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Navigation vs Seamanship - What's the difference?

navigation | seamanship |

As nouns the difference between navigation and seamanship

is that navigation is the theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or a spaceship while seamanship is skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel.

navigation

English

(wikipedia navigation)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or a spaceship
  • (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping
  • (countable) A canal

    • seamanship

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (nautical) Skill in, and knowledge of, the work of navigating, maintaining, and operating a vessel.