Navigating a giant vessel is not at all an easy job and when it comes to situations of emergency, wherein the navigational officer has to
Gone are the days when a ship navigation officer had to take help of unconventional ways to plan and navigate a voyage at sea. Today,
There is an old anecdote about a ship going up-river in a port when another ship is sighted on the radar. There is already a
ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display Information System) for ships has gained popularity over the years and has become a real necessity for safe navigation at sea. The
Being a deck officer of a ship involves myriad responsibilities that are spread across the different aspects of the vessel’s operation. It is a challenging
Mariners consider anchoring a ship to be an art. In fact, it’s also a form of science for it involves a sense of pivot, around
Innovated over four decades ago, by an American inventor, the tide clock was a necessarily significant maritime gadget in the ancient times. As its name
Handling a ship in congested or high traffic areas is not an easy task. Congested waters are high-density traffic areas where a vessel is likely
What happens when there is a strong onshore wind and you have to berth a ship without the assistance of tugs to a pier or
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