Category Archives: General

These are the comments submitted by the Company on the Qualifications and Operational Limits proposals recently published by Maritime New Zealand  Operational Limits Extended – good. The old limits were based on:- 1. Navigational capability when GPS was not widely … Continue reading →

Recommendations that shipping should learn from the aviation industry for bridge layout and navigator training Craig Eason writing in Lloyds List Tuesday 8 February 2011 THERE are training and operational issues that have to be addressed as e-navigation continues to develop. … Continue reading →

Why has New Zealand dropped the use of the Beaufort scale numbers in marine weather forecasts. Most of us will remember learning and recognise this scale which links wind speed to sea state and which also gives the limits when … Continue reading →

Lloyds List 05 January 2011 Tom Ascot looks at why existing naval policies may be encouraging piracy, rather than preventing it. He is a senior technical executive and former seafarer working for a leading global shipowner  THE International Maritime Organization’s Year … Continue reading →

  Master of all she surveys — or not? As Cunard appoints its first female master, what are the principal duties she will be taking on that encompass the role of a ship’s chief executive? John AC Cartner Lloyds List … Continue reading →

A reward idea that sticks in the throat As the Year of the Seafarer draws to a close, ship-based staff still seem to be searching for the empowerment and respect they deserve Monday 13 December 2010 DECEMBER sees the last … Continue reading →

The New Zealand Coastal vessel Spirit of Resolution is sheltering at anchor at New Plymouth awaiting improved weather before it continues being towed to Lyttelton. The vessel grounded while leaving the Manukau Harbour on Saturday (Sep 18). She got off … Continue reading →

A report compiled by New Zealand investigators into the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika has found the vessel was in such a bad state it should not have been operating. The ferry sank during an overnight voyage from … Continue reading →

Government first needs to show competence in pilotage regulation Lloyds List by Steve Pelecanos – Tuesday 20 April 2010 SHIPS have been running aground on the Great Barrier Reef ever since Captain James Cook undertook his historic voyage along Australia’s … Continue reading →

The following excerpt from the Wellington Wardens report to the Wellington AGM. In respect to present day seafaring, the author of this report is privileged, some may think mentally unbalanced, to still be an active seafarer.  During the year under … Continue reading →