Learn To Drive (A Cruise Ship)

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In this video we take a look at the basics of ship handling, illustrating how a cruise ship can manoeuvre in a tight space.
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[@johanan5790]

Hey can I get some passangers? only a shipful *Comically wide ship docks*

[@dirtypure2023]

That comically wide ship actually made me chuckle.

[@ErraticHail]

4:06 Comically wide ship, that sounds like meme material right there.

[@Cowboy_Foradalei]

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[@asard3657]

I'm starting education towards becoming a ship captain and this is very informative and interesting. Thanks for the content!

[@jamesm2785]

I'm just curious, where do you go to study that?

[@CasualNavigation]

Good luck with your training Adrian

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

@@jamesm2785 maritime academy's there are many around the world and on both coasts of the US

[@DJclonk]

@@jamesm2785 Ship school.

[@jamesm2785]

@@thereissomecoolstuff thanks!

[@Intel-i7-9700k]

4:06 "comically wide ship" *w i d e p u t i n wants to know your location*

[@mantatrip9319]

28.03.2021> Suez wants to know your location

[@edwin3928ohd]

I literally clicked off a history guy video for this.

[@JohanKylander]

Clicked off of Historia Civillis for this.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

I finished a Jack Rackam video before this.

[@ernestoglez6725]

Clicked off Lindybeige

[@JohnSmith-qe7gx]

And I watched that VASAviation's video 20 minutes before this and recognized your avatar. The small world of popular KZbin videos...

[@MrRose12]

I clicked off a life noggin one for this

[@AR_Cassiopeiae]

Comically large ship!

[@conormurphy2653]

Not so, actually only a third of what the ship size is. Oasis of the seas parks on that berth regularly and doesn't really fit

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

Alternatively and more practically, use a catamaran.

[@BeerNuggets]

Only a ship full😩

[@charliethenecromancer4422]

In 20 episodes he'll be teaching us how to build warships, then he'll have his own Navy to rule the seas

[@michaellinehan710]

Another configuration sometimes used is a joystick type control - where the rudders, engines, and bowthruster all act independently under computer control to move the ship where you want. Naturally, being one trained on twin screw CPP, I much prefer berthing via walking the ship using engines and BT!

[@topethermohenes7658]

That's how flight controls works too on a plane!

[@skunkjobb]

@@topethermohenes7658 On some planes yes, not all.

[@topethermohenes7658]

@@skunkjobb *on all jet commercial planes

[@hamsta218]

Joysticks are cheating...

[@FlyNAA]

@@topethermohenes7658 All Airbus planes, and Boeing 777 and newer are Fly By Wire, but far from “all” in general.

[@RafaleB]

I'm not a ship or a maritime person, but I'm binge watching all of your videos

[@CasualNavigation]

Glad you are enjoying them Rafale

[@eamonia]

Likewise man. There's just something so intrinsically badass about having a well versed knowledge of the sea, ships and sailing and so on. So cool...

[@KosmiQ22]

Same. I don't even really like ship's but this channel has made me appreciate them.

[@JeffrevinYT]

everybody: comically w i d e ship *w i d e* putin is on that ship.

[@TheUnknownDutchman]

Lets all appreciate the immense amount of work that must get into making these (fantastic) video’s. Love them allmost every time!

[@CasualNavigation]

Cheers Christiaan

[@semda9245]

I never noticed the sound effects before, but they are a really nice touch!

[@Captain_Flippers]

I have still have a question, what if your ship only has one bow thruster and one screw configuration with one rudder on a small sailing boat? How is someone supposed to parallel park something with the same elegance as the examples you have given? Thanks big fan of your work!

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks That Guy. Check out my video on Left Handed ships. I describe a little bit of single screw ship handling

[@PanzerDave]

While I haven't seen the video he suggests, there are things you can do that will work quite well. I have three sailboats and not one has a bow thruster. On the other hand you can use prop walk to help you dock. The best thing you can do is to practice. While I can't parallel park most of the time, I can dock it with no issues the vast majority of the time. As he mentions in this video, weather, and currents depending upon where you are docking may cause problems, in which case you may need the assistance of someone on the pier. Most of the time you don't need to parallel park. By the way, it is a well known rule that the more people are watching, the more something will go wrong! Good luck with your docking!

[@Mediumdave1983]

@@CasualNavigation Have you done a video on azipods too please? :) Love your channel thanks!

[@alastairlord]

We have a single screw boat with a bow thruster. To move (say) sideways to the left, first turn the rudder to full right. Give a squirt of forward throttle which, with the rudder set right will kick the stern to the left. At the same time apply bow thruster left to counteract the turning motion from the rudder. So now the boat is moving left. It’s also moving a little forward now, so then apply a squirt of reverse. No need to adjust the rudder (still full right) because it has almost no effect in reverse (see casual navigation video as to why). Repeat this cycle of forward/thruster/reverse to continue moving left. Presto! I find it easier than reverse parallel parking in my car!

[@averagejoey2000]

you can use "back and fill". alternate quickly between "right rudder astern engine" and "left rudder forward engine" or vice versa depending on which way you want to go, you use stored momentum from turning, switch gears, and turning the opposite direction cancels much of the momentum fore and aft, leaving you with a turning moment and some transverse force. you can pivot turn a single screw, it's just hard

[@riley8704]

When there's a new Casual Navigation video it doesn't matter what you're currently watching. You click on it.

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks Riley. Its great to have your support

[@riley8704]

@@CasualNavigation You've earned it! I don't support those that aren't worth my time.

[@ylee7041]

therapist: comically wide ship isn't real, it can't hurt you the *thicc* ship: 4:06

[@seardadsdasd]

LMAO

[@toveychurchill6468]

Is this how I do it? *_deja vu!_*

[@januthay8616]

KANSEI DORIFTO!

[@waverleyjournalise5757]

One of the many, many things I love about your channel is the attention to detail. White Star Pier 54, nicely done

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks Will. Top marks for noticing 👍

[@conormurphy2653]

Great video that shows all concepts fantastically but just one thing. I sailed with one of the big name cruise lines coming into Port everglades on a weekly basis. The berth where this cartoon ship was parking, there is no hope of fitting 3 cruise ships there end to end. I remember Oasis of the seas used to tie up on that berth when we were there and that single ship hardly fitted on its own. Apart from that, great video.

[@CasualNavigation]

Haha. Thanks Conor. I should have mentioned it wasn't meant to be to scale.

[@mostly3577]

Yo so I’m a senior sea cadet in my corps and I staff at a lot of sail weekend so the small/single propeller boat maneuvering was big help. I’d like to thank you for that video. Thank you.

[@CasualNavigation]

Glad it was useful Liam

[@MarcManhart]

Absolutely great Videos! I'm a boat driving teacher (small boats) in Switzerland and love to refer to your Videos, when I get asked about bigger ships! Thank you so much!

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks Marc. Its great to hear the content is useful

[@davidnunoruano3283]

Parking parallel? Better: berthing( or mooring) alongside. Thank you for your videos. They are amazing.

[@IWLDELJ]

When I was a towboat pilot, we didn't have a bow thruster, but you could walk directly sideways because we had flanking rudders in addition to our normal rudders.

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

could you make a video explaining what is a port of registration,which country is the most popular for registered a ship and why?

[@fecu2394]

I had no idea I was so interested in shipping. Thank you.

[@n.e.v.e.r]

As always, very interesting and informative!

[@CasualNavigation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gabrielreis7570]

I know a very specific guy that wouldn't close 13% of world commerce if he had watched this a couple days ago

[@irok1]

It's not even like she was parking on purpose

[@N1njaSnake]

Fascinating! Is there any simulator software available to civilians to play around with such maneuvering?

[@archerdude11]

It may not be the best option, but I know that Machine World 2 on steam definitely has such maneuvering capabilities with their ships.

[@CasualNavigation]

I've been looking for a decent pc simulator for ages to help with the videos. No luck so far

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

Large ship captains and pilots use high tech simulators that are loaded with the acutal ship parameters to practice manuevering before they ever touch the ship.. these simulators cost millions of dollars.

[@Thomas_de_Meijer]

Narrowboat simulator on Android is fun and relaxing.

[@PhilbyFavourites]

Casual Navigation: Try HMS Collingwood for RN bridge watch keeping simulators, from Type 45 Destroyers to QE Class Aircraft Carriers. Or the Warsash Maritime Academy where you learn bridge watch keeping and manoeuvring. Both in Hampshire UK and a stones throw from The Solent! If they can’t help you nobody can!

[@gergokerekes4550]

goddamn those guys have their work cut out for them, no wonder they spend years learning.

[@averagejoey2000]

ship handling is a sophomore year course.

[@kaank5921]

I cannot parallel park with a car, how am I supposed to park with a ship!

[@brandonking2223]

Yooooo I work there at port Everglades, the little basin East and directly south of the inlet

[@FlyLeah]

I’m a pilot student and this is still intresting to learn

[@websitesthatneedanem]

Very good thanks. ✅

[@joostvanderhave8628]

The details in your videos, you make cargo ships sail to/from Rotterdam port and the cruise ships from England.

[@JFtwo]

07.00 manouver is not like that, the carachteristic manouver you tell is can work in twin Hamilton jet Boat ship, and not working in twin screw with bowtruster. The correct situation manouver in 07.00 is Starboard engine reverse and port engine ahead and steering hard to starboard and bowtruster to the left

[@anchorjam5590]

Hi there, I loved the video! I would love to see a video in the future comparing different propulsion systems: Maybe propeller vs Waterjet vs Voith Schneider comparing their strengths and weaknesses! More advanced ship handling videos (if there are more advanced techniques) would also be very interesting! Keep up the great work!

[@milindkhamkar]

I have a playlist for some amazing informative videos and your videos always end up getting in it.

[@Mesozoic_mammal]

Thanks for the cool videos! Can you do something on sailing vessels?

[@CasualNavigation]

I do want to cover sailing vessels some time as it would be a good challenge trying to animate sails and things

[@adamlittle4538]

Very informative and interesting video as always, I really enjoy learning about ships now thanks to you! I didn't know this stuff was interesting to me 😂 keep up the good work on your channel

[@ChrisFrameOfficial]

Your videos are always excellent!

[@thearchives1094]

Funny how this was recommend to me now

[@chrisj2848]

Great Video. Thanks for creating such great content!

[@CasualNavigation]

Cheers Chris

[@nonormann6425]

Great and informative video! It seems i am not alone in liking this technical ship content. Can you in the future do a more in depth video about a ships engine system, like main motor startup procedure and support systems? How do seagoing carriers generate freshwater? How can subsea vessels make a hole in the ship (moonpool) without sinking? Different hull designs (UT, wave piercers, catamarans etc) Keep up the good videos!

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks for the suggestions. A few of those would make great topics

[@nypzzgdh7712]

Casual Navigation Could you Wish me luck please..... i also wants to be a captain Its my dream from the past... i always like to leading the real ship next year i will start to school at sailor academic maybe needs like 5 years to finish my school. and also your videos giving me more of moral support for me Thanks...

[@dirtypure2023]

Why do I find these so interesting? Another inexplicably fascinating video about large ships. Thank you 👍

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks dirty pure. Glad you enjoyed it

[@Jonnyicey]

Nice video and channel you have, I'm also a marine pilot but still enjoy watching these kind of videos :)

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks John. Glad to have you here

[@McHeisenburger]

I love this channel so much.

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks Name not found

[@andrewcherpeski3180]

Great video! I'm going to definitely keep this in mind next time I take my cruise ship for a spin!

[@quekvincent5981]

chanced upon this video. I learnt something new. Liked & subsrcibed

[@rickyjohnbaldoque8433]

Who would win? A turning cruise ship? or A wide docking cruisy boi

[@devyashjangid2425]

I thought This Channel Died😂

[@gilveneli247]

the graphics combined with the music just gives of that suspense and excitement vibe..

[@rozinaakter7147]

Very amazing video. Best of luck for the future videos

[@skyfeelan]

cruise ship with azimuth thruster: Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power

[@zeus_9875]

TLDR: the answer is literally shown in the first 0:12 seconds

[@mr.randomgamer888]

Okay but you still don't know how it happens, you only know the end result

[@jacktraveller8290]

This is great. I've always wondered about this stuff when taking ferries.

[@Thebluernemace]

comically large spoon? nah comically wide ship? hell yeah

[@ianotimelord]

Always fascinates me the way ships turn. Great video. Hey ever cover Car Ferries?

[@sohaila1346]

2:03 did you fart?

[@guillaumeromain6694]

Instant click on every single one of your videos, and I'm never disappointed quite the contrary. I sure loved the sight of the Armorique! Terrific work as usual 👍 Thank you

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks Guillaume. Glad you enjoyed it

[@benyoucef0863]

Wondering why tankers are not equipped with this system! Some needs up to six tugs for berthing.

[@Harry-xu2yn]

My guess is that it's because Tankers operate similar to the old ocean liners, by that I mean the routes are consistent and long, so they can afford to have tugs at the end of the journey (like he said at the start of the video, such a long journey can justify it) Also they're a lot bigger than cruise ships so you'd need a pretty big bow thruster

[@gergokerekes4550]

they only stop at 2 docks, and those routes are pretty well traveled so it is worth it to keeps some tugs in work there as they are profitable.

[@CasualNavigation]

Its a trade off as thrusters and engines take up space. It can be financially better to carry extra cargo instead sometimes

[@peggyt1243]

It seems to me that cargo ships in the USA are required to have tug assist both fore and aft. I watch in Miami. Canadian cargo ships on the Great Lakes dock without tugs. The newer ships have a bow thruster but the old ships my father was on years ago did not; one engine and one rudder for a ship of 150 to 200 meters. Ships sometimes would dock late at night and had to be completely self sufficient as there was no shore crew. The ships would lower one deck hand down from a swing out boom. The ships would use the steel lines to pull the ship in. A lot of maneuvering was done with the lines and winches. It is interesting that cargo ships, both Canadian and American go through the canals and locks unassisted but US navy vessels always have a tug assist.

[@CasualNavigation]

I guess its because navy ships have less commercial pressure so can afford extra tugs

[@peggyt1243]

@@CasualNavigation I don't suppose you heard about the brand new USS Billings that was maneuvering in Montreal harbour last year (August 2019).. As soon as the tug let go, control was lost and the navy ship collided with a Canadian cargo ship that was moored. The captain was replaced.

[@CasualNavigation]

I hadn't heard of that one before

[@peggyt1243]

@@CasualNavigation I had the date wrong. It was June 2019. www.upi.com/Defense-News/2019/06/27/USS-Billings-undergoing-repairs-in-Montreal-after-striking-moored-ship/3621561640852/

[@tryazeve9420]

This should be good 😅 which college course have you done now mate?

[@MrAchile13]

I really enjoy this channel, I hope it will have a steady growth!

[@CasualNavigation]

Cheers MrAchile13

[@thelionwatches828]

If a ship with no bow thrusters is turned with only the propeller and rudder, the pivot should be close to the bow because the thrust is on the stern.

[@johnthegreek7356]

Awesome video! Isn't there some sort of Autopilot that can park the ship at the desired location? Basically something that does all the balancing

[@CasualNavigation]

There is, but its still better to do it manually. If the autopilot applies too much power, by the time you notice it could be too late

[@johnthegreek7356]

@@CasualNavigation you do have a point sir!

[@CasualNavigation]

Plus, the ship handling is the fun part of the job

[@seraphina985]

@@CasualNavigation Can't say I've ever piloted a ship but my experience flying aircraft would agree there especially in turbulent conditions, autoland works great in good conditions but in turbulence, I wouldn't trust it on landing, too little air beneath you if it gets it wrong. I've always assumed similar applied with ships operating near land is like operating an aircraft in close proximity to the ground options to recover are slim to none in that situation. Though that does raise the question if you are having problems stabilizing the motion of the ship do you abort docking and head to a safe distance from land in the same way an aircraft aborts the landing if they don't have a stable approach?

[@everydaydissociation]

Lol the timing of this recommendation

[@BopsRusher]

Really nice Video as always ;) With what Software do you do the Animations?

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks BlopsRusher. I use the Adobe suite for it all

[@ivuldivul]

Hi!

[@akithalithmal7877]

Hi 😂😂

[@darcksage1]

Very nice video!

[@MaxBlackadar]

I have a lot of experience doing almost just this on twin screw ships with no bow thrusters wherein a tug stands in for the effects created by the bow thruster in your video, however, I am curious why you have gone with a "port twist" in your example starting at 6:10. In my training, we consider the ship to be "split" in two halves - forward and aft - with the tug controlling movement on the bow to port or starboard and the engine/rudder combo controlling fwd/aft movement and lateral movement of the stern. A "port twist" (references which way the bow moves) as you have it in your example moves the stern away from the quay, so why not "twist" to starboard and use the bow thruster (or a tug as the case may be) to keep the bow moving over in step with the stern? In doing so all of your forces are working in tandem where as a port twist creates some force that is counter to the direction you want to have the ship move which you then have to use some minimum amount of rudder to overcome. I enjoyed the video - its a great overview of the considerations of mooring a ship!

[@CasualNavigation]

It was mainly to illustrate how it could move with no bow thruster. When using the thruster, it doesn't make too much difference which engines you use when just going sideways as the rudder is so powerful compares to other effects

[@JFtwo]

​@@CasualNavigation , no no no

[@CO84trucker]

Ever Given has entered the chat

[@paullim8491]

mhm. The cruise ship seems pretty hard to get in parking. Reason: If that thing has a bulboss bow, and the area is very tight, that would mean it could break the other ships rudder as then the ship could not move out then because if strafing to the starboard side, it could creat greater problems with sometimes the ship doesn't have a lot of time to stop before the ship hits the peir and creates greater damage. What do you do with that?

[@tweaker1968]

I've always enjoyed your videos.... Then you show my home town at 1:36 !! How do I give two thumbs up??

[@ProperLogicalDebate]

As you get close to the dock you can throw a line and get your bow and stern cables attached. Then kedging or warping. Once even one is attached IMHO it can be used to pull or help offset some fore-aft movement.

[@504RoadTrips]

Very interesting. After a lifetime of watching the ferries in New Orleans dock, I always wondered how they moved them sideways. I didn’t know about the side thrusters. Figured it worked like a giant Jet Ski.

[@wi.llclay]

very nice video!

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks cold spaghetti

[@Tsirkon]

I already some of this , but some of the stuff here where I learn is literally from a game that was realesed in 2008 ( but the graphics are still amazing , not gonna lie ) but anyways thanks for the info!

[@artemis7605]

Bow thrusters are for noobs

[@alastairlord]

I love your channel, this stuff is so interesting! And to think, cruise ships at their vast scale use pretty much the same techniques as tiny little pleasure craft.

[@martijnheil8825]

It's becoming kind of standard to have a bow thruster these days, but in the olden days you only had a single engine with fixed propellor and 1 rudder. Manouvring that into a berth is only possible by clever use of mooring lines during the manouvre.

[@FreeSpiritsII]

Hi @@martijnheil8825 I know just what you mean - a few months ago the bow thruster on our boat failed as we came in to moor at an overnight stop. Our boat has a single engine, a fixed prop and 1 rudder. I spent the evening boning up on the use of mooring lines to get in and out of berths in various situations without a thruster, and then spent the following day doing it for real as we made our way downstream on the Thames, through multiple locks toward our home berth. I was a sweaty mess by the end of the day, but also pleased to have managed the Old School techniques without smashing the boat to pieces. I am pleased to have the bow thruster back in operation, though secretly smug that I managed without it for a day!

[@hbongos]

excellent channel with easy to understand animations

[@CasualNavigation]

Thanks Humza

[@warrcoww6717]

Comically wide ship is the best combination of comically large spoon and wide Putin

[@jacobwilson3115]

Great video! Keep it up

[@comradecommie7144]

bro I struggle trying to parallel park with my car I could never do this lmfao

[@athr_blu]

How is it done with single propeller ships ?

[@92Cuky_]

I guess that is where tug boats come in and push/pull it into the place

[@CasualNavigation]

I touched on that in my video on Left Handed ships.

[@nickpampuch1305]

I was once doing an escort of one of the larger military sealift command ships out of Pearl Harbor (dont remember which one, but it had a ramp that folded down for vehicles on the aft end if that helps) and as it was making the turn around hospital point the tug on the aft seemed like it was using all its power to keep the ship from atleast side swiping the day marker, let alone scraping the edge of what was dredged. The tug was almost sideways pulling it.

[@megamihestia4049]

Imagine how easy life would be if cars can do that move-sideways thing.

[@lfakerson7703]

I noticed the animations and sound effects improved a lot. I can tell your putting in more time great work man.

[@SavageDragon999]

This is a very useful video. I'll watch this before buying some cruise ships,

[@AJDeere]

Video Idea on how ship breaking works and why everything is sent to India and just a video generally about the topic.

[@weirdnomad8868]

Can you make a video on what the propellor needs to be cut perfectly to prevent too much vibration in a ship when it's moving?

[@weirdnomad8868]

Can you make a video on what the rudder needs to be cut perfectly to prevent too much vibration in a ship when it's moving?

[@carloscastell7228]

I watched all, I didn't know that I needed to know this, now i want more.

[@BlindBiker3]

“Authority. “Should not be government. God bless America.

[@user-fe8ms9ht7j]

Hm

[@tilenjk02]

5:56 That is M/T Sveti Krševan from company Jadrolinija and this town is Orebić.

[@inspirion5500]

Did you know there are titanic parking simulators? YUP! Those games exist

[@ayeshavaz3009]

Thanks a bunch..your videos make things more comprehendable!

[@blue04mx53]

"I wished I would have watched this before" ~Francesco Schettino~

[@gunner678]

I was waiting to board a Greek cruise ship in the 1980s in Rhodes. The ship majestically glided in towards the berth, only to collide with a moored Russian cruise ship. Now sporting a huge hole in the bow, about 2 metres above the waterline, the ship was spun about and backed into the berth. Why they bothered I don't know. We all saw the accident, so they were not kidding anyone. A year later, that same cruise ship went down off the Cape, south Africa. The British entertainment crew remained aboard to help the passengers abandon ship, whilst the captain and merchant crew evacuated themselves at the first sign of trouble. The ship I'm sure you know was the 'Oceanos' of the Eportiki line.

[@dimasakbar7668]

I wonder how many of your viewer are from landlocked state, and how many inspired to take sailing (or shipping? Maritime? Admiralty? I dunno) school