Admiralty Academy

The Future of Navigation

An introduction to Admiralty e-Navigator brought to you by the Admiralty Academy

We find ourselves in interesting times, facing the challenges of a changing economy, manpower, training, compliance and safety, while the introduction of mandatory ECDIS carriage from 2012 is rapidly approaching.

This special 'Admiralty Academy' event offered an introduction to Admiralty e-Navigator, the latest development in digital navigation. Admiralty e-Navigator could revolutionise the way that you plan your passage, order and maintain your chart holdings, and have a significant impact on the time it takes to perform routine tasks.

During the day, delegates were given an overview of Admiralty e-Navigator and had the opportunity to experience it for themselves during a structured session to guide them through the key features and how it could help on a day to day basis. With Admiralty experts on hand to help every step of the way, the session finished with time for questions and answers for the Admiralty Academy panel, followed by refreshments.

The Future of Navigation was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Athens on 12 October 2010.

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  Setting the scene

  Damian Bowler, Head of Sales at Admiralty introduced the program for the day and the Admiralty Academy team who delivered this Future of Navigation event. Followed by an interactive session to get everyone involved.
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  Introduction to e-Navigator

  Chris Berkley, Admiralty's Product Specialist provided an overview of Admiralty e-Navigator and how it could make a significant impact on not only the way you manage your navigational operations, but also on crew efficiency, compliance and safety. Followed by a demonstration of e-Navigator by the Admiralty Academy team.
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  Hands on experience

  The opportunity to try out e-Navigator! The Admiralty Academy team took delegates thorough the whole process, from passage planning to managing holdings and ordering new charts. This structured session helped you really make the most of the e-Navigator experience and see the difference it will make in a day to day environment.
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  Ask Admiralty!

  To round up the day, our Admiralty Academy panel answered key questions about Admiralty e-Navigator, the rest of the Admiralty product range and the future of navigation. Followed by refreshments.

Presenter biographies

Damian Bowler — Head of Sales, Admiralty

Damian Bowler is Head of Sales at the UKHO, where he is responsible for the sales and account management team for the organisation.

He joined the UKHO in 2008 from a strong background in financial services and sales with Alliance & Leicester and Thomas Cook.

His initial role at the UKHO was Head of the strategy team and more recently took on the role of sales director of SeaZone Solutions, a subsidiary of Admiralty Holdings Ltd, later on becoming the Chief Executive. During his time at SeaZone Solutions he successfully developed the business and played a key role in securing the sale of the company in March 2010.

In his new role at the UKHO, Damian is keen to develop and expand the sales team in order to work more closely and effectively with distributors and their customers across the globe.