Passage Planning Guidelines: Incorporating Radar and ARPA, Safe Nav Watch and Teamwork on the Nav Bridge, 2025 Edition

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Short Overview The fully updated edition of 'Passage Planning Guidelines 2025' includes four separate publications presented in a slipcase. These titles discuss the latest procedur es, guidance and best practice required for good navigation. Detailed Overview The following titles are included in 'Passage Planning Guidelines 2025': 'Passage Planning Guidelines 2025 (inc. Preparations for Inspections)' 'Radar and ARPA' 'Safe Nav Watch' 'Teamwork on the Nav Bridge' 'Passage Planning Guidelines 2025 (inc. Preparations for Inspections)' focuses on the appraisal and preparation stages of voyage planning using traditional methods, paper charts and ECDIS. This edition now includes two new chapters covering execution and monitoring, as well as new guidance on preparation for PSC, audits and inspections. The guidelines reflect the industry's shift towards ECDIS and ENCs as the primary means of navigation, while still covering traditional paper chart methods. This edition provides updated imagery, detailed ECDIS passage planning guidance and practical calculation examples. The annexes of the 'Passage Planning Guidelines 2025' provide detailed templates of passage planning checklists, including an ECDIS planning checklist and appraisal report. 'Safe Nav Watch' provides essential guidance on safe navigational watchkeeping, identifying potential hazards and how to avoid them. Drawing on the expertise of experienced mariners, the book reinforces best practices in line with all applicable SOLAS amendments and bridge equipment performance standards. Advice relating to bridge practices for navigating extreme weather, has been expanded with updated guidance on weather routeing and charts. New sections on helicopter operations, anchoring and watchkeeping at anchor have been added to bridge practices for navigating coastal areas. Chapter eight, 'Lessons from Navigation Incidents', features new and current case studies which analyse real-world errors and advise the industry-approved best practices for preventing similar incidents. 'Teamwork on the Nav Bridge' is based on original text from a leading trainer of cockpit resource management. The text has been fully revised and updated to reflect the importance of defending against the consequences of human error. It includes guidance on subjects such as situational awareness, decision-making by the bridge team and the concept of bridge resource management (BRM). It also details the importance of keeping fit for duty, ensuring adequate rest and managing the circumstances that contribute to fatigue on board. Radar is a vital tool for safe navigation and collision avoidance at sea, providing continuous situational awareness in both clear and restricted visibility. A new 'Radar and ARPA' guide has been added to the 2025 guidelines. It explores the principles of marine radar operation, the integration of ARPA for target tracking and the essential skills required for effective radar interpretation. Covering key regulations, including Rule 7 of the COLREGs, and the importance of understanding radar capabilities and limitations, this book is an essential resource for navigators seeking to enhance their proficiency in radar use. Contents Listing 'Passage Planning Guidelines' Chapter 1 - Introduction 1 Effective Passage Planning1.1 The Requirement for a Comprehensive Passage Plan1.2 The Four Stages of Planning1.3 Responsibility Chapter 2 - Appraisal 2 Gathering Information2.1 Carriage Requirements for Charts and Nautical Publications2.2 Preliminary Research - Overview2.3 Destination and Routeing2.4 Tidal Data and UKC Calculations2.5 'Ocean Passages for the World'2.6 'Passage Planning Guides'2.7 Weather and Environment2.8 Paper Charts2.9 ENCs and ECDIS2.10 Passage Planning in Ice Regions2.11 Final Considerations2.12 Appraisal Findings Chapter 3 - Passage Planning on Paper Charts 3 Planning using Paper Charts3.1 Voyage Overview3.2 Chart Preparation3.3 Plotting Courses3.4 Speed on Passage Legs3.5 Pilotage3.6 Port Approaches3.7 Coastal and Ocean Passages3.8 Planning a Canal Transit3.9 Contingency Planning3.10 Case Study3.11 Master's Review and Bridge Team Meeting3.12 Coastal Passage - Example 'Radar and ARPA' Chapter 1 - Principles of Radar 1.1 Radio Waves and Propagation1.1.1 Characteristics of Propagation1.1.2 Reflective Properties1.1.3 Calculating Distance1.1.4 Solid State Radars1.1.5 Characteristics of Targets1.2 Radar Equipment and Controls1.2.1 Radar Controls1.3 Performance Standards1.4 Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA)/Target Tracking1.4.1 WOA Triangle1.5 Symbols for Controls Chapter 2 - Set-up and Use of the Radar 2.1 Set-up2.1.1 Aspect, Radar and Collision Avoidance2.1.2 Setting Up Radars for Navigation2.2 Radar Modes of Display2.2.1 Orientation2.2.2 Stabilisation2.3 Relative Motion (RM) Display2.4 True Motion (TM) Display2.5 Trails2.5.1 Relative Trails2.5.2 True Trails2.6 Vectors2.6.1 Relative Vectors2.6.2 True Vectors2.7 Use During Navigation and Collision Avoidance2.7.1 Safe Speed2.7.2 Interpretation of Landmasses2.7.3 Positions using Radar Range and Bearing2.7.4 Radar Range Scales2.7.5 Radar Centring Versus Radar Offset2.8 Parallel Indexing Techniques Chapter 3 - Errors and Limitations of the Radar and ARPA 3.1 Overview3.2 Limitations of Radar3.2.1 Horizontal Beam Width (HBW)3.2.2 Vertical Beam Width (VBW)3.2.3 Multi-path Error3.2.4 False Echoes Chapter 4 - PM, Maintenance and Other Considerations 4.1 Performance Monitor4.2 Use of Radar with Other Electronic Equipment4.2.1 Radar and SART4.2.2 AIS4.2.3 ENCs4.3 CCRP4.4 Emergency Actions in the Event of Radar Failure4.4.1 Single Radar Failure (X Band or S Band)4.4.2 Multiple Radar Failure (X Band and S Band)4.4.3 Input Failure4.4.4 Scanner Malfunction 'Teamwork on the Nav Bridge' Chapter 1 - What do we Mean by 'Human Error'? Chapter 2 - Defences Against the Consequences of 'Human Error' 2.1 Technology2.2 Understanding Human Performance2.3 Communication2.4 Intervening with Senior Officers2.5 Protecting Your Eyes2.6 Target Fascination and Reduced Processing2.7 Situational Awareness2.8 Decision-making Chapter 3 - Bridge Resource Management (BRM) 3.1 Attitudes3.2 What Makes an Effective Bridge Team? Chapter 4 - Working with a Pilot on Board 4.1 What Changes when the Pilot Comes on Board? Chapter 5 - Keeping Fit for Duty 5.1 Inadequate Rest5.2 Stress5.3 Working at Night and in Darkness5.4 Getting a Good Sleep Chapter 6 - Fatigue 6.1 Fitness for Duty6.2 What Causes Fatigue?6.3 How Does Fatigue Affect Performance?6.4 Napping (Short Shallow Sleep)6.5 Fatigue Management 'Safe Nav Watch' Chapter 1 - Bridge Equipment (Carriage Requirements) 1.1 SOLAS Equipment List for Ships1.2 GMDSS Equipment1.3 Bridge Equipment Connections1.4 Bridge Equipment - Performance Standards Chapter 2 - Bridge Equipment (Overview and Usage) 2.1 Bridge Equipment (Overview and Usage)2.2 Ship's Compasses2.3 Autopilot Heading/Track Control Systems2.4 Ship's Log (Speed Log)2.5 GNSS2.6 Automatic Identification System (AIS)2.7 ECDIS/Paper Charts2.8 Chart Radar2.9 Echosounder2.10 Integrated Bridge Systems2.11 Communications Equipment2.12 Internal Communications2.13 External Sound Signalling Equipment2.14 Signal and Navigation Lights2.15 Telegraph2.16 Steering Gear2.17 Thrusters2.18 Other Bridge Equipment2.19 Internal Monitoring Systems2.20 Intelligent Navigation Systems Chapter 3 - Prerequisites for Watchkeepers 3.1 Fitness for Duty3.2 Watch Arrangements3.3 Master's Standing Orders Chapter 4 - Bridge Practices - At All Times 4.1 Bridge Familiarisation4.2 Proceeding to Sea4.3 Nav Watch Rating4.4 Maintaining a Proper Lookout4.5 OOW Watch Handovers4.6 Keeping a Safe Navigational Watch4.7 Conning4.8 OOW/Master Relationship4.9 Collision Avoidance4.10 Logbooks Chapter 5 - Bridge Practices - Weather 5.1 General Considerations for Watchkeepers5.2 Navigation in Restricted Visibility5.3 Responsibilities of the OOW in Heavy Weather5.4 Weather Routeing5.5 Weather Charts5.6 Heavy Weather - Tropical Revolving Storm (TRS)5.7 Navigation in Ice Chapter 6 - Bridge Practices - Coastal Navigation 6.1 Coastal Navigation6.2 Pilot on Board6.3 VTS/VTIS6.4 Traffic Separation Schemes6.5 Helicopter Operations6.6 Anchoring and Watchkeeping at Anchor Chapter 7 - Emergencies 7.1 General7.2 MOB7.3 Fire7.4 SAR7.5 Collision7.6 Groundings7.7 Medical Emergencies7.8 Bridge Minimum Emergency Power and UPS Arrangements Chapter 8 - Lessons from Navigation Incidents 8.1 'Royal Majesty'8.2 'Express Samina'8.3 'Hyundai Dominion' and 'Sky Hope'8.4 'Princess of the Stars'8.5 'Cosco Busan'8.6 'Costa Concordia'8.7 'El Faro'8.8 'Star Pride'8.9 'Nova Cura'8.10 CMA CGM 'Vasco de Gama'8.11 'L'Austral'8.12 'Huayang Endeavour? and ?Seafrontier'8.13 'Sanchi' and 'CF Crystal'8.14 'Wakashio'8.15 'Captain V. Madias'8.16 'World Diana'8.17 'Dali' Chapter 9 - Bridge Preparedness 9.1 The Use of Checklists9.2 Likelihood of an Accident Occurring9.3 Preventing Complacency at Sea Additional Information Number of Pages: 626Published Date: April 2025Book Height: 300 mmBook Width: 210 mmWeight: 2.3 kgPublication Date: April 2025Author: Witherbys ISBN: 1917308425 Show more