Checklists

Question 1

Preparation for Sea

Answer 1

Preparation for Sea
Passage Plan:

• Owners Instructions -
• Passage Plan - request 2nd officer conduct a passage plan - TEAT - M. responsibility - SOLAS v reg 34-1

**Seaworthiness prior to going to sea **
Vessel is able to meet ordinary perils of the sea.

Compliance - With legislations of our flag state (M notices), conventions and codes

Certification - Certificates state we are compliant with the various codes, conventions at the time of survey

Condition - PMS is up to date, All work is completed, Main and Aux machinery, Steering Gear, Stability (MSF2004-FRE13 completed), Watertight integrity, LSA/FFE, Vessel is fuelled and provisoned, vessel has UTD publications and charts

Crew - Vessel safely manned, update crew and guest lists, Training, Manning, Experience, Induction, Fit for Duty, Standing orders signed Liase with Chief Engineer and Chief Officer regarding stowing and machinery

Conduct -Garbage ashore / reciept collected Follow SMS, COSWP, SOPs, Safety Culture, Issues in Safety Meeting solved, Crew conduct in professional and safe manner, perform stowaway seach and ISPS procedures, check weather conditions and ensure Voyage Plan is relevant and pre-departure briefing is given

Final Pre-Departure checks (Steering, Propulsion, Watertight Integrity, ECDIS, RADAR and Nav Eq.) OLB filled in.
-Liase with agents/customs/immigration/port - pilotage

_If new Master:
-Familiarisation / LSA/FFE
-Muster List
-Consult all HoDs - C.E & C.O regarding ships stability and equipment
-Review and update standing orders as necessary
-Review PMS
-Review SMS
-Ensure required publications/charts/crew certs/MSMD

Question 2

Preparation for Arrival in Port

Answer 2

Preparation for Arrival in Port
Passage Plan

• Pre-arrival documentation complete and sent
• Passage plan updated with additional information recieved since departure
• Updated passage plan checked and approved by the master
• Updated passage plan briefed with bridge team
• Updated passage plan available on the bridge with the route plotted on up to date and appropriate scale charts
• Updated route displayed on ECDIS
• Pre arrival briefing with mooring party

Equipment Checks (Tested and Ready for use)

Before Arrival

• Anchors cleared and ready for use
• Any stabilisers housed
• Bridge team ready
• Passenger details ready
• Engine room ready
• If available use more than one steering gear power unit
• Manual Steering engaged
• Mooring stations manned and ready
• Pressure on fire main
• Stability and draught information verified and available
• Watertight doors closed

Port and Pilotage Requirements:

• Master / Pilot exchange checklist completed (Checklist A1)
• Pilot card prepared (Checklist A2)
• Pilot boarding time / position confirmed
• Pilot boarding arrangements ready for disembarkation of the pilot
• Port and VTS channels monitored
• Port, VTS and Pilot advised of any special requirements
• Preparation for pilotage completed (Checklist B8)

Question 3

Passage Plan Appraisal

Answer 3

• Factors to be considered when Developing a Passage Plan and Associated Route*

Appraisal:

• Adequacy and reliability of aids to navigation
• Adequacy and reliability of charts and hyrdographic data
• Appropriate scale charts for ocean, coastal, harbour and berthing phases
• Guides to port entry
• List of lights
• Local area warnings
• NAVAREA navigational warnings
• New Charts and licences ordered as appropriate
• Notices to Mariners
• Planning Charts
• List of radio signals
• Routeing and load line charts
• Sailing directions and pilot books
• Tide tables and tidal stream atlases

​Passage Requirements:

• Anchoring locations
• Any special ship operational requirements for the passage
• Bunker Calculations
• Communciations / GMDSS watchkeeping considerations
• Draught restrictions including air draught and UKC requirements
• Helicopter operations
• Load line requirements
• Log book requirements
• Passage reporting requirements
• Passage speed and ETA calculations
• Position fixing intervals
• Realiability of proulsion and steering systems or any known defects affecting navigation or control of the vessel
• Routeing and reporting measures
• Safety contours
• Safety Depths
• Security concerns
• Ship to Ship Transfers
• Squat
• Stength and Stability
• Watch Schedules

Environmental Considerations:

• Ballast water
• Emission Control Area (ECA) Limits and fuel changeover procedures
• MARPOL Special Areas, PSSAs or national and regional requirements
• Notification/advice to crew onboard

Weather/Conditions:

• Abnormal waves
• Currents and Tides
• Heavy Weather
• Ice
• Swell
• Tropical Storms
• Visibility
• Weather routeing
• Winds

Contingencies

• Emergency anchorages
• Emergency response plans
• Notifications and reporting
• Plan Amendements

Question 4

Navigation in Coastal Waters

Answer 4

Navigation in Coastal Waters
Considerations

• Appropriate scale charts available with route plotted
• Bridge manning appropriate to maintain a proper look-out
• ECDIS terminals are setup correctly for navigationin coastal waters with route displayed
• Echo sounder checked
• Effects of weather and currents for the area understood
• Engines ready for immediate use
• Gyro / Magnetic compass errors checked
• Helmans is available at immediate notice
• Manual steering checked and ready for use (Checklist B1) Use more than one steering grear power unit as appropriate
• Measures taken to comply with environmental requirements and applicable polution regulations
• MSI is monitored and plotted as appropriate
• Position of ship is fixed regularly and cross referenced at appropriate intervals
• Proximity to shallow water and the effect of squat monitored
• Radar performance and radar heading line marker alignement checked
• Ship security procedures understood and followed
• Traffic conditions in the area understood
• Vessel reporting requirements are understood and followed
• Vessel routeing requirements are understood and followed
• Weather monitored, particularly in areas prone to poor visibility

Question 5

Calling the Master

Answer 5

• If the Master needs to be called, particularly where there is a concern about the safety of the ship, this should be done early enough to allow the Master sufficient time to understand and respond effectively to the situation.*

Occasions to Call the Master:

As required by the SMS, Masters standing orders and daily orders including:

• If restricted visibility is encountered or expected
• If traffic conditions, density or the movements of other ships are causing concern
• When a distress alert has been received or a distress signal has been sighted
• If difficulties are experienced maintaining course
• When there is a significant difference between the latest observed position and the expected position of the ship
• On failure to sight land, a navigation mark or obtain soundings by the expected time
• If, unexpectedly, land or a navigational mark is sighted or an unexpected change in sounding occurs.
• If amendments to the passage plan require immediate approval
• If there is a breakdown of the engines, propulsion machinery remote control, steering gear or any essential navigational equipment, alarm or indicator
• If the communications or GMDSS radio equipment malfunctions
• In heavy weather, if any doubt about the possibility of water damage
• If the ship meets any hazard to navigation, such as ice or a derelict
• If any vessel security concern arises
• In an emergency situation
• In any cases when the situation is beyond the experience of the OOW or if there is any doubt regarding the safety of the ship, or ability to comply with regulatory requirements

Question 6

Main Engine failure

Answer 6

Main Engine failure**
* *Action:**

*Be called as Master
* Take immediate action to keep ship away from danger
* Check postion of vessels in the vicinity
* Check for navigational hazards
* NOT UNDER COMMAND (NUC) lights, shapes and sound signals as appropriate
* Prepare for anchoring if water depth and conditions are appropriate
* Modify AIS status
* Inform VTS or port authority, as appropriate
* Broadcast SAFETY or URGENCY message, if appropriate
* Maintain log/record of events and decisions

Question 7

Steering Failure

Answer 7

Steering Failure

• Be called as Master
• Disengage autopilot
• Engage alternate or emergency steering
• Manoeuvre as appropriate / Stop Engine(s)
• Inform engine room of steering failure
• Take way off ship if safe to do so
• NOT UNDER COMMAND (NUC) lights, shapes and sound signals as appropriate
• Check position of vessels in the vicinity
• Prepare engine for manoeuvre
• Check for navigational hazards
• PRepare for anchoring if water depth and conditions are appropriate
• Modify AIS status
• Inform VTS or Port authority as appropriate
• Broadcast Safety or Urgency Message if appropriate
• Maintain Log/record of evens and decisions

Question 8

Flooding/Heavy Weather Damage

Answer 8

Flooding
Action:

• Be called as Master
• Sound the general emergency alarm
• Close all watertight doors
• Muster crew and passengers
• Assess the extent of damage/ flooding
• Conduct damage control procedures
• Consult stability book
• Pumping arrangements ready
• Weather and tide forecasts
• If damage - centre rudders and use mains to limp to port
• Incase of flood in:
  
  • Engine room -
  • Steering gear
  • Generator
• Broadcast URGENCY or DISTRESS message, if appropriate
• Inform VTS or port authority, as appropriate
• Maintain log/record of events and decisions
• Report MAIB, Class, Flag, Management,

Question 9

Man Overboard

Answer 9

Man Overboard

• Release lifebuoy with light and smoke signal on side that person has fallen overboard
• Assign the look-out to indicate the position of the person in the water
• Activate MOB marker on GPS
• Activate MOB mark on ECDIS
• Engage hand steering
• Take immediate manoeuvring action to preserve safety of person in water
• Sound general alarm, including three prolonged blasts on the ship’s whistle
• Be called as Master
• Post extra look-outs
• Commence recovery manoeuvre
• Prepare for recovery of persons from water
• Broadcast DISTRESS messsage, if appropriate
• Engines on standby
• Assume role of On-Scene Co-ordinator
• Hoist signal OSCAR
• Maintain log/record of events and decisions

Question 10

Abandoning Ship

Answer 10

Abandoning Ship

• Broadcast DISTRESS message on authority of Master
• Instruct crew to don lifejackets and immersion suits as appropriate
• Muster crew at lifeboat stations
• Prepare LSA for launch
• Collect and prepare EPIRB, SART and SOLAS radios
• Embark and launch life-saving appliances
• Ensure lifeboats and liferafts remain in close proxomity to ship and in contact with each othe.
• Activate EPIRB and SART

Question 11

What are the critical pre - departure checks?

Answer 11

Critical Departure Checks:

• Engine Checks
• Steering Checks
• Watertight integrity checks
• Passage plan checked
• Compass checks
• Radar checked
• Bridge equipment checked (Ships whilst included)
• LSA items checked

Question 12

Action to be taken in the event of an accidental spillage
(Oil, Diesel etc)

Answer 12

Oil Response checklist from SOPEP plan:

• Stop all bunkering or tank transfer operations. Close manifold valves
• Initiate vessel emergency response plan
• Inform terminal bunkering personel about incident
• Contain leakage
• Locate source of leakage
• Stop or reduce flow of oil
• Commence clean-up procedures (Inform Authorities a.s.a.p)
• Assess Risk of Fire from release of flammable substances
• If leakage is below waterline, arrange divers for further inspection
• Note incident in Deck log and Official Log book (OLB)

Question 13

The OOW has entered restricted visability.

What 10 things would you expect him to do?

Answer 13

2. Place a helmsman at the wheel
3. Have engines ready for immedate manoeuvre
4. Start fog signals
5. Increase the lookout
6. Reassess safe speed (thing about location, other traffic etc
   Call master
7. Turn on Navigation lights
8. Close all watertight doors
9. Commence systematic plotting of all radar targets
10. Open Bridge wing doors and stop any noisy work in the vicinity

Comply with rules:
* Rule 1-10
* * Rule 5 - Look-out
* Rule 6 - Safe Speed
* Rule 19 - conduct of vessels in restricted visibility
* Rules 21-30 Lights
* Rule 35 - sound signals for vessels in restricted visibility