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CANADIAN COAST GUARD AUXILIARY - PACIFIC

PASSAGE PLANNING


February 2012


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Standard


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Standard

Develop a brief passage plan

Brief crew on that passage plan

Have back up / contingency plan for bad

weather or restricted visibility.

Understand how to plan taking into account

pertinent factors. Navigate in all conditions with due regard for

best seamanship practices.


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Passage Planning


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Passage Planning

Passage planning is the methodology that is

required to get a vessel from A to B safely.

This is achieved by knowing the capabilitiesof the vessel plus equipment and its

limitations, the crew and their limitations, the

likely weather and tide conditions during the

passage, and the navigational hazards onroute.


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Passage Planning

It is a matter of setting up vessel and crew for

a successful passage. Getting it wrong..


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Passage Planning



Where to Go

First item is knowing where you would like to

go - place of interest, rendezvous, en route in

longer passage, medical, maintenance,restocking, re-fuelling, etc.



Information on Destination

Under-keel allowance and clearances

Berths (e.g. fees, space, noise, facilities)

Anchoring (e.g. ground type, space, noise,tender required..)

Tidal constrictions or restrictions

Tidal streams Weather, forecast and shelter

Local dangers (e.g. rocks, shipping)


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Sources of Information


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Sources of Information 1

CHS publications - charts, sailing directions,

list of lights, tide tables and tidal stream atlas.

Almanacs, port/ marina guides or cruisingguides.

Weather services

Official agencies (e.g. harbour masters) Telephoning or radioing ahead

Past experience


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Sources of Information 2

Crew observation (e.g wind and weather)

Instruments (e.g. log, depth sounder,

barometer, wind) Chart plotter / GPS / radar

Gauges (fuel levels,, battery)

Radio DSC / SSB

Coast Guard radio ? Navigation Warnings

Plotting positions, and estimating positions

Other shipping en route


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Assess Feasibility

With destination selected , choose most

appropriate route for type of vessel, taking

into account weather, time of year, ice, tidalstreams.

Keep alternatives en route in mind, for

emergencies or simply change of mind.


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Contingency Plans

Pre plan possible alternative routes to

destination, along with alternative way-points.

Indicate decision points with time, whereweather changes, tide restricted and / or

proximity, dangers may necessitate change

of route.

Mark emergency anchorages or turning

areas.

Appreciate nearest ports (e.g. medical )


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On Passage


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On Passage

Monitor the position of the vessel at frequent

enough intervals that any error will not result

in putting the vessel in danger. Generally this means that there will always be

one more position fix on the chart before the

vessel was placed in danger - if necessary

shorten the position fixing period.

Monitor time, speed, course, weather, sea

state.


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On Passage

Assess crew state of alertness.

Involve all in the safe navigation, and provide

input where needed.

Monitor need to activate contingency plans.


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Arrival


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Arrival

Increase crew levels and alertness on arrival,

and passage in confined waters.

Evaluate changes of weather / tide inconfined waters.

Locate berth or anchorage, and evaluate.

Re-evaluate if necessary.

Tie up or anchor.

Shut down navigation systems


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Passage Planning Procedure


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Passage Planning 1

Mark depart

point.

GIBSONS Mark

destination.

BOWEN

BAY


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Passage Planning 2

Mark in

danger

areas forthe size

and

particularly

the draughtof your

vessel.


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Passage Planning 3

Mark main

route and

alternateroutes.

Dangers on

alternate

route canbe marked

as well.


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Passage Planning 4

Mark

waypoints

and note foreach a

bearing/

distance or

Lat/Long.


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Passage Planning 5

Measure

courses

anddistances

between

waypoints.


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Passage Planning 6

Tabulate

courses and

distances. Courses can

be converted

from True to

Compass byapplying

variation and

deviation.


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Passage Planning 7

Indicate

traffic.


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Passage Planning 8

Insert Cross

Index

Ranges oneach course

to monitor

passage on

radar. In this case

0.225nm to

starboard.


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Passage Planning 9

Note

emergency

anchorages. Behind

Hermit, New,

Mickey or

RaggedIslands


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Passage Planning 10

Note any

VHF radio

channels tobe used,

such as at

reporting

point 15C


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Passage Planning 11

The plan would be backed up with a written

document, which contains all the information

not marked on the chart This would include the course and distance

table, weather radio channels, tide heights

over the time of the passage, tidal stream

directions, Coast Guard Radio channels, andpertinent navigational warnings.


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Passage Planning 12

ExampleGibsons Harbour to Bowen Bay

Course Card Charts 3526 and 3534

From To Co Tr Dist.

1 49 24.0N 123 29.9W WP 2 49 23.9N 123 29.7W Fl.G Lt 270 128 0.2'

2 WP 2 WP 3 49 23.3N 123 30.1W 206 0.7'3 WP 3 WP 4 49 22.9N 123 29.8W Home Is 163 0.5'

4 WP 4 WP 5 49 22.4N 123 26.9W Mickey Is 101 2.0'

5 WP 5 WP 6 49 21.8N 123 26.2W 142 0.8'

6 WP 6 WP 7 49 21.8N 123 25.7W Bowen Bay 90 0.3'

4.5'

Variation is 18.25 deg E

Tides Springs

7-Feb-12 1122 LT 3.2m

1647 LT 4.3m

Tidal stream - light northeasterly

Reporting in Points- Notice to Mariners 25

Horizontal Datum- No correction required.


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SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?


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Passage Planning for Rescue

Vessels As rescue vessels can be called out at short

notice in adverse conditions, preplan safe

routes out to the limits of the stations area. If available, preload way-points onto the

plotter and construct routes which can be

called up in a hurry.

Practice using these routes on all occasions,to build up confidence in them.

BACK UP THIS INFORMATION.


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Passage Planning for Rescue

Vessels Use these routes to monitor the safe

navigation of the rescue vessel.

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