Passage Planning Companion by Alastair Buchan

Passage Planning Companion

Passage Planning Companion is your guide to writing a clear, easily understood passage plan, which follows a logical sequence that mirrors the passage being made. This practical guide contains a series of headings, prompts and tips to help prepare a passage plan. The companion is laid down the side of a sheet of paper and the plan for that voyage is written down opposite each heading and prompt. The layout will cover every kind of voyage from a trip round the bay to an ocean crossing.

Topics covered include routing, pilotage, points of departure, landfalls, weather, tides and currents, safe havens, lights, communications, watch keeping, safety checks and drills, rations, fuel supplies, safety checks and drills, stowage for sea, skipper?s standing orders, crew briefing.

Contents:

PASSAGE PLAN TIMETABLE

PORT INFORMATION
Departure Port
Arrival Port
Ports of Refuge

ROUTEING
Departure Pilotage
Passage making
Arrival Pilotage

WEATHER
Limitations to Departure
Weather Trends
Weather Forecast
Latest Forecast
Weather Forecasting en route
Single Observer Forecasts

TIDES
High and Low Water
Set and Drift

TIMINGS
Route Timings
Gate Timings
Hazard Timings
Light Timings
Sun and Moon
Time Zones

COMMUNICATIONS
General
Safety

FORMALITIES
Ship?s Papers
Personal Documents

SHIP MANAGEMENT
Duty Roster
Chain of Command
Watch Keeping Systems
Daily Routine
Standing Orders
Victualling
Crew Briefing
Pre-Sail Checks
Drills and Spills

ANNEXES
Duties of Watch Officers
Duties of Navigator
Standing Orders
Abandon Ship Checklist