The World Moves With Mariners

Eight missing from a cargo ship that sank in the Pentland Firth, another grounded near Southampton – these local accidents remind us that the ocean is the most dangerous workplace on the planet. So why do 2,000 seafarers die each year, and what can be done to make them safer? Rose George Sat 10 Jan 2015 03.00 EST Last modified on Wed 29 Nov 2017 20.43 EST I take poorly to planes. I am a nervous, panicked and unsettled passenger. In the worst moments, I take Valium, and perhaps – inadvisably – a drink, too. I sit in my seat trying not to grip things too obviously, saying my mantra as the plane rocks through turbulence: “Pretend it’s a ship. Pretend it’s a ship.” I tell myself that the air is water, and that ships rock constantly on water, so what’s the difference? Sometimes it works. I am terrified of planes, but calm on ships. I spent five weeks on a container ship and only felt unsafe when it was in pirate waters. I was on a huge metal object, buoyant on water, operated by

ADMIRALTY INFORMATION OVERLAY (AIO) Version 2 in a Nutshell ( Effective 30 Aug 2018) ADMIRALTY Information Overlay (AIO) Overview The AIO is a worldwide digital dataset that is designed to be displayed over ENCs in ECDIS and other chart display systems to provide additional information during passage planning. The AIO is refreshed every week, as part of the AVCS Weekly Update and is issued on disc and by download. A New Edition of AIO is issued twice a year. The weekly disc contains the base edition and all the updates, so you only need to load the most recent disc on board. Some back of bridge software applications allow the vessel to download the updates each week. The AIO New Edition is a large dataset, so you should work with your ADMIRALTY Chart Agent if you wish to avoid large download sizes by loading from disc instead. In common with all ENCs, downloaded weekly updates can only be applied to the most recent base edition issued. Where the ENCs do not include temp