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Voyage planning

Voyage planning

Czesław Dyrcz

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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.

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
11. HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS LIMITING THE SHIP’S ROUTE SELECTION ..................................... 127
12. ICE NAVIGATION ................................................................................................................. 137
13. ICING OF SHIPS .................................................................................................................... 167
14. COMPUTER PROGRAMS CONSIDERING WEATHER CONDITIONS IN VOYAGE PROCESS ......................... 181
15. COASTAL AND RESTRICTED WATERS ......................................................................... 187
16. PILOTAGE WATERS ............................................................................................................ 195
17. TSS AND VTS ......................................................................................................................... 201
18. WATERS COVERED BY MARITIME PIRACY ................................................................ 207
19. ECDIS IN VOYAGE PLANNING ......................................................................................... 211
20. APPRAISAL AND PLANNING ............................................................................................ 213
21. VOYAGE PLAN BRIEFING .................................................................................................. 219
22. EXECUTION AND MONITORING ..................................................................................... 221
23. MODIFICATION OF THE VOYAGE PLAN....................................................................... 223
24. DECK LOG BOOK .................................................................................................................. 225
25. 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

  • Title: Voyage planning
  • Author: Czesław Dyrcz
  • ISBN: 978-83-957735-5-6, 9788395773556
  • Date of issue: 2024-05-27
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_3xpv
  • Publisher: Akademia Marynarki Wojennej