AMSA hosts second Navigation Safety Advisory Group meeting
Meeting regarding shipboard navigation issues , such as ECDIS and GPS The second meeting of the Navigation Safety Advisory Group (NSAG) was held on 21 February in Sydney at the offices of Carnival Australia. Twenty-two attendees, either navigation practitioners or representing organisations with an interest in safety of navigation, from all over Australia attended the meeting. The Australian Hydrographic Service, port and state marine authorities, Carnival Australia, Shipping Australia Limited, Australian Shipowners Association, shipping companies and marine pilots were represented. During the day-long meeting the group dealt with safety of navigation matters in two parts.The morning session (lead by AMSA's Ship Safety section) dealt with shipboard navigation issues, including progress with the development of e-navigation, implementation of Electronic Chart Display Information Systems (ECDIS), positioning, navigation and timing matters, water space management and outcomes from recent International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) meetings.The afternoon session (lead by AMSA's Aids to Navigation and Vessel Tracking and Pilotage sections) dealt with AMSA's management of its aids to navigation network, new and altered aids, AMSA's aids to navigation operational plan 2011/12 - 2015/16, vessel tracking and pilotage, related national working group meetings and highlights ...
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