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How to apply ECDIS CATZOC to UKC calculation?
Category Zone of Confidence (CATZOC) are the values that used to highlight the accuracy of data presented on charts. Before the ECDIS era, mariners used to assess paper chart accuracy via...
What else might you need to know about abandon ship drill?
SOLAS regulation, which says “…every crew member shall participate in at least one abandon ship drill and one fire drill every month…” is widely known. However, not every...
ECDIS Presentation Library 4.0 and PSC Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on SAFETY OF NAVIGATION
The Maritime Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on SAFETY OF NAVIGATION. The aim...
Navigational warnings: a quick method to update your NAVAREA folder
One of the navigational officer’s duties during route planning and execution is to check the route for the presence of temporary hazards: new rigs, seismic vessels with 10 km cables, drifting...
Tips for a successful Deck or Engineer Officer’s job interview
One of the most thrilling stages of a job application is an interview. Especially if you are going to get a new job or be promoted and you have a lot of competitors applying for the same opening....
How often EPIRB and SART Tests shall be done on board?
It seems to be a very simple question, but sometimes we may get misguided by contradicting statements in different sources. The problem is that unnecessary self-testing of this equipment can reduce...
Radar Plotting or... Do we really understand what ARPA does?
COLREGs compliance and collision avoidance with a single vessel on our starboard side seems to be a very simple task. But the situation changes dramatically when the number of the scene...
Ballast water management convention – what’s new?
The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments - a key international measure for environmental protection that aims to stop the...
MARPOL Annex V: Regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships (new amendments)
The amendments to MARPOL Annex V adopted at MEPC 70 will enter into force on 1 March 2018. The changes include criteria for determining whether cargo residues are harmful to the marine...
