Category Archives: General
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION
Celestial Navigation Returns to US Naval Academy Picture this: A naval vessel is navigating the high seas thousands of nautical miles from land. Suddenly all navigation systems become inoperable. What happens next? What does this mean? With today’s technology rapidly advancing, the US Navy realized … Continue reading
MERCHANT NAVY MEDAL
This article is taken from the HCMM Journal dated Following the presentation of the 2015 Merchant Navy Medals, at Trinity House on Monday 23rd November, Shipping Minister Robert Goodwill MP announced a new State Award to be known as the … Continue reading
TO MASTERS ORDERS
Gentlemen, and Ladies, Please forgive my addressing the gentlemen first. It is due to their preponderance in numbers. But yes, happily the Company does have lady Master Mariner members, Three in fact, of which two are members of Christchurch Branch, … Continue reading
AUTONOMOUS HERRINGS by Michael Grey
From Lloyds List Tuesday 12 January 2016 Lloyds List WHY are numbers of marine professionals so enthused with the notion of autonomous ships? The Nautical Institute seems positively potty on the idea, holding conferences on a subject which for many … Continue reading
AL MURAYKH at London Gateway – Interview with Master & Chief Officer
Click on link below for interview with Master and Chief Officer of largest container ship, with 18 601 TEU on board, to call at London Gateway – 2 week after leaving Port Klang in Malaysia. Click Here
Captain A N Cockcroft
The death occurred in England last week of Captain Alfred Norman Cockcroft. Following service in the Merchant Navy, Captain Cockcroft was appointed Senior Lecturer and Course Organizer for the Extra Master’s Course at what is now the London Guildhall University … Continue reading
It Was My Fault but
This article was published by LLOYDS LIST recently. It does raise some serious issues such as training, multi national crews, the design and standardisation of bridges and bridge equipment, the bridge management team which could include some who may have … Continue reading
EVERY SAILORS DREAM
Some years ago a Brisbane Maritime lawyer arrested a bulk sugar carrier after it had loaded in Cairns and a major Court battle developed. The cargo could not be taken off (the port only had equipment for loading sugar, not … Continue reading
IS IT END OF LINE FOR ASIA SHIP GRAVEYARDS?
In the world’s biggest ship recycling centre of Alang on India’s Arabian Sea coast, workers with blow torches cut segments of steel stripped from the rusting hull of a towering cargo ship, sold for scrap by its Japanese owner. But … Continue reading