More and more public institutions are involving themselves in private enterprise (see interview ‘The Public-private Dilemma’, December 2005). Is the line between public and private activities becoming blurred? The UK...

The theme of this issue is ‘Legal Aspects’ and contains many different views and insights into this interesting topic, from boundary determination to liability on products. The knowledge of source...

My first experience in the navy with data collecting for oceanography was taking part in a MILOC-survey (military oceanography), near the Azores in the 1960s. It took us 24 hours...

After a gap of five years, the 2nd ECDIS Conference took place in Singapore in October 2003. At first glance everything was as before: the venue of the conference, its...

Dr Fosco Bianchetti is Chief Executive Officer of C-Map, which he founded in 1986. He has been an innovative force in the field of marine electronics and is a recognised...

For the fourth year in succession, the IHB (International Hydrographic Bureau) Directing Committee held a workshop from 16th to 17th June 2003. About fifty people attended, among whom hydrographic or...

The tide obeys neither Prince nor Crown, twice a day it goes up and down”. This is a translation of an old, Dutch proverb, and no doubt most sea-bordering languages...

A key objective of the 2nd International ECDIS Conference: ‘ECDIS Ð for Coastal and Ocean Navigation’, held in Singapore from 7th to 9th October, was to inform current and potential...

The two most significant developments in navigation for many decades have been the introduction of global satellite navigation systems, such as GPS, and the electronic chart. In the case of...

With the threat of ECDIS becoming a mandatory fit on SOLAS vessels and probably the next major purchase for shipowners retrofitting equipment on the bridge, Lilley & Gillie, the River...