Home Topics Navigation Rate this page: Navigation There is a growing concern within the industry about the large number of claims arising from ship collisions, groundings and contacts. Given the technical and operational developments in recent years relating to navigation systems, we may ask why accidents continue to happen – systems are only as good as the people who operate them. About 80% of marine casualties are caused, at least in part, by some form of human error. Therefore, the level of bridge crews' competence, their working conditions on board and their communication and interactions within the bridge team should be main focus areas for Gard's Members and clients. After all, the human being is the only intelligent barrier to avoid navigational error in the overall operation on board a vessel. This topic aims to help by highlighting navigation issues commonly encountered by Gard. General issues Bridge resource management Incident response Navigation systems Pilotage For more information contact: navigation@gard.no Alerts 09.11.2021 Crew abductions in South-East Asia 02.11.2021 Do not switch off the AIS in Nigerian waters 20.09.2021 US MARAD updates its security warning for the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Western Indian Ocean region STAY UPDATED Get updates from Gard in your inbox. Read our latest news and insights. Sign up for our updates Follow Gard Linkedin Twitter Facebook Disclaimer Code of ethics and business conduct Gard's commitment to the UN Global Compact Gard's Modern Slavery Act statement Cookies and data protection Complaints Webmaster Gard is a member of