Passage (Voyage)

Planning
Planning
Documentation
Chart annotation
Contingencies
 Planning (Ch4)
• Preparation of the Plan
• Detailed
• Berth to berth
• Documented
 Documentation
1. Passage Plan
– Route data
2. Bridge Note Book
– Instructions & information to the
Bridge Team
3. Charts
– Tracks & annotations
Route Plan

Example
Passage Note Book
 Passage Note Book
 Leg or Track reference
 Position fixing methods & frequency
 Primary
 Secondary
 Conspicuous Coastal features
 Nav. Aids eg. Lights, Racons
 Parallel Index references
 Safe speed
 Minimum UKC & Squat
 Instructions
 Change in machinery status
 Call Master
 Crew requirements
 Margins of safety
 Passage Note Book
 Hazards/Warnings
 Weather
 Tides/Currents/Streams
 Routeing Schemes
 Reporting Points & VHF channels
 Regulations
 Contingencies
 Communications
 Chart Annotations
 Waypoints - Symbol & Number
 Tracks & Courses - 360° notation
 Wheel over points - mark and note
 Safe distances - consider UKC, manoeuvring, speed
 Parallel Index lines - mark & comment
 Reporting Points - Mandatory, VTS etc
 Change of machinery points - mark & comment
 Pilot boarding position - Circle & comment
 Notice to E/Room - mark & comment
 Speed reduction points - mark & comment
 Abort point - mark & comment
 Chart Annotations
 Tides - Diamonds, vector & note
 Hazard areas - hatch in & identify reason
 Visually conspicuous objects - encircle & comment
 Radar conspicuous targets - encircle & comment
 Transit bearings - draw in and comment
 Clearing bearings - draw in and comment
 Navigation warnings - note
 T’s & P’s - note
 UKC concerns - note
 Echo sounder ON - mark & comment
NO-GO AREAS

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MARGINS OF SAFETY

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CHARTED TRACKS

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COURSE ALTERATIONS and
WHEEL- OVER POSITIONS

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PARALLEL INDEXING

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Abort Points and Contingencies

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LEADING LINES/LIGHTS

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 PLANNING AN ALTERATION OF
COURSE
Pick a Reference Point
that is both Visually and
Radar Conspicuous
Fl(3)R 20s
Ra Conspic

WOP
PI =4.5’

Add
IfAdd ‘Margin
possible
‘Wheel of Safety’
arrange
Over’ to
andalter
Set upwhen
Parallel
course Parallel
Index Index
lines
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other Reference
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chart Points
and radar
and radar
to Chart and Radar
CALL MASTER
Clearing Bearings
B

Fl(3)R 20s
Ra Conspic
A

In the example shown, the bearing of

the lighthouse from Ship B A is smaller
greater
than the clearing bearing, and
therefore Ship B
A is in dangerous
safe water.
waters.
Natural Transit, Clearing Marks
and Head Marks

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 263T) BEWARE
CROSSING
TRAFFIC

291T)

HARWICH VTS
VHF CH71
349(T)

SUNK VTS
VHF CH14

000(T)

INDICATE
MARK
MARK
MARK
MARK RADAR
LIMITS
HATCH
ADD IN ALL
NOTES
CONTINGENCY
INTENDED
REPORTING
CONSPICUOUS
OF CHANNELS
DANGER AREAS
ANCHORAGES
TRACK
POINTS
OBJECTS
 Contingency Plans
Situations:

 Engine Failure
 Steering failure
 Extreme weather conditions
 Failure of nav. equipment