Navigation consultation


The Nautical Institute has announced a consultation to assess the latest proposals for standardised navigation equipment. Navigators’ views are sought on the latest concept for S-Mode before being finalised next year. This is for an “always on” standardisation of key features to be adopted by the leading manufacturers of navigation systems. The new proposal, by CIRM, focuses on a standard approach to hotkeys, the establishment of “essential information blocks”, and defining a list of functions that must be accessible by single or simple operator action.