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A Modern Day Cruise Ship Master's “Captain's Navigation Orders”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2008

Captain Nick Nash
Captain Nick Nash
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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to give insight into the day-to-day navigation of a modern day cruise vessel – in this case a state of the art 77,000 GRT vessel – 261 metres long with an 8·0 metre draft, carrying 2270 passengers and 910 crew. The ship operates mainly in the Caribbean in winter and Europe – Mediterranean and Scandinavia – in the summer. The instructions are my own, which supplement the Company's (which at present do not fully cover a full Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) operation) and have been written to ensure all Bridge Officers fully understand how I expect to operate the Bridge at sea and in confined waters using ECDIS as the main navigation system. The paper is presented in its user format and is a copy of my orders as written.

Keywords

Navigation ordersECDIS
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , July 2008 , pp. 547 - 556
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2008

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