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1
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Preparation for Sea

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Has the following equipment been checked and found ready for use?

  • Anchors
  • Bell book
  • Echo sounder
  • Electronic navigational position fixing systems
  • Gyro/magnetic compass and repeaters
  • Passage plan entered into IBS
  • Radars
  • Required AIS data inputs made, speed/distance
    recorder
  • Clocks synchronised

Has the following equipment been tested, synchronised and found ready for use?

  • Bridge and engine telegraphs
  • Communications facilities
  • Navigation and signal lights
  • Sound signalling apparatus
  • Steering gear, including manual, autopilot and emergency changeover arrangements and rudder indicators
  • Window wiper/clear view screen arrangements

Is the ship secure for sea?

2
Q

Familiarisation with Bridge Equipment

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  • Bridge and deck lighting
  • Emergency arrangements in the event of main power failure
  • Navigation and signal lights (including searchlights, signalling lamp, morse light)
  • Sound signalling apparatus (including whistles, fog bell and gong system)
  • Safety equipment (including LSA equipment including pyrotechnics, EPIRB and SART, bridge fire detection panel)
  • Alarm systems on bridge
  • Echo sounder
  • ECDIS and electronic charts if fitted
  • Gyro/Compass Errors
  • Magnetic Compass
  • Radar including ARPA
  • Off course alarm
  • Speed/distance recorder
  • Engine and thruster controls
  • IBS functions, if fitted
  • Electronic navigational position fixing systems
  • AIS and external communication equipment such as VHF and GMDSS
3
Q

Preparation for arrival in port/restricted waters

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  • Steering gear tested in all modes, inc emergency
  • E.R advised as to stand by requirements
  • Engines tested astern
  • Clocks synchronised
  • Communication systems
  • Signalling equipment
  • Echo sounder
  • Indicators and recorders
  • Tidal information available
  • Power to deck as appropriate
  • Anchors cleared as appropriate
  • Local navigation warnings available
  • Updated ETA’s available
  • Pilot card completed as appropriate
  • Drafts available
4
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Pilotage

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  • Immediately on arrival inform the pilot of ships heading, speed, engine setting and draught.
  • Inform the pilot of the location of lifesaving appliances for his use.
  • Hand pilot card to the pilot.
  • Has the proposed passage plan been discussed with the pilot and agreed with the Master (including communications and reporting, bridge watch and crew stand by arrangements, tugs, berthing/anchoring arrangements, traffic)
  • Have the responsibilities within the bridge team for the pilotage been defined and are they clearly understood
  • Has the language to be used on the bridge between the ship and the pilot and shore been agreed.
  • Are the progress of the ship and the execution of orders being monitored by the Master and the officer of the watch.
  • The engine room and ships crew being regularly briefed on the progress of the ship during the pilotage.
  • Are The correct lights, flags and shapes being displayed.
5
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Navigation in coastal waters

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Have the following factors being taken into consideration in preparing the passage plan.

  • Advice/recommendations in Sailing Directions
  • Ship’s draft in relation to available water depths
  • Effect of squat on underkeel clearance in shallow water
  • Tides and currents
  • Weather particularly in areas prone to poor visibility
  • Available navigational aids and their accuracy
  • Position fixing methods to be used
  • Daylight/night time passing of danger points
  • Traffic lately to be encountered – flow, type, volume
  • Any requirements for traffic separation/routing schemes
  • Ship security considerations regarding piracy or armed attack
  • Are local/coastal warning broadcasts being monitored?
  • Is participation in area reporting systems recommended including VTS?
  • Is the ships position being fixed at regular intervals?
  • Has equipment been regularly checked/tested (including gyro/magnetic compass errors, manual steering before entering coastal waters if automatic steering has been engaged for a prolonged period, greater performance and reader heading line marker alignment, echo sounder)
  • Is that 00W prepared to use the engines and call a look out or a helmsman to the bridge?
  • Have all measures being taken to protect the environment from pollution by the ship and to comply with applicable pollution regulations?
6
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Navigation in Ocean waters.

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  • Is keeping a look out being given due priority?
  • Are navigational warning broadcasts and other long range weather reports being monitored closely?
  • Are changes in the local weather being monitored and is the barometer observed regularly?
  • Is that participation in area reporting systems recommended? (E.g AMVER)
  • Is the ships position being fixed at regular intervals?
  • Are celestial navigational techniques being practised?
  • Are gyro/magnetic compass errors and read our performance being checked regularly?
  • Have reader techniques being practised (in clear visibility)?
  • Have preparations been made for landfall?
  • Have measures being taken to protect the environment from pollution by the ship and to comply with applicable pollution regulations?