Competence : Use English in written and oral forms and Use the IMO Standard

Marine Communication Phrases

Training outcome : Adequate knowledge of the English language to use and
communicate related to maps and other nautical
publications
Basic competence : Discuss and confirm travel arrangements for ships Topic :
Future Tense and Various types of Planning Documents Indicators : Can use future
tense to describe future activity plans; able to differentiate the use of will to predict
future activities and
going to to describe a definite plan; able to identify,
mention and describe various types of planning
documents.
Semester/Meeting : 4 / 5

A. Grammar
Future Tense
Talking about the future plans / events

Task 1. Use
the appropriate verb to make a sentence with “be going to” for each picture.
B. Reading
 Various Types of Planning Documents

Preamble
It is just not possible to know every ship in its details. In order therefore that officers and
engineers are in a position to acquire more information, the ship builder and the shipowner
provides plans and other details about the ship on board. These plans like the general
arrangement plans are available as they are displayed in the alleyway. However there are a
number of other plans for which we need to keep our eyes open and find where they are.
Information provided in these plans is for reference purposes. especially in an emergency.
Objective
To recognise various types of plans used on a ship. Every ship is the final result of thousands of
hours of hard work put in by hundreds of dedicated professionals. Right from the beginning,
several drawings usually referred to as ‘plans’ are drawn covering various aspects of ship
construction. In shipyards, the section that has the responsibility of making these plans is called
the Drawing Office’.
Naval architects and draughtsmen from this office work in close co-operation with the owner and
various other departments offices, within the shipyard and outside, to make sure that the
construction of the vessel progresses as per pre determined design and schedule.

Plans contain a large amount of information pertaining to specific area or particular

machinery/equipment of the ship. Learning about all of them would be rather out of place for
now, so we will look at some of the common plans and their details that would be of interest to
you.

1. The General Arrangement plan, as the name suggests, contains the layout of the ship in
general. It will show the ship form, outlined in profile as well as in plan. The plan for all decks
(forecastle, accommodation block, & 1st Platform Deck, 2nd Platform Deck etc. in the
machinery space) is also included. The General Arrangement plan or the GA plan as it is
commonly known as, is the first plan that any one refers to, for getting a general overview of
the vessel. It is used very frequently hence by regulations; it is required to be displayed within
the ship where it can be referred to quickly, usually in one of the alleyways.

2. The Capacity Plan. Again the name given to this plan reminds us of its most important use. The
capacity plan gives the volume i.e. the cubic capacities of various spaces that are used for
holding cargo, fresh water, ballast water, bunkers, lubricating oils, etc.

3. Safety Plan (sometimes called the Life Saving Plan & Fire fighting plan) is yet another plan that
you would find displayed in the alleyways. In this plan you would find details pertaining to
Safety.
4. Passage Plan
A passage plan is a comprehensive, berth to berth guide, developed and used by a vessel’s
bridge team to determine the most favourable route, to identify potential problems or hazards
along the route, and to adopt Bridge Management Practices to ensure the vessel’s safe
passage. SOLAS Chapter 5, Annexes 24 & 25 titled “Voyage Planning” and “Guidelines for
voyage planning” respectively, give specific regulatory information with regard to the passage
plan.
Passage planning includes a complete description of the ship’s passage which is prepared by an
experienced deck officer of the ship. This is done to ensure that the ship sticks to the required
routes for reaching the port of destination.

Source:
https://knowledgeofsea.com/recognising-various-types-of-plans/
https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/understanding-the-principles-of-passage
planning/

Task 2. Find one planning document and describe it clearly!