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Navigation Basics
Brian [email protected] and Hydraulics LaboratoryEngineer Research and Development Center 10 May 2021
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Two thousand years of tradition unimpeded by progress
Vessel termsVessel typesChannel termsAids to Navigation (AtoN)PortsInland waterway termsLocks
Your questions
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Vessel terms‐ Vessel: “every description of water craft, including nondisplacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of
being used as a means of transportation on water.” (Navigation Rules)
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Underkeel clearance (it’s a number that changes depending on speed, relevant to safety, pilot restrictions)
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Vessel types
‐ These are from AIS‐ There are many others…
Pilot Boat
Search and Rescue vessel
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Bulk carrier
Seagoing Great Lakes
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Tugs and towboats
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Dredges
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Fishing boats
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Pleasure craft
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Passenger ships
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RoRo ships
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Tankers
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High speed craft
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Wing in ground (WIG)
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Channels
Calcasieu – Google Earth Satellite Image
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Example of a Navigation Channel with/without Shoaling
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Word BankA. Vessel draftB. Navigation channelC. Channel depthD. Aid to NavigationE. Shoal
Pop Quiz
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Aids to navigation (AtoN)
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Ports
‐ Berths‐ Docks‐ Piers‐ Terminals‐ Port‐Related authorities:
‐ USCG Captain of the Port‐ Port authority‐ Pilots
‐ “Sea buoy”
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Coastal Port Examples
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Inland waterways‐ Fleeting areas
‐ Towboat
‐ Tow terms – barge, flotilla
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Inland Tows
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Locks
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De‐Watered Lock (Wilson Lock and Dam)
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Extent of U.S. origin (domestic) reaches for traffic going inbound to New Orleans in 2016(Foreign origins not shown)
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Boats are Delicious!
Questions?