13. Guidelines for Voyage Planning 100%

Question 1

Objectives

Answer 1

1. 1 Development of a Voyage Plan
2. 2 Need for a Voyage Plan: Several Factors
3. 3 Voyage and passage plan appraisal.

Question 2

Appraisal

Answer 2

2.1 All information relevant to passage Plan
condition of vessel, cargo stowage, competent crew, certificates, charts, pubs, routing guides, tides, currents, oceanographical, meteorological, traffic, pilot, mpx, port info

2.2 Overall appraisal with clear indications of dangers, existing reporting systems, marine environmental protection

Question 3

Planning

Answer 3

3. 1 Detailed passage plan, berth to berth, including pilot
4. 2 appropriate scale and true direction and safe speed, C/C, UKC, position fixing.
5. 3 Details of passage plan should be marked on charts and voyage notebook.
6. 4 Approved by ships master prior to voyage.

Question 4

Execution

Answer 4

4. 1 Plan to be executed according to departure and arrival.
5. 2 Equipment, tides and currents, weather, day time vs night time. traffic
6. 3 Prevailing conditions

Question 5

Monitoring

Answer 5

5. 1 Plan should be available at all times

5. 2 Progress of vessel according to passage plan