At one level I welcome the fact that electronics can relieve personnel of the drudgery of manual chart corrections and updating paper publications,” says Bernie Richardson, a navigator with nearly 50 years’ experience gained on all sorts of vessels (see box), reflecting on the increasing use of bridge electronics throughout his career. “This can only be a good thing as it frees them up for other duties and must surely reduce the risk of errors or missed corrections” In t....

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