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How Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) Enhance Maritime Safety
Modern oceans are crowded transportation corridors. Cargo ships, tankers, ferries, fishing vessels, cruise ships, offshore…
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Understanding the Global Positioning System (GPS) in Marine Navigation
Modern marine navigation depends heavily on accurate positioning. Whether a vessel is crossing an ocean,…
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New at ICAST: Evinrude iDock and Ray marine Axiom Pro
I won’t be at the ICAST fishing show this week, but I do…
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Beta testing Float Hub boat monitoring, and the wonders of marine Wi-Fi
I don’t usually write about beta testing, but the FloatHub monitoring system is already…
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Modern charts
Now let’s review various charts a boat like Crystal Blues could fairly easily have at hand on…
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Ledge Chart & Nav History
So let’s take a look at the chart history of the Crystal Bluesledge, which lurks in…
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Computer-assisted groundings? Bad Navionics charts?
Despite incredible advances in chart availability and chart plotting, keels keep banging on reasonably…
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Anchor alarms, apps style
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a sophisticated anchor alarm, and it’s an app…
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Digital Yacht Nomad
Digital Yacht’s Nomad portable Class B AIS transponder received a DAME Special Mention and as someone…
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New in safety: Exposure OLAS Float-On, Vesper smartAIS deckWatch, and Digital Yacht Nomad portable AIS
The Exposure OLAS Float-On is one hell of a flashlight (or “torch” in Brit speak).…