Furuno 3000 Series ECDIS
All electronic chart licensing and data management operations are carried out through the “Charts” Option on the Top Toolbar and…
Radio and Navigational Equipment Maintenance
Equipment / Requirement Regulation Ship Type Interval By Remark Testing of the automatic identification system (AIS) SOLAS V/18.9 All Annually…
Anchoring and Anchor Watches
Anchoring represents a critical operation in that operator errors may produce immediate and significant accidents or create severe threats to…
Main Engine Operation
The Officer of the Watch should be familiar with the operation and limitations of the engine /propeller control mechanism. The…
Grounding Theory & Numericals
Theory 1. Grounding is similar to dry-docking, but with certain modifications as follows : a. Ship may have any displacement.…
Admiralty Information Overlay
The AIO is a worldwide digital dataset that is designed to be displayed over ENCs in ECDIS and other chart…
Anchor Work
Holding Power Knowledge of the type of anchor on your ship is necessary because the holding power of each type…
Turning
Lateral Resistance As a ship commences to turn and thereafter for the duration of a turn, the ship is sliding…
Effect Of Wind On Ship Handling
Vessel Head to Wind with Headway Vessel making Headway through the water, and Heading directly into the Wind. W is…
Transverse Thrust
Ahead Movement of the Propeller The effect of transverse thrust whilst making an ahead movement is arguably less worrying than…