How Tugboats Assist Ships
Learn how tugboats assist ships during berthing, unberthing, towing, and escort operations, and why tugs are essential for safe and precise ship handling.
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Understanding Ship Stability
Learn how ship stability works, including buoyancy, weight distribution, and metacentric height, to understand how vessels remain upright and safe at sea.
Dead Reckoning vs GPS
Learn the differences between dead reckoning and GPS, how each method works, and why modern navigators rely on both for safe and accurate ship navigation.
Berthing and Unberthing
Learn what berthing and unberthing mean and how mariners maneuver ships safely alongside a berth using tugs, thrusters, mooring techniques, and precise ship handling.
Anchoring Procedures
Learn how mariners choose an anchorage, prepare the ship, lower the anchor, and ensure safe holding through changing wind and current in this detailed guide.
Maneuvering in Heavy Seas
Learn how mariners maneuver ships safely through heavy seas, including course selection, speed control, vessel motion, and essential seamanship techniques.
Maneuvering a Ship in Heavy Seas: A Seafarer’s Guide
Learn how to maneuver a ship in heavy seas, including heading selection, speed control, steering skills, hull protection, and safe heavy-weather seamanship.
Permit to Work System: A Seafarer’s Guide
Learn how the Permit to Work system keeps seafarers safe during high-risk tasks, including hot work, enclosed spaces, electrical work, and machinery isolation.
Enclosed Space Entry: Hazards and Procedures
Learn the hazards of enclosed space entry at sea, including oxygen deficiency, toxic gases, permits, ventilation, testing, and safe entry procedures.