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Know What To Do Before The Flood

November 01, 2017 by Lisa Arhontes-Marshall in Seamanship Column: Soundings, Electronics Column: P&M

For me, the words damage control conjure claustrophobic scenes from the 1981 German U-boat film Das Boot. Begrimed men, stripped to the waist in rising water, struggling to plug gushing pipes that depth charges ruptured, all while the prying ocean tries to entomb them in their fragile biosphere. 

 
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November 01, 2017 /Lisa Arhontes-Marshall /Source
Seamanship Column: Soundings, Electronics Column: P&M

The Vestas Wind Debacle

September 19, 2017 by Lisa Arhontes-Marshall in Electronics Column: P&M

I firmly believe that a good pair of eyes is the most indispensable navigational device currently available, so long as you can see, and there is something to be seen.

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September 19, 2017 /Lisa Arhontes-Marshall /Source
Electronics Column: P&M

How to Use Electronic Charts

September 19, 2017 by Lisa Arhontes-Marshall in Electronics Column: P&M

E-Cartography is fabulous stuff, but it can be deceptive. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls.

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September 19, 2017 /Lisa Arhontes-Marshall /Source
Electronics Column: P&M

Navigation Electronics Safety and Cautions

May 01, 2013 by Lisa Arhontes-Marshall in Electronics Column: P&M

Electronic plotters, GPS, and AIS are great, but their virtues don’t preclude the actual work of navigation.

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May 01, 2013 /Lisa Arhontes-Marshall /Source
Electronics Column: P&M

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