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Crew Fatigue – Are We Really Addressing The Problem?

By On June 7, 2011

“Watch-on, stay-on”; 3 months- on, 3 months-off; 28 days-on, 28 days-off: which system causes the greatest fatigue factor? What really is “the fatigue factor” and is the manning system an [...]

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Cheating Sleep – Tips To Stay Awake

By On July 9, 2010

Let’s face it, we could all use a few tips to help us stay awake especially those mariners working the late watch. From split watch schedules to operations requiring “All [...]

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Authorities Eye Sleeping Mate as Cause of Shen Neng 1 Grounding

By On April 9, 2010

After viewing the AIS data yesterday showing the course of the Shen Neng 1 before it ran aground on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, it’s no surprise that reports are starting [...]

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Google’s Simple Test To Check Sobriety Or Alertness

By On May 2, 2009

Unofficial Networks, the parent company of gCaptain, runs all of its email servers with commercial version of google’s popular email client gMail. There were many reasons for this choice but [...]

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Starved to Sleep

By On May 28, 2008

Photo by christinepilote Can you starve to death sleep? We have highlighted national sleep week, showed you how to cheat on sleep and even provided outrageous photos of a sleep [...]

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MAIS Podcast Episode 15

By On March 14, 2008

Download MP3 file: Messing About In Ships Episode # 15 Show Notes Subscribe Via iTunes HERE

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Sleep Week Crew Endurance Management

By On March 6, 2008

This is National Sleep Awareness Week and the NTSB wants to share information on Crew Endurance Management. They write: Endurance involves the body’s ability to maintain performance within safe limits [...]

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Cosco Busan Pilot’s Medical Records Questioned

By On January 19, 2008

Cosco Busan Photo by Noah Berger/Associated PressOctober 15th 2003 the Staten Island ferry crashed into a concrete pier killing eleven people and leaving 71 injured. It was later determined that [...]

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