2-day Modern Marine Meteorology Seminar

11-12 November 2014 – Athens

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The two-day seminar on Modern Marine Meteorology will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 11 & 12. The seminar will be hosted at the modern and certified training center of the shipping company Arcadia Shipmanagement CO. Ltd at 8 Dragatsaniou Street in the center of Athens.

THE 1st day of the seminar is dedicated to how to read surface maps (facsimile) and wave charts. Through numerous examples and practical applications, participants learn not only to read the maps but also how to work with them, thus avoiding dangerous weather conditions and planning their course with safety and confidence.

THE 2nd day is dedicated to the modern methods that exist to receive all official meteorological information on board via e-mail. Thus, all the modern methods are analyzed by which the sailor can gain access to the weather forecast, wherever he is on the planet. At the same time, the usefulness of Grib Files is explained while free applications for your computer are also provided.

The thematic sections of the seminar are as follows:

1st Day (1000 – 1600)

  • Categories of Weather Maps
  • surface map analysis (facsimile)
  • analysis of wave height maps – significant wave height
  • safe travel planning
  • travel simulation with route planning and weather forecast.

2nd Day (1000 – 1500)

  • FTP Mail Service by NOAA
  • Saildocs
  • WWW via Internet
  • MailaSail
  • Zygrib & GribFiles
  • OpenCPN

Cost

Discount offer 50%!! The cost of the seminar is €125, down from the regular price of €250. If you only attend one day of the seminar, the price is €90.

Registrations

For more information get in touch with us while to register click here (Limited places).

Reporter

The seminar speaker is Dr. Nikos MazarakisDr. Nikos Mazarakis is Professor of Marine Meteorology and Scientific Associate of the National Observatory of Athens and the popular website www.meteo.gr. He has more than 4500 hours of teaching experience in the field of Marine Meteorology and in the past has collaborated with major Athenian newspapers, radio stations and television channels. He writes articles for the magazine Octa while also organizing seminars for major companies and groups. For a detailed biography click here.

Two-day Seminar on Marine Meteorology – November 11 & 12 – Athens

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