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Here is All You Need to Know About Doppler Log

Written by Capt Rajeev Jassal on February 27, 2018
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I am going to be brutally honest with you.

To read about how Doppler log works is really a boring task.

What makes it confusing also is that there is no clarity in which this topic is usually explained.

And believe me, writing about it is equally boring too.

But then I received too many questions on Doppler log that I thought of taking up the task of writing on this topic.

So let us discuss about Doppler log but first let us look at the regulation by which we need to have a speed log on board.

Requirement for Doppler log

As per SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 19.2.3.4,

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Capt Rajeev Jassal

About Capt Rajeev Jassal

Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.

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