Dungog, Jungie L.

Navigation 7 11/13/19
BSMT-H3A TTh 12:00 – 2:30PM

1. Define Weather Routing

Weather routing is an optimisation problem, whereby it is required to determine the lowest

cost (i.e. shortest time) route across a network, where the cost of traversing each link in the
network varies with time, as the wind speed and angle changes, changing the boat's speed.

2. Explain the difference between Shipboard and Shore-based weather routing.

Shipboard weather routing is optimising a vessel's route based on environmental information

such as wind, waves and current patterns can lower fuel consumption and decrease delays
while also reducing structural and cargo damage claims while Shore-based weather routing