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When approaching constrained waters the ship may come to a position beyond which it will not be possible to do other than to proceed termed as point of no return. It will be the position where the ship enters water so narrow that there’s no room to turn or where it is not possible to [...]
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Abort Point
Posted by author on November 2nd, 2008
Deviation from Track
Posted by author on September 6th, 2008
Ideally the ship will follow the planned track but under certain circumstances it may be necessary to deviate from such track, having to alter for another ship. Even so, such deviation from track should be limited so that the ship does not enter areas where it may be at risk or closely approaching the margins [...]
Margin of Safety
Posted by author on September 2nd, 2008
Before tracks are marked on the chart the clearing distance from the no go areas needs to be considered. When a fixed is plotted on a chart it invariably represents the position of a certain part of the ships bridge at the time of the fix. With large ships, although the plotted fixed at a [...]
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Tags: bearings, bridge, buoys, circumstances, disastrous results, margin of safety, safety margin, ships 
No Comments »EPIRBs: False Alert and Guard Receiver
Posted by author on July 18th, 2008
An EPIRB should be mounted in an exposed location so that it may float free of obstruction if a vessels sink. EPIRBs are normally visible from the bridge if an EPIRB is dislodge or falls into the sea and it may transmit its distress message without those onboard being aware that it has done so. [...]
Posted in Communication Tags: battery replacement, bridge, bulkhead, circumstances, distress message, distress situation, epirb, epirbs, flights, heavy burden, helicopters, long distance, maintenance checks, rcc, routine maintenance, sar organizations, ships, volunteers, wheelhouse, wing aircraft No Comments »United kingdom( UK)
Posted by author on July 1st, 2008
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2002/59/EC:
The European Council Directive 2002/59/EEC relates to vessels over 300 GT and any vessel carrying dangerous or polluting goods bound for or leaving EU ports. Such vessels should report to the relevant port authority at least 24h in advance.
MERCHANT SHIPPING (TRAFFIC MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS 2004:
NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO PORTS [...]
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