Navigation Safe Practices
Collisions and groundings are a result of unsafe practices. Let look at the why collisions occur and how they can…
Category: Navigation
Principles of Position Determination
With the emergence of satellite position fixing systems, position determination at sea today has been reduced only to plotting of…
Position Fixing
POSITION FIXING Good navigational practice demands that the officer of the watch: ● Uses visual navigation aids and Radar to…
Magnetic Compass Correction
The mystery, the fear and the feeling of – “I don’t want to know” which surrounds the binnacle arises from…
USE OF ECDIS FOR PASSAGE PLANNING
CHECKS PRIOR USING ECDIS FOR APPRAISAL AND PASSAGE PLANNING Following checks should be carried out by the Navigating Officer while…
Steering a Ship
Steering Steering a ship is one of the basic skills that you should acquire as a navigating officer. Within the…
Man Overboard Procedures
This blog aims at understanding and planning the manoeuvres and the procedures in emergencies, such as man overboard. Mariners should…
Bridge Watch keeping
Aspects of Bridge watch keeping!!! Upon departure from a port, when the vessel reaches deep and safe waters, a course…
Celestial Navigation
What is Celestial Navigation!!! Celestial navigation includes finding your ships position at sea using various celestial bodies such as the…
Distress Signals
Recognition of, and use of, emergency and distress signals Distress signals should be as distinctive as possible, so that they…