NavList:

Greg asked:

While I think about it, does anyone know if commercial shipping, cruise
lines, etc. still employ navigators these days (and if so, do they
still do celnav?), or has their function been replaced entirely by
GPS-related electronics these days?

My reply:
The answer is yes to employing navigators. It is a Coast guard requirement
that operations are staffed with the number of qualified personnel needed to
safely operate any vessel.
The highest paper I held (still hold even though I don't go to sea any
more)is a 2nd Officer's license with and unlimited tonnage qualification and
all the requirements that holding that type of paper entails.
As 2nd Officer my main duties on board was the safe navigation of the
vessel, the care and maintenance of navigational equipment, corrections of
electronic and paper pubs and charts and the training of personnel.
Celnav is still used onboard. But not as the main navigational means. Some
masters require some sights be taken and logged in a certain time frame.
Some don't require any such thing. Shipboard duty is busy enough but
training in coastal or celnav is still offered onboard to personnel.
GPS related equipment and other navigational equipment you may not be
familiar with (such as inertial)are primarily used. Actually, the most
important and most used navigational equipment onboard any commercial vessel
is the ARPA radar technology.



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