Navigation

Master the art and science of ship navigation, covering chartwork, route planning, and the use of navigation instruments such as Radar and ECDIS.
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Lighthouses, buoys and navigational aids are indispensable to the mariner; however, they are only as useful as the ability of the mariner to read them. Apart from being able to read and understand the different marks, one must also appreciate the limitations of such marks, to make a full appraisal and a complete risk assessment during all stages of voyage planning.

Navigation
1 hour and 48 minutes
Avg. rating 4.4

Bridge Resource Management is a critical tool for the officer of the watch in order to maintain a safe navigational watch. BRM is the process to use all of the means available to you during critical operations taking into account not only electronic aids to navigation but also any other data provided during the watch and most importantly teamwork.

Human Resource
1 hour and 9 minutes
Avg. rating 4.5

This course will introduce, explain and then teach you how to begin learning the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

Navigation
5 minutes
Avg. rating 4.5

SPOS Seakeeping delivers tailored, vessel-specific routing advice and is the only established solution to offer both voyage performance and fully integrated onboard ship motion optimisation. Not only is SPOS Seakeeping the master of forecasted vessel response and resonances, but the add-on module also provides tools to help you make decisions in course changes (direction and speed insights) to safely escape motion occurrences.

Meteorology
35 minutes
Avg. rating 4.4

This course will introduce and explain Rule 8 of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

Navigation
7 minutes
Avg. rating 4.6

Learn the fundamentals of visual signaling including flashing light!

Regulations and Policies
1 hour and 46 minutes
Avg. rating 4.1

This course introduces Mercator Sailings which is a common navigational calculation for determining courses and distances for passage planning and rendezvous. These are for long-distance calculations, i.e. for passages greater than 600 Nautical Miles.

Navigation
8 minutes
Avg. rating 4.7

The manoeuvre through the eyes of the harbour pilot. What does he see from the bridge, and what are his arguments. It is the first step that the trainee pilot takes during his study path.

Ship Handling and Manoeuvring
20 minutes
Avg. rating 4.1

This course will introduce, explain and then teach you how to apply Rule 5 of the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

Navigation
5 minutes
Avg. rating 4.7

This course introduces the legislation and methods of Passage Planning. You will learn how to use an ECDIS effectively to plan voyages on digital systems.

Navigation
1 hour and 43 minutes
Avg. rating 4.4

This course will introduce and explain Rule 18 of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

Navigation
4 minutes
Avg. rating 4.7

The Suez Canal is one of the world's largest and most important shipping routes. In the spring of 2021, it was blocked by a navigation incident onboard the Evergreen container vessel, The Ever Given. This had wide-ranging implications for the shipping industry and global trade as a whole.

Navigation
9 minutes
Avg. rating 4.4