The theme will be addressed by Rear Admiral Jeremy de Halpert, Deputy Master of Trinity House. Professor Paul Cross from University College London will look at ‘GNSS into the future. ’Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) includes GPS, Galileo and the other satellite networks that underpin everything from in-car navigation to ship movements.

The evening of Tuesday 28 October will feature an hour of presentations on the very latest navigation technology from the leading manufacturers. Specific to sea navigation, these papers will look at the development of AIS as an aid to navigation, the new radar standard, and the status of Loran in Europe. There will be a whole session on the mitigation of maritime hazards, including a paper from Surrey Satellite Technology on a proposed satellite storm warning service and on the hot topic of e-navigation, hosted by David Patraiko, Director of Projects at the Nautical Institute.

Wednesday 29 October will focus on the human element in marine navigation, including several papers that are features in themselves. David Patraiko will talk about how to engage the navigator, while another paper asks whether events are down to operator error or human error? An extra high point on Wednesday evening at 1800 is a presentation by Dana Goward of the US Department of Homeland Security, on the US way forward for eLoran.

The Royal Institute of Navigation, in partnership with the UK and Ireland General Lighthouse Authorities, is holding a one day tutorial on eLoran, covering everything from the case for eLoran and eLoran policy, through signals and propogation, to the wide range of applications that will benefit from widespread adoption of eLoran on land, at sea, in the air, and in timing-critical operations. Held at Church House, Westminster as a precursor to the three day NAV 08/ILA 37 conference, the tutorial day will bring together some of the most knowledgeable experts in the eLoran field, including former RIN President, Professor David Last, to share their understanding of the uses and benefits of this crucial back-up system.

Tickets cost £150 + VAT. Booking is available online at http://www.rin.org.uk/newsevents/events/eloran-training-day. For more information on NAV08 visit http://www.rin.org.uk