Water is one of the most attractive elements, the depths of the sea beckon and fascinate. Many films and books tell about unknown distances and mysteries, about treasure hunting and pirates. Many in childhood dreamed of becoming sailors, discovering uncharted depths and exploring fabulous expanses. A sailor is one of the most interesting and dangerous professions, difficult and responsible.
Basic concepts
A ship is a very complex set of technical and human resources. In addition to the crew and the captain, at sea, on land, a large staff maintains the vessel and ensures continuous and correct navigation, monitors the weather conditions, and also, albeit indirectly, ensures the management of each vessel at sea.
Notice to Mariners
Sea open spaces remain the most unexplored and unpredictable places on our planet. Systematic checks and monitoring of any changes in weather conditions inmost cases can prevent irreversible consequences. "Notice to Mariners" is a periodical official publication with a frequency of 48 issues per year, which notifies the command at sea about the navigational situation and its changes, about the navigation regime.
Main Tasks
Notice to sailors, first of all, is intended to notify the command of the ship, which is at sea for a long time or crosses the waters of other states, about changes in navigation, for correcting charts and navigation aids. The totality of such knowledge helps the ship's management to follow the set course, while not violating the laws and choosing the shortest possible routes.
Requires accuracy, correctness and timeliness of a publication such as "Notice to Mariners". The Department of Defense carefully controls each issue. They are published weekly, on Saturdays, each is assigned a serial number. There are up to 200 independent issues. Each issue includes a list of maps, guides and manuals, the latest changes. First of all, a list of cards is given. Secondly, the sailing directions, followed by a description of all the lights and signs in ascending order of their admiral numbering. "Notice to Mariners" has several more sections. In the "Sequence of location" indicate, as a rule, the names of the seas, oceans and their regions, opposite which are the pages of the issue indicating the placement of notices,belonging to one region or another. The next section highlights changes to maps and navigation. The following is information on proofreading manuals and guidelines. And finally - navigational warnings and NAVIP texts. All this contains information necessary for seafarers, without which no exit to the sea is possible. This shows how responsible and important the ground control service is, on the correct and timely work of which the safety and unimpeded navigation depend.
