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02 February 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) UKHO to extend timetable for paper chart withdrawal » A press release from the UK Hydrographic Office has today announced that the timetable for withdrawal of Standard Nautical...
25 August 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Ship hits Oil Platform missing from ECDIS Navigation system but shown on paper chart » The NTSB has published a report on a large Bulk Carrier hitting an Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico. You can rea...
25 August 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Tug boat performs autonomous navigation and collision avoidance » A Tug has performed both autonomous navigation and collision avoidance under test in Singapore Port You can read more he...
28 July 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) UKHO to withdraw paper Navigational Charts » The UK Hydrographic Office is to start ending production of paper Navigational Charts, with the process ending in 2026.&nb...
04 July 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) IMO sets new standards to pave the way for S-101 ENCs » At the recent IMO NCSR 9 meeting, new standards were set ready for the introduction of ECDIS S-101 Electronic Navigation C...
13 June 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Mayflower Autonomous Boat finally completes Transatlantic Voyage » After having major problems, the Mayflower Autonomous Boat has finally completed her Transatlantic Voyage. Arriving in Ha...
03 May 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) New Situational Awareness Tool launched to enhance Navigation » Wartsila has launched a new SPECS Camera system giving a 360 degree birds-eye view of the Ship with Target distances, to e...
26 April 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) JRC GPS problems expected on May 15th 2022 » The UK MCA has reported that JRC (Japan Radio Company) Inmarsat communication and GPS receiver equipment may experience p...
14 April 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Changes to BBC Radio 4 Shipping Bulletin 6 May 2022 » There is a further change in the broadcast schedule for BBC Radio 4 weather bulletin. Friday 06/05/2022 – the 00:48...
11 April 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Autonomous vessel Mayflower uses S-100 Chart data as it readies for another Atlantic attempt » The UKHO has provided S-100 Chart Data to the Autonomous vessel Mayflower as it readies for another attempt at crossing th...
28 March 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Changes to BBC Radio 4 Shipping Bulletin 28 March -4 April 2022 » There is a further change in the broadcast schedule for BBC Radio 4 weather bulletin – due to covid absences. Monda...
22 March 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Changes to BBC Radio 4 Shipping Bulletin 22-27 March 2022 » We have just been informed that there is a further change in the broadcast schedule for BBC Radio 4 weather bulletin – due...
15 March 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Changes to BBC Radio 4 Shipping Bulletin 15-20 March 2022 » We have just been informed that there is a further change in the broadcast schedule for BBC Radio 4 weather bulletins. &nb...
14 March 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) UK Navy finds that Island has been in the wrong position for 85 years » A UK Navy vessel has found that Henderson Island in the South Pacific is actually 1 mile South of its charted position, wh...
10 March 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) AMSA publishes report on Marine Navigation safety » The Australian Maritime Safety Authority have published their report on their recent focused inspection campaign on Naviga...
12 January 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Safety Alert - JRC Marine GPS Navigation and Inmarsat comms Equipment in 2022 » JRC (Japan Radio Company) has published an Alert that some of their GPS receivers and Inmarsat Satcoms equipment will suff...
05 January 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Changes to BBC Radio 4 Shipping Bulletin 20/12/21 to 7/1/22 » There is a further change in the broadcast schedule for BBC Radio 4 weather bulletins. From Mon 10/01/2022 until Fr...
22 December 2021 Changes to BBC Radio 4 Shipping Bulletin 20/12/21 to 7/1/22 » Due to Covid, there are a couple of changes to the scheduled 05:20 BBC Radio 4 weather bulletins that will be effective fr...
16 December 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Safety Alert - Furuno Marine GPS and Navigation Equipment in 2022 » UK MCA Alert that Stand-alone Furuno GPS receivers and equipment using Furuno GPS chips, could produce data that is 19.7 y...
13 December 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) UK Supreme Court finds negligent navigational passage planning can render a Ship unseaworthy » In a landmark ruling, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that negligent navigational passing planning by the Master and Office...
13 December 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Update: MCA consultation on proposed Merchant Shipping (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations » In March to May 2021 the MCA undertook a consultation process to seek views on the draft Merchant Shipping (Radiocom...
24 November 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Yara Birkeland electric cargo ship makes maiden navigational voyage » The Yara Birkeland has made her maiden (manned) voyage, working towards achieving autonomous navigation in 2024 Cl...
05 November 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Navigation near uncertain depths leads to grounding and scuttling of 300,000 tonne vessel » The report into the loss of a VLOC (Very Large Ore Carrier) highlights navigational and UKC and Catzoc problems can be fou...
29 October 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) UK updated guidance on traffic separation in the Dover Straits » The UK MCA has published MGN 364 containing updated guidance on traffic separation in the Dover Straits and recreational u...
08 October 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) UK Government consultation on Maritime Autonomy and Remote Operations » The UK Government is seeking your views on Maritime Autonomy and Remote Operations including Navigation. The consult...
06 September 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Important study into practical use and improvements of ECDIS published » The UK MAIB and Danish DMAIB have published an important study into Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS...
24 August 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) Youngest girl to have sailed solo around UK mainland » Katie McCabe, a 14-year-old from Devon, has completed her trip in just over 50 days. She set off from Exmouth in her 8-...
24 August 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Reliance on ECDIS Alarm leads to collision at Anchorage » The US NTSB has published a report on the anchor dragging and subsequent collision of vessels due to Navigational reliance...
09 August 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) MIN 665 - Cessation of DGPS » The formal notification from Maritime & Coastguard Agency about DGPS being switched off around the UK next March. A co...
20 July 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Seafarers Leadership Questionnaire » Seafarers and Marine Navigators are invited to help research into leadership at sea by filling in a confidential online su...
05 July 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Grounding of Ro-Ro Ferry due to Navigator becoming overloaded » The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report on the grounding of a Ro-Ro Ferry in Aberdeen Ha...
18 June 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) MAYFLOWER fully-autonomous, AI powered marine research vessel sets sail » The research vessel MAYFLOWER has set sail across the Atlantic, testing autonomous navigation and other equipment, with li...
07 June 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Grounding of general cargo vessel - ECDIS Navigation problems » The UK MAIB has published a report on the grounding and subsequent total loss of the vessel KAAMI off the West Coast of Sc...
13 May 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) National Transportation Safety Board calls for measures to reduce risks in confined channels Nav » The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for new measures to reduce the risks of operating large ship...
13 May 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Trinity House to replace Channel Lightvessel with Type 1 buoy » Trinity House will replace the Channel Lightvessel with one of its largest Safe Water Mark buoys, now that the lightvessel...
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