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by Alex Pipchenko | 11-Jun-2017
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One of the navigational officer’s duties during route planning and execution is to check the route for the
presence of temporary hazards: new rigs, seismic vessels with a 10 km cables, drifting containers,
oceanographic works, fire exercies, etc.
If a vessel is in the same area for a long time, then tracking routine messages by NAVTEX or INMARSAT C
is not difficult, and you are usually well familiar with the situation. However, if you transfer to a new area,
you need to get the most updated information for the passage plan.
So, basing on the theory that laziness is driving mankind, and specifically the type of laziness that makes
us think about how to simplify one's life, we may do as follows.
Having the internet access, you can check the current NAVAREA warnings and Coastal navigational
warnings in a given navigation area.
1st useful link:
Down below I listed all the links by area, as not all links on the weather.gmdss.org site are convenient.
Some are in Spanish or French, and some may not always be immediately found.
NAVAREA I: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
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