Sextant Navigation: How Does a Sextant Work?
Many of us have seen photographs of seamen using a marine sextant. What exactly is that navigator measuring? Learn how a sextant works to help marine …
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Life at Sea
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Marine history - Marine navigation since Columbus
In this concluding article in the series, I explain how inventions changed the face of navigation at sea post the 1500’s, the Columbus era. Read on to …
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Jobs on a Cruise Ship - ways to earn money on ship
Cruise ship job are the most sought after jobs mainly because of glamorous working environment and high salaries. If you are in need of one but …
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Marine navigation history since Indus valley civilization
The word “Navigation” traces its roots to the Sanskrit “Navgathi“. Indian maritime history is five thousand years old- The Indus Valley …
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How long is a nautical mile - nautical miles to kilometres
How do we measure the distance in oceans. Logically the units of lenth should remain the same in the sea as well, but sailors do everything in style. …
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Biggest Cruise Ship in the World: Oasis of the Seas Makes the Titanic Look Small
A 1181 feet long cruise ship that is almost ready to set sail. Currently under construction, It would be the biggest and costliest ship ever made in …
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Offshore oil drilling platforms for drilling oil from sea floor
Drilling oil from the ocean bed is tough but installing a drilling structure amid the vast ocean is even tougher. Once the site for drilling is …
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Maritime Law SeaWay Bill - Directions for Dummies
An earlier article in this series explained the use of the Bill of Lading at sea. One of the types of a B/L is a Sea Waybill (or Straight Bill, or …
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What is Bill of Lading ?
How does international trade take place through merchant shipping, when the shipper (who sends the cargo) has often not even seen the buyer face to …
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Sea Captain Maritime Jobs - Duties of the Master
This last article of the series explains the role of the top dog- a ship’s Captain- at sea. Although this role is perceived surrounded by mystery and …
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