SAIMENA Two Oceans Journal 1st Ed 2021 released

by Kevin Watson | January 15, 2021 | Article, Recent, Slider | 0 Comments

Lessons Learnt: National Transportation Safety Board. 2020. Fire Aboard Small Passenger Vessel Conception Platts Harbor, Channel Islands National Park, Santa Cruz Island, 21.5 miles South-Southwest of Santa Barbara, California, September 2, 2019. Marine Accident Report NTSB/MAR-20/03. Washington, DC.

by Kevin Watson | December 17, 2020 | Article, Recent | 0 Comments

Lessons learnt.Are there some lessons to be learnt from this type of incident on a small vessel for South African maritime legislation, or are our local safety requirements adequate to address these issues?Executive SummaryAbout 0314 Pacific daylight time on...

Commemoration of the birth of William Froude 28 Nov 1810… some thoughts

by Kevin Watson | November 26, 2020 | Article, Cape Town, Recent, Site visit | 0 Comments

William Froude (November 28, 1810 in Devon [2] – May 4, 1879 in Simon's Town, South Africa) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect. He was the first to formulate reliable laws for the resistance that water offers to ships (such as the hull speed...

NEW NAUTICAL SCIENCE ONLINE TEXTBOOK WILL BOOST MARITIME EDUCATION IN SA

by Kevin Watson | November 5, 2020 | Article, Recent, Slider | 0 Comments

High school-based Nautical Science education has been given a major boost thanks to the South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) which has funded the development of a new online Nautical Science ‘textbook’ on the Maritime Studies South Africa website,...

World Maritime Day 2020 – 24 September 2020

by Kevin Watson | September 22, 2020 | Article, Events, Past event, Slider | 0 Comments

"Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet" is the World Maritime theme for 2020. This will provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and showcase the work that the International Maritime Organization...

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