Engaging Training Videos

Maritime Training & Educational Videos for the Social Media Generation

Are Your Viewers Bored?

Casual Navigation was born because we have personally taken too many maritime training courses which use the same boring, outdated videos. Our solution was to take a viewer-first approach and then put our videos to the ultimate test – Social Media – where viewers choose to watch, and boring videos are actively suppressed by cutting-edge algorithms.

Our Videos

  • Take A Viewer First Approach
  • Meet Defined Learning Objectives
  • Satisfy Social Media Algorithms
  • Are Kept Short & Simple For You To Use
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What’s Your Secret?

There is no secret. Casual Navigation has simply learned how to produce engaging videos through years of trial and error, growing one of the largest maritime social media channels along the way. To save you from having to go through the same process, you can buy off-the-shelf videos directly in our store, or let us create a bespoke video which meets your needs.

You can save significant time and money by using our content compared to developing it yourself. Off-the-shelf videos are available instantly, so you can have them in use within minutes.

We have found a significant advantage in creating videos where were are already subject matter experts. As professional mariners, we can save you significant time and money because you don’t need to teach us the subject before we can work on your project.

You only need to purchase from our store if you would prefer an ad-free, white-label, .MP4 version that you can use offline.

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FAQs

You may use our YouTube videos in accordance with YouTube’s terms of service. The last time we checked, you are not allowed to download videos. YouTube does offer an embed feature which you can use to embed content in other locations.

We offer sponsorship opportunities within the videos that we post on social media. Please contact us at youtube@casualnavigation.com or using the contact form on this website and we can discuss your requirements.

We focus on the maritime industry because we have found videos to be significantly more engaging if the producer has expertise in the topic covered by the video. While we do have the technical skills to create videos for other industries, they would not be as engaging as one created by a subject matter expert.

We can create a bespoke video to meet your requirements. For off-the-shelf videos and videos for our social channels, you can submit a suggestion by contacting us through the website or by email.

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ABOUT US

Casual Navigation started life as a social media hobby, based on sharing knowledge about the maritime industry.

The early motivation came after attending STCW refresher courses which included rewatching the same training DVDs that looked like they had been in circulation for almost 50 years. Surely it can’t be hard to make something better?

Intending to just learn how to animate, the resulting videos were posted to YouTube, where the initial response was incredible. Thousands of people started to watch, opening up a wealth of data through YouTube Analytics which helped to evolve the videos into the engaging productions you see today.

As the audience grew into the millions, videos started to be shared further afield and even began to be used in professional settings as teaching aids within real-life training courses.

Casual Navigation had come full circle and was now creating the sort of videos that had provided the early motivation. It had grown from a small social media hobby, into the Maritime Training & Educational Video Producer that was just a dream a few years prior.