Bridge Watchkeeping Duties: Keeping a Safe Navigational Watch
The officer of the watch carries sole responsibility for a ship’s safety while others sleep. Here are the duties, rules, and judgment calls that define a safe bridge watch.
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Voyage Planning Checklist: The Four Stages, Berth to Berth
A voyage plan is the thinking you do before the ship moves. A practical, berth-to-berth checklist across the four stages, so nothing on the passage becomes a surprise.
Common ECDIS Errors: The Mistakes That Ground Ships
An ECDIS rarely fails by breaking; it fails quietly. The settings, habits, and blind spots behind real groundings, and the simple discipline that prevents them.
ECDIS Route Monitoring and Alarms
An ECDIS alarm is only as good as the settings behind it. How the safety contour, the look-ahead cone, and cross-track limits keep the watch off the ground.