The Navigator Issue 10: Aids to Navigation
Aids to navigation, from physical buoys to virtual markers, are the main focus of the latest edition of the free, award-winning magazine, The Navigator, from The Nautical Institute.
The October 2015 issue includes an article exploring the latest innovations in the field of visual aids to navigation, as well as a study of the pros and cons of their virtual counterparts. The magazine also includes regular features such as analysis of a recent accident, readers’ letters and an interview with a serving maritime officer.
Editor of The Navigator, Emma Ward, said: “Aids to navigation have developed unrecognisably from the very first lighthouses and marks made in shallow waters of centuries ago. Now, navigators can take advantage of the latest advances in LEDs, satellites and intelligent technology. The waters are getting safer and safer with every innovation, allowing navigators to do their jobs with far greater confidence than ever before.”
David Patraiko, Director of Projects for The Nautical Institute, added: “Navigators will increasingly see changes in the appearance and performance of physical aids to navigation. For example, they are increasingly being fitted with sensors that can detect and transmit the flow rate of wind and water. Then, there is the range of virtual aids under development and being used by a number of administrations around the world. We felt it was important to examine this growing range of options in detail in this issue of The Navigator.“
Source: The Nautical Institute