1. Offshore Supply Vessels
(Mariners Education/Vessel Types)

... They also have arrangements for quick anchor release, which is operable from the bridge or other normally manned location in direct communication with the bridge. The reference load used in the design ...

2. Navigational History
(Mariners Education/Navigation)

... the side wings of a vessel called Plava, which give stability to the ship under storm conditions. A compass, Matsya yantra, was used for navigation in the fourth and fifth century AD. The earliest known ...

3. Marine Navigation
(Mariners Education/Navigation)

Navigation Navigation is the process of reading, and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators ...