Navigational Safety

Nav – 16 Equipment Check Routines

Created by: Marine Approved by: HEAD OF MARINE Revision No.: 0
Document Number: 05.00.26 Issue Date: 10/03/2023 Page 1 of 2

Requirements
 Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly checks to be carried out by the Navigation officer, which may be
delegated by the Master as appropriate, Completion of routine MUST be recorded in the logbook.
 After any upgrade, maintenance or repair equipment MUST be tested as per the maker’s instructions.
 Vessels can add equipment / check for any additional vessel-specific equipment.

Equipment Checks Frequency Tick / Last

done date
- Compare with true, check error.
- Confirm observed deviation is Every watch or after any
Standard Compass
acceptable when compared with significant alteration
deviation card
Gyro Compass & - Gyro Error Every watch or after any
Repeaters - Repeaters alignment with Master Gyro significant alteration
- Performance check using in-built
Radars Every watch
performance monitor

Manual Steering - Steering on Manual mode Every watch

Navigational Lights - Failure alarm inbuilt test function Every watch

- Cross check the 2-independent

equipment’s
GPS / DGPS Every watch
- DOP (Dilution of Position) & HDOP
(Horizontal) Value
- Phase current
Gyro Compass Daily
- Ships Speed value latitude input
2nd Gyro Compass, - Deviation between the two Gyro’s Daily or initiating passage
(where fitted) - Phase current from port or anchorage
- Auto Pilot off course & Daily or initiating passage
Off-course alarm
- Independent off course Alarm from port or anchorage
Daily or initiating passage
Course Recorded - Verify correct functioning
from port or anchorage
Gyro repeaters in
Daily or initiating passage
emergency steering - Alignment with Master gyro
from port or anchorage.
position
- Sound whistles
Whistle (including auto Daily or initiating passage
- Verify correct functioning of auto
controller) from port or anchorage.
controller
Manoeuvring & Signalling - Functioning Daily or initiating passage
Lights (including Daylight from port or anchorage.
If printed, this document is regarded as "uncontrolled"
Navigational Safety
Nav – 16 Equipment Check Routines
Created by: Marine Approved by: HEAD OF MARINE Revision No.: 0
Document Number: 05.00.26 Issue Date: 10/03/2023 Page 2 of 2

Signalling Lamp)
Weekly or Port arrival /
- Failure alarm activation with break in
Navigational Lights Departure whichever is
circuit
earlier.
Weekly or Port arrival /
Magnetic Compass
- Check for air bubble Departure whichever is
(including spare bowl)
earlier.
Weekly or Port arrival /
- Correct functioning / sync
Indicators Departure whichever is
- Illumination
earlier.
Transmitting Magnetic - Verify all repeaters sync to magnetic
Weekly
Compass heading
- Verify speed input to nav equipment is
- Weekly or Port Arrival /
accurate.
Speed log Departure
- Function test as per manufacturer’s
- Monthly
instructions
- Compare reading with charted depth
Echo Sounder Port Arrival / Departure
on different range scales
- Self-test as per manufacturers
Radar / ARPA Monthly
instruction
- Self-test as per manufacturers
AIS Monthly
instruction

VDR / s-VDR - Data Download & playback check 3 monthly

- Various stage alarms, including

BNWAS 3 monthly
emergency call

Gyro Compass - Servicing Annual

VDR - Performance Test Annual

- Deviation check & new card to be

Magnetic Compass Annual
drawn
- Tests as per manufacturer’s As specified.
ECDIS Instructions
- Back-up power supply -Quarterly

Additional Vessel Specific equipment

If printed, this document is regarded as "uncontrolled"