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Merchant Navy Careers
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Maritime Glossary
Plain-English definitions of shipping, engine-room, navigation and regulatory terms.
Shipboard Operations
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Results for "Anchorage"
What is the procedure for anchoring a ship?
Anchoring safely means preparing the gear, approaching the chosen spot slowly against wind and tide, letting go with controlled cable, and keeping an anchor watch.
Shipboard OperationsWhat are the four stages of passage planning (appraisal, planning, execution, monitoring)?
Passage planning follows four stages — appraisal, planning, execution and monitoring — that together prepare and carry out a safe voyage from berth to berth.
Shipboard OperationsHow do you read a nautical chart?
A nautical chart is a map of the sea showing depths, dangers, aids to navigation and the coastline, read using its scales of latitude and longitude, soundings, symbols and compass rose.
