DYNAMIC POSITIONING
Intro in DP/DT http://www.imca-int.com/divisions/marine/reference/intro01.html
METEO
European severe weather guide http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/medports/index.html
Typhoon Havens handbook W.Pacific http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/thh-nc/0start.htm
Hurricane Havens handbook N.Atlant. http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/port_studies/tr8203nc/0start.htm
Forecaster handbooks # regions http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/pubs/fleet.html#forecaster
Mariner's guide for Hurricane Awareness in the North Atlantic - NOAA Download 1Mb
Robin Storm, meteo blog http://robinstorm.blogspot.com/
SHIPHANDLING
Master's guide to berthing http://www.standard-club.com/content/PU-MG-Berthing.aspx
Master's guide to container securing http://www.standard-club.com/content/PU-MG-ContainerSecuring.aspx
Handbook containers http://www.containerhandbuch.de/
Through Panama Canal In 75 Seconds - The best bloopers are here
SAFETY
MCGA - Leading for safety http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/leading-for-safety.pdf
Code of Safe Working Practice for Merchant Seamen http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/coswop-2.pdf
Gard - Guidance www.gard.no/pages/GardNO/Publications/Guidances/GuidanceToMastersHome
TECHNICAL
Technical dictionary http://www.waterdictionary.info/
Dredging news online Dredgepoint Bert Visser's Directory of Dredgers Prof. Vlasblom on dredging | Intro ,Trailing suction hopper dredger , Cutterdredger , Bucket dredger , Clamshell dredger , Cutting of rock , The breaching proces , Pumps and systems - engineering |
The Nautical Institute Maritime & Coastgard Agency UK Capt. Woinin's professional experiences Gcaptain blog, news, e.o. Centre for tankship excellence Chilling facts about newbuilding, design and maintenance of VLCC's.
Merchant navy blog Maritime accidents blog (first class site by Bob Couttie) Intro on squat, by Dr. Barrass, essential ! Manu's scripts: blog by an "old salt", straight talk ! Messing about in ships, blog |
www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-home
http://users.skynet.be/p.woinin/
merchantnavyatyahoogroups.blogspot.com
http://oldsaltshaker.blogspot.com http://messingaboutinships.com/
"There is nothing -absolutely nothing- half so much worth doing as messing about in ships."
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CNav (all-in-one navigation, freeware) GRIB-file reader (best choice, if you have internet-access onboard, freeware) Weatherfax software (shareware, but demo is fully functional) Google Earth (a piece of kit with many possibilities: we already used Google Earth for weather forecasting and ... port entry.) Google Earth plugins | www.hydro.nl/pgS/en/cnav_en.htm
http://www.justmagic.com/GM-GE.html http://www.gearthhacks.com/downloads/
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Rony Lanssiers Pierre Deseck Pinoy maritime blog
IMC shipbrokers (towage, heavy lift, consultancy...) Seatools Dredgesource Leon van Duivendijk The port of Antwerp in pictures Navingo Martin's seafarer page
SHIPPING PORTALS | http://bowsprite.wordpress.com/ A sketckbook by an "armchair admirer and harbor drifter" with a clear passion for ships.
http://www.maritimeknowhow.com/ http://www.pinoymaritime.com http://dieselduck.net/seafarer/
http://scheepvaart.startbewijs.nl/ http://scheepvaart.linkvinden http://www.scheepvaart.startka |