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NAUTICAL INSTITUTE NEWS – January 2015

The Navigator: communicating effectively

Safe navigation depends on effective communication. That’s why the February issue of our free magazine for professional navigators is devoted to the subject, focusing on verbal communication and managing data.

Think of your listener. It’s not just what you say, but how you say it and how you check that it’s been understood. Has it led to the correct action in response?

Think of the data you’re receiving. Are you sure it’s accurate, that you’ve understood it and applied it correctly?

Read the latest issue of The Navigator here. But don’t stop there – share it with colleagues, introduce it to your company, help us get copies onto every SOLAS ship. We need your help to ensure that The Navigatorcommunicates effectively.

Drills – who needs them?

Nobody really enjoys safety drills but they are the perfect training for survival in an emergency – and the more unexpected and inconvenient the drills are, the better.

The latest issue of the International Maritime Human Element Bulletin Alert! focuses on surviving the unexpected and examines how resources, training and procedures can help people to do the correct things almost instinctively when the chips are down.

Read how gaming technology can help us learn from incidents without having to experience them ourselves, and how technology can improve decision-making when entering enclosed spaces. Visit the website for past issues of Alert! and downloadable videos.

MARS: jetty hit while shifting berth

Berthing safely demands concentration, communication and competence in shiphandling. That sounds obvious but every situation is different and small lapses can lead to big problems. Read the MARS report about a small feeder ship with controllable pitch power that lost control and hit the jetty while shifting berth from port to starboard side.

It was a clear night but visual observation of the berth was difficult, the bridge team were distracted by a gyro error, and communication between Master and pilot was not as thorough as it should have been.

Please share the report with your colleagues and friends and encourage them to access, and contribute to, the Institute’s free onlineMARS database.

Degrees for STCW qualified seafarers?

Are you an STCW qualified seafarer? If so, please take a few minutes to complete our short online questionnaire degrees 4 seafarers.

The questionnaire is in response to growing feedback from STCW qualified seafarers interested in an academic ‘top-up’ programme that would lead to the award of a bachelor’s or master’s degree.

Respondents to the questionnaire will be invited to participate in a second phase that will explore in more detail the process by which seafarers would prefer to study for the award of a degree level qualification. Thank you in advance for your input.

Using CPD to grow your career: NI webinar

Join the Institute’s first ever webinar at 14.30 UTC on Wednesday 18 February and discover how, if properly used, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) can be a powerful tool in helping you to grow your maritime career.

Steven Gosling MNI (pictured), Training & Quality Manager at the Institute, will address questions such as:

what exactly is CPD and why do I need it?
how can my career benefit from CPD?
how can The Nautical Institute help me with my professional development?

We need to talk about ECDIS

Mandatory carriage of ECDIS and training in its use are with us and it’s time to share experience and knowledge. The Institute’s Ireland Branch is leading the way with a seminar on 26 February at the National Maritime College of Ireland in Ringaskiddy, Cork. Running from 10am until 4pm, three sessions will cover:

carriage requirements, usability and standardisation
S mode (workshop with David Patraiko, NI Director of Projects)
ensuring competence

Attendance costs 20 (25 non-members).Register now to avoid disappointment.

Have your say about manpower issues

For the first time, the 2015 BIMCO/ICS Manpower Report will include the opinions of seafarers, Maritime Education and Training staff, crewing agencies and other maritime professionals.

The Nautical Institute is supporting this initiative as these five-yearly reports analyse present and future supply and demand and provide the basis for strategic decisions by the industry, governments and other agencies.

The questionnaire for seafarers is open until the end of February and can be found here. It won’t take you long to complete but your contribution will ensure that those at sea are heard.

AGM Event: 11 & 12.5.15 – save the dates

On 11 and 12 May 2015 The Nautical Institute AGM Event will be held in San Francisco, incorporating a two-day seminar with the theme Sailing into the future: bridging the gap between training and technology.

It will build on the conclusions of the Institute’s 2014 Command Seminar series, one of which was that maritime education and training is not keeping pace with technological change in the industry.

It’s an important topic and an exciting and stimulating programme of presentations and discussions is shaping up. Social events include a cocktail cruise and a gala dinner, and there’s a wine-tasting tour for partners. For further information visit the events section of the Institute’s website.

Events guide: up to £225 off for NI members

Listed below are upcoming events. If there’s a Nautical Institute event near you then why not go along and meet some like-minded souls.

CPD certificates are provided at many Nautical Institute events – please check with the event organiser.

2 February – London J.I.M – The IMO and Future Maritime Legislation

6:00 pm: HQS Wellington, Temple Stairs, Victoria Embankment, WC2R 2PN

10 February – SW England Branch – Bridge Team Management 20 years on7:00pm: Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club, Madeira Road, The Hoe, Plymouth PL1 2NY

12 February – NE England Branch -ECDIS: Update with Opportunity for hands-on Experience

6:30 pm: Maersk Training, 11-12 Jupiter Court, Orion Business Park, Tyne And Wear, NE29 7SE

12 February – SE England Branch – Maritime Volunteer Service

7:00 pm: The Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, 4-5 Waterloo Crescent, Dover, CT16 1LA

14 February – North of Scotland Branch – Mariners’ Dinner Dance 2015

Holiday Inn, Westhill Drive, Aberdeen AB32 6TT

18-19 February – Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference and Awards 2015

Nine Kings / Westbourne Suites, Lancaster London, Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY

23 February – NW England & N Wales Branch – AGM and Talk ‘Liverpool Cruise Terminal’
HMS Eaglet, Naval Regional Headquarters, East Brunswick Dock, Liverpool L3 4DZ

24-26 February – 11th Annual Arctic Shipping Forum

Helsinki Congress Paasitorni, Paasivuorenkatu 5 A, Helsinki, Finland (NI members receive 20% discount)

26 February – Ireland Branch – ECDIS Seminar

10am: National Maritime College of Ireland, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork

2 March – NW England & N Wales Branch – ‘Liverpool 2 – new river container terminal’

Room 218, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF

6 March – UAE Branch – Annual NI Marine Ball and Charity Auction

7:30 pm: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Near Shindaga Tunnel, Deira Dubai

11 March – SW England Branch – Kursk

7.15pm: TBA

12 March – NE England Branch – Port of Tyne VTS visit and Boat Trip

5:30 pm: Port of Tyne Offices, North Shields, NE30 1LJ

17 March – North of Scotland Branch – latest developments in ERRV design

Inn at the Park, 3-4 Deemount Terrace, Aberdeen AB11 7RX

18-19 March – 6th Arctic Shipping Summit

Montreal Canada (NI members receive a £225 discount)

23-25 March – CMA Shipping 2015

Hilton Hotel, Stamford, Connecticut

21-23 April – Sea Asia 2015

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore (NI members receive a 20% discount)

21 April – North of Scotland Branch – latest developments in Offshore Mooring Design

Inn at the Park, 3-4 Deemount Terrace, Aberdeen AB11 7RX

23 April – NW England & N Wales Branch – Human Element

Room 218, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF

23 April – NE England Branch – Dynamic Positioning in Deep Water Operations – A Mariner’s Experience

6:30 pm: SSMS Lecture Theatre 1

7 May – British Columbia Branch Conference – Maritime Energy Transport – Today and Tomorrow in the Pacific Northwest

Marriot Inner Harbour Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

11 May – Nautical Institute AGM – Sailing into The Future: Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Maritime Education

Fort Mason Complex, 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, California, CA94123

19 May – North of Scotland Branch – AGM 2015

Inn at the Park, 3-4 Deemount Terrace, Aberdeen, AB11 7RX

21 May – NW England & N Wales Branch – ‘Security’

Fleetwood Nautical Campus, FY7 8JZ

9-10 June – 5th Dynamic Positioning Asia Workshop & Conference 2015

Singapore (NI members receive a 20% discount)

16-17 June – 7th Annual European Dynamic Positioning Conference

London

17-19 June – TransNav 2015 – International Conference on ‘Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation’

Gdynia, Poland

17-18 June – Operating Specialist Wind Vessels Summit 2015

Aberdeen, Scotland (NI members receive 15% discount)

7-11 September – London International Shipping Week 2015

London, UK (NI members receive 15% discount)

8-11 September MARSIM 2015

Newcastle University, UK

Publications

Visit the publications section of our website to download our interactive Publications List and Services brochure, listing the entire range of specialist book titles available from The Nautical Institute.

Admiralty Manual of Navigation Volume One – Principles of Navigation

Product code: 0309
Standard Price: £95
NI Member Price: £66.50

Admiralty Manual of Navigation Volume Two – Astro Navigation
Product code: 0328
Standard Price: £60
NI Member Price: £42

Admiralty Manual of Navigation Volumes One and Two
Product code: 0339
Standard Price: £145
NI Member Price: £101.50

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS…

– Senior Nautical Instructor- Senior Engineer Instructor

– Master Mariner

– Deep Sea Pilots

– DPOs

Login here to view our NI Members’ Jobs Board

Not already a member of The Nautical Institute? Join todayand enjoy these valuable benefits…

– international recognition as a maritime professional plus the ability to display your NI membership on your CV and business card;

– Seaways, our monthly journal keeping you abreast of all the latest maritime developments – now also readable online;

– the chance to meet colleagues, employers and customers at NI seminars and also via discounted entry to industry conferences and events;

– a 30% discount on all Institute specialist publications and practical guides;

– support for your Continuing Professional Developmentand an online Jobs Board;

– £100, 000 of legal defence insurance cover to protect you against criminalisation;

– a representative voice at IMOand other international forums;

– personal copies of our human element Alert! Bulletin andThe Navigator.

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