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The World has evolved enormously and so has the technology.
Google has mapped the world so extensively that you can literally put the house number of a friend and google map will take you to entrance door of his house.
When the world has become so advanced it looks so outdated to talk about things like sextant.
But anything that works independant of any external resource will be valued for ages to come.
Sextant is one such equipment on board the ships.
And because it is independant of any external resource, you still have it on board.
And because it is going to be there for long time, it is time that we know it better.
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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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