A way point is a position in a chart where a planned change of status will occur. It will often be a change of course but may be also be an event such as:ยจ
End or beginning of sea passage.
Change of speed.
Pilot embarkation point.
Anchor station.
Waypoint may also be used as useful reference points to determine [...]
In the open sea and offshore coastal waters when navigating on small scale large area charts, course alteration will usually coincide with the planned track intersections. This will not be the case in confined waters when navigating with large scale charts and where the margins of safety so close as to require the ship to [...]
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No Comments »In open sea situation track correction is often made after the ship has been set off track by tidal stream and or current. Such correction may be adequate in offshore situations, when the ship is not closed to danger, but as the planned track approaches the coast it is better to make tidal and current [...]
Posted in Team Management Tags: actual time, current information, currents, due allowance, high water, local information, meteorological conditions, more detailed information, ocean passages, oow, open sea, phase of the moon, pilot books, sea situation, ships, streams, tidal heights, tidal information, tidal tables, tidal stream No Comments »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 [...]
Posted in Team Management Tags: bearings, bridge, buoys, circumstances, disastrous results, margin of safety, safety margin, ships No Comments »Marking of mooring fittings is required to provide ships operators with information on the strength of fittings.
It is recommended that all chain stoppers or Smit brackets used for emergency towing be marked with their safe working load with the characters atleast 5cm high formed by weld metal deposit on the deck plate beside the [...]
Posted in Mooring Tags: brackets, chain stoppers, deck plate, Mooring, safe working load, ships, weld metal No Comments »
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