The Maritime Education Podcast
Captain Barry Sadler discusses maritime topics including recent changes to maritime practices, shipping incidents, new legislation, real life lessons from his ongoing pilotage career, hot MCA examination topics and maritime issues in general. With 40 years experience in the professional maritime field, Barry's take on various nautical and shipping matters is in depth and accurate with insightful views on all affairs maritime. If you work, watch or enjoy the sea his podcast will inform and entertain you.
Podcasting since 2024 • 48 episodes
The Maritime Education Podcast
Latest Episodes
Running the Insurance Gauntlet
The 2026 conflict in Iran has severely disrupted global shipping, forcing massive vessel detours around Africa that have drained global capacity and triggered skyrocketing freight rates across all major East-West trade lanes. Central to this lo...
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Season 2026
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Episode 7
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42:24
The Rule of the Road Comes of Age
The evolution of international collision regulations transitioned from informal 16th-century maritime customs to a rigorous legal framework with the adoption of the 1972 COLREGs, which transformed the rules into a standalone, binding treaty. Th...
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Season 2026
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Episode 6
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37:56
International Conflict - The Masters Dilemma
In March 2026, the shipping industry is navigating a "perfect storm" of geopolitical and regulatory upheaval, as the Strait of Hormuz remains in a state of de facto closure following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, causing traffic to plummet by o...
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Season 2026
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Episode 5
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37:03