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Navigation & Bridge Systems · SOP / checklist · Email gated
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.
8 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
Navigation & Bridge Systems · Reference note · Email gated
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.
8 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
Navigation & Bridge Systems · SOP / checklist · Email gated
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.
7 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
Navigation & Bridge Systems · KB technical guide · Email gated
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.
8 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
Navigation & Bridge Systems · KB technical guide · Email gated
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.
9 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
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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.
8 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
Navigation & Bridge Systems · KB technical guide · Email gated
GNSS on Yacht Bridges: How the Technology Works, System Variations, Common Faults and Troubleshooting
A practical guide to how marine GNSS creates and distributes position and time, the receiver variations found on yacht bridges, and a safe method for isolating common faults.
9 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
Navigation & Bridge Systems · KB technical guide · Open
S-100 ECDIS Transition for Yacht Teams
A practical bridge-team guide to the S-100 ECDIS transition, explaining S-101 ENCs, new data layers, dual-fuel operation, type approval, refit planning, and the 2029 new-system milestone.
8 min read Reviewed 30 Jun 2026 -
Navigation & Bridge Systems · KB technical guide · Email gated
Ship Data Recorders: How VDR and S-VDR Systems Work and How to Manage Them After an Incident
A practical guide to VDR and S-VDR architecture, recorded inputs, storage media, annual test evidence, routine technical checks, and the actions needed to preserve reliable data after an incident.
13 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
Navigation & Bridge Systems · KB technical guide · Email gated
X-Band and S-Band Radar: How They Work, Where They Differ, and How to Troubleshoot Them
A technician-focused guide to marine radar operation, X-band and S-band performance, magnetron and solid-state technology, bridge-system dependencies, planned maintenance, and practical fault isolation.
14 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026