Fatigue Reports

We are delighted to announce a new arrival to our Projects and Relationships team.

Following the completion of our Annual General Meeting in Manila, we are pleased to extend a very warm welcome to our new President Captain Trevor Bailey MNM FNI.

You’re an experienced airline pilot, comfortable with the plane’s equipment and procedures. Takeoff went smoothly, and your passengers are settling in. Without warning, the plane nosedives. You follow the procedures, try to level out, but the control system fights you.

What a productive day we had last week at HMS President, attending the first Kind Leadership (KL) workshop co-organised by The Maritime Professional Council of The UK, The Nautical Institute and CHIRP Maritime!

A hunger for learning

This isn't fiction; it's a reality faced by mariners daily—a truth explored during an enlightening webinar held on May 29th by The Ocean Project in partnership with The Nautical Institute.

To be held at Citadines Bay, Manila, Philippines Thursday 27 June 2024 17:00 PHST

Ten tips for handling restricted visibility at sea, maintaining a good lookout and operating within the relevant Colregs

Navigating in fog or other restricted visibility will never be pleasant, but familiarity with the vessel’s procedures, capabilities and equipment will help make the process as safe as possible. Captain Tuuli Messer-Bookman AFNI, an experienced mariner and a professor at the California Maritime Academy in the USA, offers some advice on how to operate when visibility is low

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In this series, we take a look at maritime accident reports and the lessons that can be learned

Twenty years ago, The Nautical Institute published a survey that showed that there is often confusion over the sections of the Collision Regulations (Colregs) that apply in restricted visibility. The answer may seem straightforward enough – Rules 4-10, which always apply, plus Rule 19. However, the introduction of modern technology and autonomous vessels has added further layers to the question. The Nautical Institute has recently worked with the UK MCA to update their guidance. Here are some of the key points

Chief Officer Sarker Mohiuddin Hasnat Lenin MNI shares how an early love of adventure stories inspired him to follow a career at sea

George Shaw from the Royal Institute of Navigation looks into his crystal ball to explore how innovations in ‘panoptic vision’ and artificial intelligence might support mariners in the future in navigating areas of restricted visibility