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Chip log and sand glass serve to measure the ship's speed through the water. Sounding line used to measure the depth of the water and to pick up samples from the bottom. Drift meter optically measures the effects of wind on an aircraft in flight.
The amount of equipment on a flying bridge varies widely with the need of the captain. During World War II, for example, American submarine chaser surface ships had a well-outfitted flying bridge which usually contained a pelorus, signal lamps, telescope, and voice tube to permit the captain to command the ship. [12]
State May 2016 is the first bridge and system manufacturers beginning with the implementation of IEC 61162-450 and IEC 61162-460. IEC 61162-460:2024 (also referred to as IEC 61162-460 Edition 3.0) is an updated add-on to IEC 61162-450. This standard extends the informative guidance given in Annex D of IEC 61162-450:2011.
Satellite navigation device; Schuler tuning; Sea ring; Self-steering gear; Sextant; Silva compass; Smartglasses; Smartwatch; Burt's solar compass; Space Integrated GPS/INS; Spy basket; ST-124-M3 inertial platform; Star tracker; Submarine signals; Sun sensor; Sunstone (medieval)
Integrated Bridge System, integrated on an Offshore Service Ship. Electronic integrated bridge concepts are driving future navigation system planning. [20] Integrated systems take inputs from various ship sensors, electronically display positioning information, and provide control signals required to maintain a vessel on a preset course. [20]
A binnacle (/ ˈ b ɪ n ə k əl /) is a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference as well as to protect the delicate instruments.
In recent years, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has created a new standards suite for "Digital interfaces for navigational equipment within a ship". This is known as IEC 61162 and included NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000 and LWE.
A navigational aid (NAVAID), also known as aid to navigation (ATON), is any sort of signal, markers or guidance equipment which aids the traveler in navigation, usually nautical or aviation travel. Common types of such aids include lighthouses , buoys , fog signals , and day beacons .