Voyage Planning Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 4 key elements of a passage plan…
A
Appraisal
Planning
Execution
Monitoring
2
Q
What action will be taken during the “Appraisal” stage?
A
- Relevant Publications
- Weather Information
- Consult Port Guides
- Consider characteristics of vessel
- Determine relevant traffic routing schemes
- Consult tidal atlases and tables
- Check vessel certification
- Ensure charts are to scale and up to date
3
Q
What action will be taken during the “Planning” stage?
A
- Plot “True” courses on chart
- Consider Contingency Plan
- Incorporate “Parallel Indexing”
- Ensure safe passing distances & Safe speed
- Highlight ways to obtain position fix
- Alteration of course marks clearly marked
4
Q
What action will be taken during the “Execution” stage?
A
- Calculate tidal heights and flows
- Consider Traffic density at critical points
- Calculate ETA’s
- Obtain latest MET info
5
Q
What action will be taken during the “Monitoring” stage?
A
- Obtain regular weather forecasts
- Enter route info in AIS
- Comply with reporting procedures
- Cross check position fixing methods
- Check all Nav equipment regularly
- Update ETA’s
6
Q
What is a ship reporting system?
A
- Usually a local operation for the safety of navigation.
* UK ships must comply with IMO adopted reporting systems.
7
Q
What is a ship routeing scheme?
A
•Schemes to comply with in areas of heavy traffic or with environmental considerations via IMO
