CD#0026_Voyage Planning

Assessment Chapter – 34 Questions

Q - Question
A - Answer(s)

Q- When should voyage planning be completed?

A-  Prior to sailing

Q- Who is ultimately responsible for the voyage plan?

A-  The Master

Q- Voyage planning consists of how many main stages?

A-  4 (Appraisal; Planning; Execution and Monitoring)

Q- Can voyage planning be executed on an ECDIS only?

A-  Yes, only when equipment complies and is operated as approved
by the Flag State

Q- Can RNC charts be used for voyage planning?

A-  Yes, when used in conjunction with paper charts

Q- What is most important when transferring route plans to other navigational

systems?
A-  Both systems use same chart datum

Q- What are the main purposes of VTS?

A-  To provide detailed navigational and safety information for ships in the area

Q- Can the Officer of the watch be the sole lookout?

A-  Only during day light hours when visibility is good and traffic etc. make it
safe to do so

Q- When should operational checks on navigation equipment be done?

A-  Regularly and when preparing for sea and entering port

Q- When steering by autopilot at sea, how often should manual steering be

checked?
A-  At least once a watch

Q- If the Officer of the watch must deviate from the voyage plan, he should?
A-  Inform the Master

Q- What is important to check when transferring a position from GPS to a chart?

A-  Make sure that the chart and the GPS use the same datum or make any
necessary corrections to the GPS readout

Q- In coastal waters GPS positions should be checked by?

A-  By Visual, radar and any other available means

Q- Ship to ship communication during SAR should be executed by?

A-  VHF and MF

Q- How should effective bridge communications be conducted?

A- In clear and precise messages delivered in standard maritime English

Q- What is the shortest distance between two points?

A-  Great circle

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Q- What unexpected weather occurrence should always affect the existing
voyage plan?
A-  A TRS

Q- Do most piracy attacks take place in territorial or international waters?

A-  Most attacks take place in territorial waters

Q- In which geographical waters are piracy attacks most frequent?

A-  Indonesian waters

Q- How can a ship be kept “head up” into the weather, with the rudder jammed
in hard over position?
A-  Careful ahead manoeuvring of the main engine

Q- How can you reduce ship’s downwind progress in deep water when the main
engine is incapacitated?
A-  By lowering the anchor to about 4 shackles

Q- When should parallel indexing be used on the passage?

A-  When ever there is suitable headlands or marks to provide referencing

Q- When the pilot is on board, is he/she in charge of the vessel?

A-  The Master is still responsible, but the pilot aids the navigation with local
knowledge

Q- Should all on-board activities be planned and any risks assessed?

A-  Yes, always

Q- What is the fundamental purpose of Voyage Planning?

A-  To provide adequate preparation and support to the bridge team for the
intended voyage

Q- What should a shipping or management company provide for the bridge team
to successfully complete the voyage?
A-  Clearly defined bridge procedures for planning and execution of voyage plan

Q- What documentation and charts should be used for a voyage?

A-  Only up-to-date charts and publications fully corrected

Q- What can good voyage planning provide?

A-  A reduction of stress, improved voyage efficiency and additional safety

Q- Which of the following items would probably NOT be included in the Passage
Plan?
A-  Occurrence of a TRS

Q- What items should be checked when approaching the destination port

after a long sea passage?
A-  All navigational, propulsion, communication and mooring equipment

Q- Which of the following items would NOT be included in the Radio Log Book?
A-  Reception of weather forecasts

Q- What is the accepted international definition of Piracy?

A-  An illegal act committed on the high seas

Q- What is an effective way to continually monitor coastal progress within

the voyage plan
A-  By Parallel Indexing on the radar

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Q- When should the Officer of the Watch be able to hand over the watch
to his relief?
A-  When the relief understands the present situation, is fully capable and all
existing manoeuvres have been completed