CD.26 Voyage Planning
CD.26 Voyage Planning
CD.26 Voyage Planning
26 Voyage planning
VOYAGE PLANNING
1. When should voyage planning be done?
- prior sailing
2. Who is responsible for the voyage plan?
- the master
3. Voyage planning consists of how many main stages?
- 4
4. Can voyage planning be executed on ECDIS?
- only in approved by the flag state
5. Can RNC charts be used for voyage planning?
- only together with paper charts
6. What is most important when transferring route plans to other navigation
systems?
- both systems use the same chart datum
7. What is an information exchange form?
- a forms used to provide information to a pilot
8. What is the main purpose of the VTS?
- increase safety for all ships in the area
OFFICER OF THE WATCH
1. Is the OOW expected to double-check the whole voyage plan?
- yes
2. Can the Officer of the watch be the sole lookout?
- only during day time when visibility, traffic etc. makes it safe
3. When should operational checks on navigation equipment be done?
- regularly, when preparing for sea and entering port
4. When steering by autopilot, how often should manual steering be checked?
- at least once a watch
5. if the OOW must leave the voyage plan, he should?
- inform the master
6. What is important to check when transferring a position from GPS to a chart?
- make sure that the chart and the GPS use same datum
7. In coastal waters GPS positions should be checked by?
- Visual and radar observations
8. Ship to ship communication during SAR should be executed by?
- VHF and MF
COMMUNICATION
1. How many methods of communication do we say that we have?
-3
2. According to statistic, how many percent of sea accidents can be traced back to
communication problems?
- 80%