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What's new across the RIN

Fly/Sail Weekend
15/06/2013

The spectacular Fly/Sail Weekend finds itself in Kent for 2013.

Shipping and the Environment: The Changing Seascape
01/07/2013

An evening lecture looking at changing environmental understanding and priorities in the shipping sector.

Digital Hydrography on the Maritime Web
29/10/2013

A 2 day conference organised by the Hydrographic Society

Solent Branch News - March 2013
23/03/2013

The first three months of 2013 have been among the busiest for the Solent Branch with seven events, and there is more of interest ...more

TopNav North 11th May 2013
21/01/2013

Location: Retford (Gamston) Starts: 11/05/2013 10:30:00 Ends: 11/05/2013 15:15:00

Resources

Nav News magazines Many of the RIN's resources are provided to members as benefits for their loyalty. Members can access archives of issues of Navigation News and the Journal of Navigation, and have full access to download papers or issues. They can also search the full Cundall Library of Navigation catalogue, and request items be reserved or sent to them with a simple email. What's more, only signed in members can contribute and post messages to the SIG and branch forums.

Navigation News

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Journal of Navigation

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Library

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Glossary

Need to know your ECDIS from your EGNOS?
The world of navigation acronyms demystified.

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SIG Newsletters

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