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Seamanship Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea

What is an Anchor?

An anchor refers to a nautical or marine equipment intended to restrict vehicle or structural movement in the…

August 7, 2021 · senseadmin
Seamanship Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea

Dangerous heaving lines

In order to bring a hawser from a ship to a jetty, a heaving line is thrown from…

August 7, 2021 · senseadmin
Seamanship Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea

How do Mooring Systems Work?

A mooring system is made up of a mooring line, anchor and connectors, and is used for station…

August 7, 2021 · senseadmin
Seamanship Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea

Types of rope

Rope makers seem to delight in confusing us with science and/or extraordinary polysyllabic names. Let me try to…

August 7, 2021 · senseadmin
Seamanship Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea

Knot Tying for Boating

Who doesn’t love the freedom of flying across the open water? The warm sunshine, the cool waves —…

August 7, 2021 · senseadmin
Seamanship Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea

BOATING KNOTS

Rope Knots, sailing and boating go hand in hand. In fact most knots trace back to the early…

August 7, 2021 · senseadmin
Seamanship Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea

Different Types of Alarms on Ships

A maritime emergency at sea does not come with an alarm, but ship emergency signals and alarms can help us…

August 7, 2021 · senseadmin
Seamanship Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea

Precautions To Be Taken For Heavy Weather

Heavy weather or rough sea is something which a seafarer experiences very commonly and frequently. It is very…

August 7, 2021 · senseadmin
Seamanship Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea

Port and Starboard

Unlike left and right, “port” and “starboard” refer to fixed locations on a vessel. Port side of NOAA Ship Fairweather.…

August 7, 2021 · senseadmin
Seamanship Elementary Navigation and Survival at Sea

Navigation & Signal lights

To avoid collisions, cruise vessels must be equipped with navigation lights (running lights) that allow other vessels to…

August 7, 2021 · senseadmin