a concern for all seafarers, as does the protection and conservation of these marine giants. Read on for some useful links, tips and resources to help you learn more about avoiding strikes, understanding the habits of whales and factoring their preservation into passage planning. If you spot any broken links, or would like to suggest resources that we have not included here, please do get in touch!
The Navigator statementWho's Navigating? Stepping outside the comfort zone
Deck cadet Chelsa Maria George Paul talks about her experiences at sea, her ambitions to rise through the ranks and her desire to be a good role model for women all over the world who want to build a career at sea.
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