LOOKING AT NAVAIDS IN THE NORTH SEA

The North Sea has become one of the busiest and most heavily exploited of marine areas. Shipping traffic density has greatly increased and offshore platforms have proliferated. Offshore service vessels and recreational boats add to the traffic. The author discusses the measures that have had to be taken to enable these various interests to coexist and to maintain navigational safety. He covers developments in traffic separation schemes, vessel traffic systems (VTS), visual aids, Loran-C, and Decca.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Anderson, E G
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: 16p., incl. discuss.
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: No.193

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Loran; Navigational aids
• Geographic Terms: North Sea
• Old TRIS Terms: Decca; Navigational safety
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00655437
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM