Voyage planning

Opis

Voyage planning

autor: Czesław DYRCZ

Akademia Marynarki Wojennej

Voyage Planning has been written for Polish and foreign military, and civilian students, as well as participants in specialized courses at the Polish Naval Academy. The book includes the course content of the voyage planning subject of study on management and operational level of responsibility – STCW. The book also shows some examples of voyage planning on paper and electronic charts (ENC). The publication can be useful for both beginners, and ship’s deck officers to better understand navigation process of voyage planning. In addition, the content and order of chapters is consistent with the requirements of the Voyage planning curriculum.

Voyage planning in the Navies contains some different elements, which is why military students should take this fact into account. The Navy’s voyage planning process is based on military instructions which are not illustrated in this handbook.

CONTENS

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ….5

ABBREVIATIONS……..7

INTRODUCTION ….. 15

VOYAGE (PASSAGE) PLANNING ….. 17

LEGAL BASIS .. 19

2.1. SOLAS Convention …. 20

2.2. STCW Convention ….. 22

2.3. IMO Resolution 893(21) …. 26

2.4. ISM Code ….. 31

VOYAGE (PASSAGE) PLAN ….. 33

SOURCES OF INFORMATION … 49

4.1. Charts .. 50

4.2. Nautical publications .. 53

4.3. Weather …. 91

4.4. Navigational Warnings … 92

4.5. Owner’s instructions …. 94

PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

PREVENTION ….. 97

BRIDGE TEAM MENANGMENT (BTM) …. 101

STANDING ORDERS, BRIDGE PROCEDURES AND EMERGENCIES … 107

7.1. Standing orders ….. 107

7.2. Bridge procedures …. 107

7.3. Bridge emergencies ….. 111

FIXING METHODS, FREQUENCY AND REGULARITY …. 113

DEEP SEA AND OCEAN WATERS …. 117

WEATHER ROUTES …. 123

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS LIMITING THE SHIP’S ROUTE

SELECTION …… 127

ICE NAVIGATION ….. 137

ICING OF SHIPS ….. 167

COMPUTER PROGRAMS CONSIDERING WEATHER CONDITIONS

IN VOYAGE PROCESS …. 181

COASTAL AND RESTRICTED WATERS … 187

PILOTAGE WATERS … 195

TSS AND VTS ….. 201

WATERS COVERED BY MARITIME PIRACY … 207

ECDIS IN VOYAGE PLANNING …. 211

APPRAISAL AND PLANNING .. 213

VOYAGE PLAN BRIEFING …. 219

EXECUTION AND MONITORING ….. 221

MODIFICATION OF THE VOYAGE PLAN… 223

DECK LOG BOOK …. 225

SUPPORT OF VOYAGE PLANNING PROCESS … 229

SUMMARY …… 233

BIBLIOGRAPHY ….. 235

ANNEX 1. THE SOLAS CONVENTION … 239

ANNEX 2. THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING,

CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING FOR SEAFARERS (STCW 78/95) –

EXTRACT …. 245

ANNEX 3. RESOLUTION A.893(21) – GUIDELINES FOR VOYAGE PLANNING.. 251

ANNEX 4. RESOLUTION A.916(22) – GUIDELINES FOR THE RECORDING OF

EVENTS RELATED TO NAVIGATION …. 257

ANNEX 5. RULE 10 OF THE COLREGs, 1972 …. 261

INDEX OF FIGURES …. 263

INDEX OF TABLES . 269

ISBN 978-83-957735-5-6