Technical domain
Navigation & Bridge Systems
GNSS, AIS, ECDIS, alarms, and bridge electronics.
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AIS & Vessel Data
AIS configuration, target data, static/dynamic vessel information, data quality, and integration checks.
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Alarms, BNWAS & Bridge Watch Systems
Bridge alarms, BNWAS, watchkeeping alerts, acknowledgement workflows, testing, and fault response.
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Autopilot, Heading & Steering Interfaces
Autopilot systems, heading sensors, steering interfaces, control handoff, and integration checks.
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ECDIS, Charts & Passage Planning
ECDIS operation, chart management, passage planning workflows, updates, backups, and display checks.
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GNSS, Positioning & Timing
GNSS receivers, timing, position integrity, jamming/spoofing awareness, antenna checks, and backup positioning.
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Integrated Bridge Systems & Layout
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Radar & Target Tracking
Radar setup, target tracking, overlays, tuning, ARPA/AIS correlation, testing, and fault isolation.
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Sensors, NMEA & Data Networks
NMEA 0183/2000, sensor gateways, data conversion, serial/IP bridges, data quality, and networked navigation signals.
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VDR, Recording & Evidence
VDR/S-VDR systems, recording integrity, evidence preservation, downloads, checks, and incident support.
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AIS & Vessel Data · SOP / checklist
AIS Static and Dynamic Data Verification
A practical SOP for checking yacht AIS static data, voyage data, sensor inputs, display behaviour, and evidence before departure, after service work, or after bridge changes.
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Autopilot, Heading & Steering Interfaces · Reference note
Autopilot, Heading, and Steering Interface Handover
A practical ETO-style guide to how yacht autopilots work, safe use, planned maintenance, common failure points, rectification, and handover evidence for larger yacht bridge teams.
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Alarms, BNWAS & Bridge Watch Systems · SOP / checklist
BNWAS and Bridge Alarm Test Record
A practical bridge-technician guide to testing BNWAS and bridge alert records, including acknowledgement timing, escalation, bypass control, defects, and evidence for captains and yacht managers.
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Sensors, NMEA & Data Networks · KB technical guide
Bridge Data Network Basics: NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and IP Gateways
A practical bridge-technician guide to yacht navigation data networks, covering NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, IP gateways, data ownership, loops, baud-rate problems, and fault isolation.
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Integrated Bridge Systems & Layout · KB technical guide
Common Bridge System Architectures on Large Yachts
A technician's guide to recognising how large-yacht bridge systems are integrated, where their shared dependencies sit, and how architecture changes fault-finding and degraded operation.
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ECDIS, Charts & Passage Planning · SOP / checklist
ECDIS Chart Update and Backup Checklist
A practical bridge-tech checklist for managing ECDIS ENC updates, permits, route backups, display checks, backup arrangements, and update evidence before a yacht goes to sea.