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E-navigation is to make shipping of the future safer
It has become more difficult to be a navigator. The technique gets still more complex and varies from one ship to another, the number of rules has increased, and the navigator is to perform more tasks.
A new navigational concept is intended to remedy the problems.
The Danish Maritime Authority has, for a rather long time, taken part in the international work paving the way for a renewal of navigation in the shipping industry. The name is e-navigation. The concept is to help improve safety at sea and reduce the burdens imposed on navigators.
E-navigation is not only about new technology, but focuses just as much on attaining common standards and rules. The long-term purpose of e-navigation is to reduce the number of tasks to be carried out by the navigator when bringing a ship from one port to another and, thereby, to prevent hazardous situations or accidents as such.
Read our theme on e-navigation on our webpage.
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