The ECDIS Procedures Guide provides recommendations designed to accompany a ship's Safety Management System (SMS) regarding the use of ECDIS for navigation and voyage planning. In line with STCW requirements, navigating officers are required to maintain competence in...
Fishermen have held mass port demonstrations in a show of unity to protest against the two-year Brexit transition period that could threaten the survival of many smaller boats, reports Tim Oliver. Around 200 vessels mobilised in flotillas at several ports in England...
Chart & Publications Title Edition Due New Editions of Admiralty Charts Published 3rd May 2018 151 International Chart Series, France - South Coast, port of Marseille. 03-05-2018 426 International Chart Series, Denmark, Limfjorden, Thyboron to Mors. Thyboron...
We are delighted to announce that, following a recent audit by DNV-GL, we have successfully met the requirements to upgrade our Quality Management System certificate to the latest ISO 9001:2015 standard. This transition from the old standard marks an important step in...
Guidance has been published that will ensure shipowners can meet IMO's cyber risk management requirements. Flag state Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has issued guidance notes for owners of its flagged vessels to appropriately address cyber security elements of...
Chart & Publications Title Edition Due New Admiralty Charts Published 26th April 2018 CP1 Panama - North Coast, Panama Canal, Atlantic Entrance including Adjacent Ports. Puerto de Cristobal. 26-04-2018 CP2 Panama Canal, North Gatun Lake. 26-04-2018 CP3 Panama...
The Nautical Institute have announced the new edition of Polar Ship Operations will be released this month. Operating ships within any ice regime requires knowledge, skills and awareness beyond that of many mariners, particularly when sailing in waters affected by...
The 2018 Crew Connectivity survey of 6,000 serving crewmembers by Futurenautics, sponsored by KVH and Intelsat, has found that the application of technology in operations is growing in perceived importance , and that access to the internet at sea "strongly influences”...
Chart & Publications Title Edition Due New Editions of Admiralty Charts Published 12th April 2018 138 China - Hainan Dao, Xiuying Gangqu. 12-04-2018 773 Mediterranean Sea, Strait of Gibralter to Isla de Alboran. 12-04-2018 1176 International Chart Series, Bristol...
The future is bright for Virtual Reality (VR) which has the potential to transform the traditional learning approach, by making interactive content available to anyone, anywhere and at any time. What once was seen as "something of the future" is now here to stay. VR...