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CH04 Informatin Flow Between the UKHO and Mariners Flashcards

1
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What kind of informaiton can be found in NMs?

A 
New dangers to surface navigation.
Changes to aids to navigation.
New or amended routing measures.
Works in progress.
Changes in regulated ares, eg anchorages.
Changes in radio aids to navigation.
Additions or deletions of conspicuous ladmarks.
Offshore structures.
Pilotage services.
Vertical clearances of bridges.
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What is a derived charting area?

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Area where there is another national charting authority other than UKHO.

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What methods of promulgation are there for updating paper charts?

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Navigational Warnings.
Preliminary NMs.
Temporary NMs.
Permanent NMs.
NM Blocks.
New Editions (NE).
New Charts (NC).
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Sources of information for the UKHO.

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The Royal Navy.
Overseas HOs.
IALA.
Commercial organisations.
Vessels and/or shipping companies.
Private individulas.
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Who established the WWNWS?

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IHO and IMO.

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When should Nav Warnings be dealt with?

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Immediately on receipt (monitored prior to sailing as well).

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How many NAVAREAs are there and what one is the UK?

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21 NAVAREAs.
1 sub area (Baltic).
UK is I.

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What are the four types of NW?

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NAVAREA warnings.
Sub-Area warnings.
Coastal warnings.
Local warnings.
ALRS3.
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What kind of information can be found in Nav Warnings?

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Casualties to lights and for signals of shipping lanes.
Dangerous wrecks in or near shipping lanes.
New aids to navigation or changes to existing ones.
Large or unwieldy tows.
Drifting hazards.
Offshore structures.
Special operations (ie naval exercises, missile firing).
Piracy alerts.
WHO info.

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What kind or information can be found in Sub-Area Warnings?

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The same info as per Nav Warnings but for the Sub-Area.

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What is a coastal warning?

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Information necessary for safe navigation.
Seaward of the fairway buoy/pilot station.
Entire NAVTEX area or

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What is a local warning?

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Not normally required by ocean going vessels.
Usually refer to inshore waters, within and between harbour authority limits.
Originated by coastguard, port or pilotage authorities.

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What language are broadcasts in?

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NAVAREA, Sub-Area and Coastal Warnings are broadcast in English only on the International NAVTEX and International SafteyNET services.

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What is NAVTEX?

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System for the broadcast and automatic reception of MSI by means of narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy.
Broadcast on 518 kHz in English.
Any national service will broadcast on 490 kHz on the relevant language.
ALRS5.

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What is the International SafetyNET Service?

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An automatic direct-printing satellite-based service for the promulgation of MSI.
Part of Sat-C EGC system providing automated means or receiving MSI.
ALRS5.

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16
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How should NWs be noted on charts?

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Noted in pencil.
Expunged when cancelled or superseded by NM.
Charts quoted are most convenient (others may be affected).
ECDIS would require a layer set or manual correction.
NW number should be noted within correction.

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How many METAREAs are there?

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21 METAREAs.

UK is I.

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What information is in a safetyNET weather warning?

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High seas weather warning.
Routine weather bulletins.
Promulgated through International SafetyNET EGC.
ALRS3/5.

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What information is in a weather bulletin for offshore shipping?

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Summary of gale warnings.
Plain language synopsis of general weather conditions.
Plain language weather forecast for 24 hours.
enhanced outlook is provided for the next 3-5 days.

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How are offshore shipping forecasts broadcast?

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RT (MF) and VHF by HM Coastguard MRCCs.
International NAVTEX 518kHz.
SafetyNET EGC.
BBC Radio 4.
ALRS3/5.
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What is a gale warning?

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Gale is ≥force 8 or gusting 43-51kts.
Severe gale is ≥force 9 or gusting 52-60kts.
Storm is ≥force 10 or gusting 61-68kts.
Violent storm ≥force 11 or gusting 69kts.
Hurricane ≥64kts.
In force until amended or cancelled.
Warning reissued if persists for longer than 24 hours.
Imminent 12 hours from issue of warning.

22
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What is a High Seas - Atlantic Weather Bulletin and Storm Warning?

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Plain language.
Commences with storm warnings (winds ≥force 10 in the next 24 hours).
Plain language synopsis of weather conditions.
Forecast valid for 24 hours.
Broadcast on SafetyNET - EGC.
ALRS3/5.

23
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What are ships’ weather reports?

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Weather reports made by vessels on the WMO voluntary observing ship scheme.
ALRS3.

24
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What is a Coastal Inshore waters Forecast?

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Broadcast on VHF, NAVTEX (490) and BBC radio 4.
For the benefit of coastal shipping, fishing vessels and leisure craft.
Covers coastal waters out to 12nm.
Brief synopsis.
24 hour forecast.
24 hour outlook.
ALRS3.

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What is a coastal strong wind warning?

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Issued if the wind speed in an inshore area is forecast at Force 6 or more.
Valid until the next new inshore waters forecast.
Prefixed by SWW.
ALRS3.

26
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What are Notices to Mariners?

A

NM contain information which enables the mariner to keep charts and books published by the UKHO up-to-date for the latest reports received.
Published weekly.
Available from chart agents, UKHO website, surface or airmail and chartco.

27
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What is the numbering convention of NM?

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NMs are numbered consecutively from the beginning of each calendar year.
Annual NMs will include the first numbers in each yearly series.

28
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What are permanent NMs?

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Majority of chart-correcting notices are promulgated as permanent.

29
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What are preliminary NMs?

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(P)NM.
Where information is too extensive for a permanent NM and full details will be included in the next NE or NC.
Or for ongoing and changeable situations such as bridge construction.

30
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What are temporary NMs?

A

(T)NM.

Information is only valid for a limited period (normally 3-6 months).

31
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What is the structure of weekly NMs?

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I - Explanatory Notes and Publications List.
II - Updates to Standard Navigational Charts.
III - Reprints of Navigational Warnings.
IV - Updates to Admiralty Sailing Directions.
V - updates to Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals.
VI - Updates to Admiralty Lists of Radio Signals.
VII - Updates to miscellaneous Admiralty nautical publications.
VIII - Updates to Admiralty digital products and services.

32
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How would you know which T and P notices were cancelled, published and still in force?

A

Section IA of the weekly NMs contains this info.

Published monthly.

33
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How would you know which editions of Admiralty publications are current?

A 
Section IB of the weekly NMs contains this info.
Published quarterly (Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec).
34
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How would you know which NEs or NCs had been published?

A

Section I of the weekly NMs contains this info.

35
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Where would you find permanent corrections to charts?

A

Section II of weekly NMs.

36
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How would you know which NAVAREA I messages were in force?

A

Section III of weekly NMs.
Also contains reprints of those issued during the week.
Supplemented by full text of the in force list in weeks 1, 13, 26 and 39.

37
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Besides section IV of weekly NMs, where would you find details of updates to Admiralty Sailing Directions?

A

The Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners Part 2 - Amendments to Sailing Directions and Miscellaneous Nautical Publications.
Published in January.

38
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Where would you find updates to Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals?

A

Section V of weekly NMS.

NB this info may be out of sync with section II.

39
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Where would you find updates to ALRS?

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Section VI of weekly NMs.

Supplemented by a quarterly cumulative list of amendments (Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec).

40
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Where you find updates to the Mariner’s Handbook (NP100) or Ocean Passages of the World (NP136)?

A

Section VII of weekly NMs.
The Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners Part 2 - Amendments to Sailing Directions and Miscellaneous Nautical Publications.

41
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Where would you find info on Admiralty digital products?

A

Section VIII of weekly NMs.

42
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What is contained in The Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners Part 1 Section 1?

A

Statutory NMs 1-26 (some have been moved to NP100).
01 - Tide Tables.
02 - Suppliers of Admiralty products.
03 - Safety of British Merchant Ships.
05 - Firing practice and exercise areas.
10 - Mine-laying/countermeasures exercises.
12 - National claims to maritime jurisdiction.
16 - Protection historic, dangerous and military wreck sites.
17 - TSS and routing systems.
20 - Mandatory expanded inspections.
21 - Canadian publication regs.
22 - US nav safety regs.
23 - High speed craft.
26 - Marine environmental high risk areas.

43
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How long should weekly NMs be retained for?

A

Date back to the earliest publication date of the current volumes of ALL or ALRS.

44
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How often if the NM in force list published?

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Every 3 months.

45
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What is contained in The Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners Part 1 Section 2?

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Reprints of all T and P in force on 1st Jan.

46
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What are the sections of The Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners Part 2?

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I - current edition of all volumes of Sailing Directions.
II - Sailing Direction updates in force on 1st Jan.
III - current editions of all miscellaneous Admiralty publications.
IV - miscellaneous Admiratly publication updates in force on 1st Jan.

47
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What is the cummulative list of notices to mariners?

A

Published in Jan and Jul each year.
List publication dates of current editions of BA charts.
AUS, NZ and JP charts in the series.
NMs affecting AUS, NZ, JP for the last 2 years.

48
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What obligatory reports are required of the Master by SOLAS?

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Dangerous ice or wind chill to below freezing.
Dangeros derelict.
Any other danger to navigation.
Tropical storms or winds force 10+ where no warning has been issued.
Sending by all available means to ships in the vacinity and the nearest CRS.
Copied to UKHO by most appropriate means if urgent charting action is required.

49
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For which incidents are there standard reporting procedures?

A 
Sailing plan.
Deviation reports.
Final report.
DG.
Harmful substances.
Marine polution.
50
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What types of weather forecast?

A

High seas.
Offshore.
Coastal inshore waters.

NP100 (10 decks)

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