My Popular Articles
- Basics of Sea Collision Regulations: Lights, Shapes, and Sound Signals
- The Basics of the Sea Rules of the Road in Navigation
- Marine Navigational Equipment: The Sextant
- IALA Buoyage: Identifying buoys and channel markers when approaching port.
- Sea Captain: Master of the Ship
- Marine Navigation Lights: What do they tell the Mariner?
- Sea Cadets - The Future Marine Masters. Part I: Training
- Basics of the Sea: Rules of the Road - In any Condition of Visibility.
- The Bill of Lading made simple
- Basics of the Navigation Rules: When ships can see each other, and when they can't
MEMBER PROFILE
About Me
Working writer, , shipping weekly columnist and maritime educator/trainer and consultant.
Sea Captain
Qualified shipbroker
My Awards & Certifications
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Master Mariner (Unlimited tonnage)
Member of Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London (in 1988)
My Experience
In command, Sea Captain for 15 years.
Cargo Superintendent, Singapore
Owners Representative for US software company, 2 years
Maritime columnist (current)
Visiting faculty at a maritime training institute.(current)
Writing industry articles, reports, newsletters for print (current)
My Latest Articles
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Basics of Sea Collision Regulations: Lights, Shapes, and Sound Signals
This last article in the series explains lights, shapes and sound signals used on ships at sea. These indicate the length and type of ship to other ships and helps navigators to determine their responsibility- and, therefore, actions, under the Rules...Published on May 24, 2011 to Marine Engineering
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Celestial Navigation - Concept and Uses for Marine Navigation
A ship in the ocean is surrounded only by seawater so how did the earlier sailors found their way without the modern paraphernalia? Although sailing close to land has always been easier once landmarks become visible, sailing in the open sea has involved...Published on June 10, 2010 to Marine Engineering
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How are Notices to Mariners Used in Correcting Navigational Charts?
Do you know what is meant by a notice to mariners. This article will explain the use of Notices to Mariners (NM) in a common every day language.Published on July 12, 2009 to Marine Engineering
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