CO2/TOPIC 5: STORM AVOIDANCE / ASSIGNMENT

QUESTION: ESSAY
What courses of actions to be taken in case of a storm?

Although sailing into a storm with all navigational aids and communication systems in place is
unusual, shore workers (both on land and on the water) usually plan an alternate route.
Strategy ahead of time to avert such a storm (in liaison with the company and assigned route).
However, if the TRS is staring you in the face, it is most likely up to you to decide. The sea's
compassion, or perhaps it isn't strong enough, and the skipper can manage it. Expertise and
experience To completely avoid it, the Officer should obtain as much information as possible. as
much as possible about the storm This might include things like:
 The bearing of the eye (storm center)
 The path that the storm is following
 When an observer faces the wind, the eye will be 100° to 125° on his right hand side (in
the
Northern hemisphere) when the storm is about 200 miles away
 It is assumed generally that the storm is not moving towards the equator and if in a
latitude
lower than 20 deg., it is likely to have an Eastern constituent

 A storm moving in an unusual or haphazard path is likely to move slowly