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Port Approach and Berthing in Fog

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2010

F. J. Wylie R. N. (ret.)
Affiliation:
(Radio Advisory Service)

Extract

In a recent paper on shipborne radar the authors tried to analyze the mental approach of a master or pilot to the problem of handling his ship in a confined space when berthing in fog. The sense of loss that is caused by the absence of direct vision was referred to and various means by which confidence and control might be restored in these circumstances were considered. In that paper only the inadequacies of present-day shipborne radar in meeting these requirements were discussed. The approach to the problem can, however, be broadened to include the whole question of port operation in fog, and the present paper attempts to describe the general requirements and to consider in particular the role of shore-based radar and the manner in which the information obtained from radar or other aids should be presented to the master.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1951

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1Wylie, F. J. & Kaye, M. W. (1949) Operational aspects of marine radar, this Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, April 1949, section 8, p. 133.Google Scholar