A Mariner's Guide to Navigational Watches: Principles and Best Practices - Fully explained - Capt. Yashwant Chhabra [2018, EPUB]

A Mariner's Guide to Navigational Watches: Principles and Best Practices - Fully explained

Year: 2018
Language: english / russian
Author: Capt. Yashwant Chhabra
Genre: Guide
Publisher: Marex Media Pvt. Ltd.
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-81-920790-4-2
Format: EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 655
Description: This self-guide address comprehensively the full spectrum of Maritime Navigational Watchkeeping activities including Anchoring and Radio communications.
Developed on the principles of distance learning methodologies, this guide puts across the subject knowledge and its practical application in a step by step process. The requirements are explained to develop the knowledge foundation followed by details on best practices expected in practical working.
Well researched and excellently presented, the contents are closely linked to IMO, various flag state requirements, and other industrial guidance publications. The work covers the entire practical scope of Navigational Watches and helps develop best practices towards safe and effective navigation. Legislative requirements including the impact of the ISM Code has also been well explained. References to actual navigational accidents and the recommendations of the investigation reports bring the reality to the fore, and the recommendations have been well covered in the contents.
This guide goes beyond the basic technical elements related to Navigational Watches and also addresses various human factors which impact the performance of bridge team members and contains many practical solutions to improving navigational performance.
The chapter on anchoring is of great value considering that improper approaches to anchorage areas and problems encountered during anchoring or at anchor continue to be a matter of great concern to the maritime industry.
This guide should be a companion to every aspiring or working navigator working at sea, maritime educationists, examiners, investigators and even legal experts.
Analyses of statistics show that over the years the trend of navigational accidents at sea has not shown any significant improvement. Collisions and groundings (or strandings) continue with loss of life, property and environmental pollution. Failures of Navigational Watchkeeping activities is attributed to these accidents, this book simply wishes to correct these failures.
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