Electronic navigation systems such as GPS, Electronic Chart Displays (ECDIS) and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) provide great assistance to mariners and significantly contribute to ...

Modern electronic navigation systems have the potential to improve vessel navigation safety and ruce accidents. The potential of these new systems is unlikely to be realiz, however, if the officers ...

The International Maritime Organization has decreed that by 2015, all large deep sea ships will be required to carry the latest in electronic navigation equipment. But does state-of-the-art navigation ...

SATNAVS are something that most of us use without a second thought. But what happens at sea? Like drivers, maritime navigators can choose from a range of options, including GPS, paper maps, radar and ...

The agency said a proposal to get rid of 350 navigational buoys from Maine to New Jersey made sense after decades of advancement in electronic navigation tools. The agency said a proposal to get rid ...

Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may proactively determine whether a user is within a predetermined proximity to a hazardous area/material and may proactively notify/warn the user ...