Nautical stationkeeping

Station-keeping in a nautical situation is when a vessel is to:

* maintain a position in relation to another moving vessel or vessels, such as when
* conducting underway replenishment or
* part of a task force or convoy
* maintaining a fixed position in relation to a fixed object or
* patrolling a defined sector in relation to a fixed object.

## See also

* Dynamic positioning

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