1. IMO
(Mariners Education/Safety)

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), is a mid-20th century creation. The Convention which established the ...

2. Navigational History
(Mariners Education/Navigation)

... later reported in Strabo's Geography, the monsoon wind system of the Indian Ocean was first sailed by Eudoxus of Cyzicus in 118 or 116 BC. Nautical charts and textual descriptions known as sailing directions ...

3. Marine Navigation
(Mariners Education/Navigation)

... to perform navigation tasks. The word navigate is derived from the latin "navigare" meaning "to sail". All navigational techniques involve locating the navigator's position compared to known locations ...