FUNCTION NAVIGATION AT i u Edition/Revisio | THE OPERATI " . | (or Eva NAL | | ene me _ [vaseyoae May 2018 | _setonce: 1. Plan and Conducta Passage and Determine Postion ——— sition How many chart folios are maintained on board your shi numbered? P and how are they named or What is the latest available Weekly Notice to Mariners your charts and write down in your technical diary for ea a) The natural scale of each chart. b) Date of the latest edition of each chart. on board your ship. Take out 6 of ich chart: ¢) List out the last four corrections for each chart. 4) Many T & P notices are in force for that particular chart. Under the supervision of one of your senior deck officers do a block correction of a chart. 4 Write down the standard symbols used for a metric chart for the following objects: a) Racon b) Spoil ground. c) Alight beacon. 4) Wreck with 10m of water above it. “@) Adepth of 5 metres and 30 cms over chart datum. Take out the latest available Annual summary to Admiralty Notices to Mariners and list the Index of the Annual notices. 6 Pick out any 10 British Admiralty charts of your choice and from the latest Cumulative List available on board - check and list out the current editions of each chart and the numbers of the Notices affecting the charts. 7. With reference to the Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners write in your technical diary notes regarding the following:- (about 5-8 lines each) a) The AMVER Organization. b) Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB). c) Safety Precautions to be taken during Helicopter Operations ,fith Merchant Ships. d) The Radio Telephone Distress Signal. : nei % —iryourheight of eye is 12 metres. the estimated visibly fs 18 miles, pens: me tide. at what range should he Lizard Light (A0060) be sighted? The elevation of tt is 70 metres and the nominal range Is 29 miles. avr 10314. 15. 18. 19. 20. 21. 23, | FUNCTION ~ 1 | | yayigarion ar THE OPERATIONAL | | we Validity Date: May 2018 | TRAINING RECORD BOOK | oc | he same situation as in Question 4 but with the visibility now down to 5 miles at Given the same S should the light be sighted? ee lal an berth to berth on your next voyage under guidance of the n + of passage planning / voyage planning at \d evaluation 2 Mates on board and noon report Prepare a passage Pl navigating officer and make the complete sel least 10 (ten) voyages, describe the execution an Make the complete set of noon report made by sending to all parties ir own experience or your officer experience, make 10 (ten) calculation of fat circle track make 10 (ten) calculation of As per yout initial course, crossing point, and distance of gree {As per your own experience or your officer experience, initial course, crossing point, and distance of composite track plete set of Noon Position Report at your voyage Make 10 (ten) com ater at standard and Make 10 (len) prediction time and height of high and low wi secondary ports at your voyage When your vessel is coasting - obtain a gyro error compare the results. Note this down in your work book. h an off course alarm. If so, draw a block diagram and explain its r using all methods described here and Is your ship fitted wit principles. Your ship is in position latitude 37°50N longitude . 018°36" W. She sets sail due west for 1181.5 miles. Find the position reached by parallel sailing method. The DR position of a ship was estimateci to be latitude 30°16.8'S longitude 057°49.3E. A fix obtained by the ship showed 31°00.7'S 058°20.4E. Find the set and drift. Using Traverse Table 0115 10 calculate the courseand distance between position 29206. 125° 35'E and 25°40° N. 120° SOE. Aship in position 25:47S 163°48R steered 038°(T) for 2.475 miles, Calculate by Mercator sailing the position arrived at. Your ship is to sail from 17°18N 2500W to 25°43'N 076°36W. Find the great circle distance, the initial course and final course. Find the time and height of high wat ition 50° nae bis gh water at a position 50° 20'N 001° 10W during the evening 7 . (Use co-tidal / Co-range Chart BA 5058). ind the true course for a compass ye ‘ Course of 060°. Deviation 10°E and Variation 12°W.FUNCTION -1: Edition/Revision Nu : imber : NAVIGATION AT THE OPERATIONAL “ LEVEL Se Validity Date: | May 2018 INING RECORD BOOK Doc = III Tabulate your ship's i ‘ Sundar Ip’s Deviation card in your workbook and demonstrate your u nding. Refer your ship's compass observation book for last four deviations and compare with the deviation curve. js. Take a look at § charts of the present voyage and from thecompass rose calculate variation of the place indicated in the charts for the year 2016 77. uss the sun set and sun rise to calculate the compass error during your voyage inimum 10 times each for sun set and sun rise) Using sextant, observe your ship position by taking the sun altitude combine with merpass, minimum 10 (ten) noon position 29. Observe your ship position by taking the star altitude, 3 (three) stars each observation, minimum 10 (ten) star position 30. Observe your ship position by taking the moon altitude combine with 2 (two) stars, minimum 5 (five) position 31. Observe your ship position by taking the planet altitude combine with 2 (two) stars or other object, minimum 5 (five) position 32. Observe your latitude using the pole star (Polaris) combine with 2 (two) stars or other object, calculate minimum 10 (ten) position 33. Calculate the LHA of star "Betelgueso" for 19" 13° 24'N and Long: 088° 12°E. 34, Calculate the azimuth of the planet MARS on 1 when corrected GMT was 08h 15m 02s. Obtain the azimuth of the moon on 13" Jartuary at 1840GMT In DR Position Lat: 5 May in DR position 60° 06'N 066" 18W July when in DR position 25° 14'S 474° 18W. t GMT being 11°45"22°. | 36. In which latitude will the amplitude be equal to the declination ofthe heavenly body? Shoot one example. 37. What standing orders is usually found in the master’s night order book? soar i ity, Sit i Error ofthe sextant on your i f Perpendicularity, Side Error anti Index Be en ew correct these errors and obtain the ship. Under supervision of a one of your officers, residual index error. 39. Describe and explain how to use Loran- -C and eLoran to determine ship's positionEdition/Revision Number FUNCTION 1 NAVIGATION AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL ~ TRAINING RECORD BOOK Validity Date: May 201g, poc-I | pele lain the basic principles and error of operating of Global Navigation d exp - 40. Describe and exp! Differential GPS (DGPS) and Global Positioning System Satellite Systems (GNSS), (GPS) to provide position-fixing 41. Describe and explain the basic principles of GLO 42. Describe and explain the operating of marine echo-sounding heel and transducer separation in echo. INASS and Galileo system receiver 43. Explain the potential errors due to trim, sounders operation 44. Describe and explain the operation of magnetic compass and gyro compass 45, Demonstrates and explain the starting of the gyro compass and hw to minimize settling time by slewing and leveling it to the correct heading 46. Describes how to takes the compass bearing of a charted object and lays the true bearing off on the chart 47. Explain how to obtains the magnetic variation for your position, using isogonal lines or other information on the chart 48. Calculates compass error and gyro error, from transit or charted range bearings and bearings to distant fixed object 49. Explain the principle of an automatic pilot system and the manual settings of your steering control system 50. Explain the regulation, recommendation on performance, standards regarding the use of the automatic pilot 51. _ Explain how to make a steering gear testing prior to the ship's departure 52. Describe and explain the factors to take into account regarding the changeover to ‘manual control of steering in order to deal with a potentially hazardous situation i a crac il 53. When in coastal waters - take a vertical sextant angle of a lighthouse and a bearing of the same lighthouse and plot your position on the chart. Compare this with a position sins by different means. Note down the difference and method used in your technical fiary. 54. What is the make of echo sounder you have on board? Briefl i tion along with a block diagram, oe 55. How do chi fas you change the paper on the echo sounder? What care and maintenance will yU '0 keep the equipment in good working condition? iano aru 106| 58, 60. 61. 62. 63. TRA FUNCTION -1: Edition/Revision Number NAVIGATION AT THE OPERATIONAL NING RECORD BOOK LEVEL ~ a poc=Ill Validity Date: | May 2018 Explain the potential errors due to trim, heel and transducer separation in echo- sounders operation Have you come across any other types of log on board apart from the ones described above? If so sketch and explain briefly their principle of operation. Explain the seting up and the starting up of the speed log as described in your ship's equipment manual. Modem ships are fitted with what is known as DGPS. Compare this with conventional GPS and record your findings. Based on your practical experience and along with advice from your senior officers state if the following statement is True or false? YOUR VESSEL IS FITTED WITH TWO GPSs. IS IT STILL NECESSARY FOR NAVIGATING OFFICERS TO TAKE SIGHTS? Explain your answer in detail. What type of chronometer do you have on board your ship. Describe in details how you would start the chronometer and set its time. Do you have a Master - Slave Clock system on board your ship. If so. describe how you would adjust the time on the Master Clock and the Slave Clocks. For all these problems use the Nautical Almanac for the current year. Given sextant altitude of moon's UL 58°27.1' IE 2.3' on the arc, HE 12m HP 54.3. Find the true altitude. On 8" Februay, back angle sextant altitude of Venus was 116°12.3, IE 2.3 off the arc, HE 45 metres. Find the True altitude. On 24" May, in DR position latitude: 20° 15'S longitude: 024°45' W the sextant altitude of Sun's UL was 49°10.2\ If the IE was 3.2 off the arc and HE was 12.9 metres, Find the latitude and position line. . A sight of a star bearing 142°(T) using DR 50°06N, 003° 14W gave an intercept of 4 miles away. The ship then steered a course of 060°T. How close will the ship pass to a lighthouse in position latitude 58°30.8'N. longitude 002°27.5' W. Look at the Nautical Almanac and Answer the following. Please use this year's Almanac and check your answers with the chief officer. a. Find GMT upper meridian passage of moon on 23% March. (For observers axa 107| FUNCTION = 3 = 1 ay NAVIGATION AT THE OPERATIONAL | ~ LEVEL validity Date: May 2018 “TRAINING RECORD | oc =i longitude 60°E) b. Find declination of sun on Find total correction for a! April at 2242 UTC. Canopus whose apparent altitude is 40°52.3' Moons . apparent attitude is 39°12.5' and HP is 54.9. 4. Find the total correction that has to be applied to the apparent altitude, Find the dectination of star Polaris in the month of November. {Find SHA of star Dubhe on 15" May. 4g, Find semi-diameter of moon on 16” June. Competence: 2. Maintain a Safe Navigational Watch 68. Explain that the officer of the watch is responsible for navigating s regard to avoiding collision and stranding 69. Explain the principles to be observed in keeping a navigational watch as set out in section A-Vill of the STCW Code regarding : Navigation Navigational equipment Navigational duties and responsibilities Handing over and taking over the watch Lookout . Navigation with a pilot embarked safely with particular > pape Protection of the marine environment Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System i. Blind pilotage technique J. General principles for ship reporting system and with VTS procedures 70. ir tic ic Explain the recommendation on operational guidance for officers in charge of a ‘navigational watch contained in chapter VIII, section A-VIIN2 of the STCW Code: a. Maintenance of an efficient lookout “i The use of engines and sound signaling apparatus Taking over the navigational watch Periodic checks of navigational equipment Electronic navigational aids gpaos73. 74. 75, 76. 77. 18. 72. ee NAWGATION AT eats “ow/Revison Number: {RAINING RECORD BOOK ine OPERATIONAL poc= it ———— arcing baie Validity Date: May 2018 {The use of radar aS ers: Navigation in coastal waters zo Conduct of the watch in clear weather Action to be taken in festricted visibility }, Navigation with a pilot embarked Explain the duties of the officer of the watch while at anchor the entries which should be made in the logbook by the officer of the watch while ship under way and at anchor Explain that arrangements for keeping watch in port should : a. Ensure the safety of life, ship, cargo and port b. Observe international, national and local rules c. Maintain order and the normal routine of the ship Explain how to keeping a safe, effective and efficient deck watch in port when carrying hazardous cargo You are told to do a “controls test" pool departure from a port. List all the equipment on your ship you will check and how you will check each item? Sketch the freeboard markings on your ship (any one side) Identify all the markings. Why is the deck line marked below the uppermost continuous deck on some ships? Your chief officer has just advised you that the ship may encounter heavy weather in the next few hours and has asked you to secure evelything on deck. Explain how vvould you do this assuming that you are on a container ship. Your is at anchor and the master wants you to keep an independent anchor watch. How will you take over, keep and hand over the watch. List the flags you would keep ready and describe their purpose. when your ship is approaching Singapore. if: 4 a your ship has not be granted free pratique and requires a Pilot. b. at anchor divers are likely to carry out an inspection of the bottom. / c. you have been asked to hoist your call letters when passing the Signal Station. d. at berth you will be receiving lub. oil from trucks. Decode the following weather message oa er BBXX ELVas 12063 99218 axtl . 2“ve Validity Date: May 2013 a! | TRAINING RECORD BOOK | boc = Il | 56028 76046 l 4 41032 324/1 41008 52426 10243 20122 8336/ 22273 00225 20808 81. Code the following weather report for transmission: Ship: ATVH. Position 02°36'S ‘08921, course made good for the past three hours gy at 12 kts, GMT 23d 07h 40m. Wind: 037° estimated at 17 knots. Visibility. 999 Me, sure: 998.8mb. tendency + 2.6mb. °C, Clouds: Total sulting from Cu. Dense Ns. press Wet: 24.0°C. Sea :19.4 metres above sea. SC not re: invading sky. Weather. Present - n 4/2 sky throughout and intermitten period 10 seconds height 0.8 metres. ook when discharging cargo using ship's Ci in hooks progressively precipitation near but covering more thal t driale.Sea: Period 06 seconds height 0.8 metres. Swell from 170°, 82. List all be entries you will record in be port og b cranes, at an anchorage port. 83, List out the contents of one daily page of your deck log book. 84. Have you seen the official log book - what entries are to be made in this book? 85. _ Refer to the manual of Navtex receiver on board your ship describe the following a. Itstype, features, model Its operation b. c. Method of changing paper d. Information that you will receive on a Naviex receiver Competence: 3. Use of Radar and ARPA to Maintain Safety of Navigation 86. Make a block diagram of the radar system fitted on board your ship and interswitch arrangement if any. Identify all the controls on the panel and describe the functions of each control. 87, Si In open sea condition. under the guidance of senior deck officers carry out a radar plot on a plotting sheet and make a report stating a target ship's course, socata: , speed, CPA, TCPA Spee 4. Use of ECDIS to maintain safety of navigation Describe and Explain the route planning information using ECDIS: ara 110 increasing steadily Temperature Dry: 28.5°¢ wa 1 5/8 of sky. low clouds 2/8 of sky. base S99 not at station. Past - Cloug :-g | - | purienoa: | ation/Revision Number | NAVIGATION AT THE OPERATIONAL | | _-FAAINING RECORD BOOK LEVEL Doc | Validity Date: | May 2018 a. route planning calculation; b. calculation of the voyage schedule; ¢. construction of a route; 4. _ planned route checking for navigation safety; @. _ alternative route; optimization of route planning; ultimate route selection. :xplain route and voyage monitoring using ECDIS; Checks route measurement and calculations; Navigation in open sea; Coastal and confined waters; Current and wind effects aoe 90. Explain the uses of all specific functions and obtains all relevant information for route planning and monitoring for navigating and for the ship safety using ECDIS; a. Sea area selection; b. Route planning information; c. Construction of a route; d, Adjustment of a planned route; 2 Curve tract planning; Planning notes; Safety values; Check for navigational safety; Ultimate route, monitored area Vector time; Check measurements; rer r se Alarms; m. Current and wind. Competence: 5. Respond to Emergencies 81. You have just taken part in an emergency dril where a fre was simulated in the galley. Give‘a detaled timed record of how the drill was conducted. how was the fre fering ML92. 93. 96. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. responsibilty shared. Start from ded with a briefing. ige was conclu d your shiP- With the help of the safety officer List all the fire fighting equ! spections and maintenance for all the equipment for the ict routine In make a plan (0 condu next Six months. Have you encou! during such weather. he items that need 10 be recorded in the nex IV and V of MAI chart or drawing or diagram fall the tanks on b cate the sounding pipes of dicating the location of all what precautions you took prior to and ntered heavy weather at sea? SaY Oil Record Book both Part | and Part ll, i ly with Ani RPOL 73/78 07 board your ship?Explain in How do you comp! detail with the help of a flow pipes and air pipes © nd peak tanks. Also IO Jour coded plan in joard your ship. including Locate the sounding ballast tanks. bunker tanks. cofferdams @! hold bilges and purnproom bilges: Draw 2 col these. The following is the complement prepare a muster lst indicating various sa¥9 wing persons on board.) it of your ship. Using your ship's muster list as a reference. ds and duties of all personal. (Please note that you only have the follo Master, chief officer, 2"’officer and 3" officer. Chief engineer, 2” engineer and 3% engineer. One fitter and 2 motorman. 3 AB's and 2 OS's.One cook + one steward. Total 17 in number. List the make and type of all i operation of each an weuing tel yeu have on board. Give bri note on em including thei ificati en 9 their specifications. Refer to the manufacturers You have just take “sie a dotated ae emergency drill where a fire was simulated in the galley. organised, how were the s F f how the drill was conducted, how was the fire fighting . quads made and how w: fas ste ins the ala, was raised until the exercise wa: = he reepanehity chores! St") 3 all the fire fighting equipment on board is concluded with a briefing. make a plan to conduct routine inspections your ship. With the help of the safety office! and mai maintenance for all the equipment for th? ant tzFUNCTION -1: Edition/Revision Number : os _ NAVIGATION AT THE OPERATIONAL --FAAINING RECORD BOOK LEVEL poc-ll Validity Date: May 2018 next six months. jot. Describe in detail the emergency steering on board your ship. Explain how will you change over from normal steering to emergency steering. 102. With reference to the ship on which you are serving, describe briefly the emergency shut down procedures that are laid down for bunkering operations. tence: 6. Respond to a Distress Signal at Sea Refer to Admiralty List of Radio Signals and define Sea Areas Al, A2, A3 and A4. 104. From Admiralty List of Radio Signals state the procedures for responding to an MF (2187.5 kHz) DSC distress alert. 10! Competence: 7. Use IMO Standard Marine Communication Phases and Write and Speak English 405. How many mooring ropes and wires do you have on board. What are their sizes and lengths? Do you have any spare ones? 406, Which was your last port of call? Draw a diagram to show the mooring arrangements used - in that port and explain why such a configuration was used. Competence: 8. Transmit and Receive Information by Visual Signaling 107. Code the following message from the ship using the International Code of Signals. Request for Medical Assistance I have a male aged (27) years. Patient has been ill for (6) hours. Patient has had no serious illness. Pulse rate per minute is (90). Pulse is weak. Patient is sweating. Patient is in pain in Lumber (Kidney) region. The part affected is left Lumber (Kidney) region. Pain is increased by hand pressure. Bowels are regular. 108. Uncode the following message received by the ship. MQE 54 MTD 33 MTL 15 MUB MRR 49 MVQ——jRAiniInG RECORO BOOK | say eva poc-lll : || eee Sey Manoeuver The ShiP yr ship ™ fect of wind fect of current on tl manoeuvring the ¥ q characteristics and i's purposes anoeuvring when making large he motion of a ship essel in simple turning and anchoring ‘Competence: 9. 109. Describe and explain yout 410. Describe and explain the ef 411, Describe and explain the ef 112. Describe and explain how to ious conditions manoeuvres In vari Denier enna A . a 113, Describe and explain the single turn, willamson tur i and explains the situations In which each turn is aPProPria 4 Explain the shallow water effects as : turns and making sternway 114, a, Increased directional stability b. Alarge increase in turning radius c. The ship carrying her way longer and responding slowly to changes in engine speed d. Speed falling less during turn e. Squat increasing f, Trim changing 415. Describe and explain the effect of shallow water and narrow channels 416, Describe and explain how the approach to an anchorage is made with regard to current and wind 117, Explain the safety measures to be taken by the anchor party and the method of letting go and the amount of cable to veer initially 118, i Describe and explain the procedures for anchoring in water too deep to let the anchor go on the brake 119. i Describe and explain the securing of anchors on the completion of anchoring and the preparation for and procedure during heaving up 120. a naan how to secure anchors and seal spurling pipes for a sea passage . Lists the preparations to be mad le for berthing alongsi i 122. Describe and explain the use of head ° ee ropes, stern ropes, to join two mooring ropes together breast ropes, spring, and ra ari 4roncront at | Edition/Revision Number : NAVIGATION AT THE OPERATIONAL LeveL eae ae NING RECORD BOOK TRA DOC Il Validity Date: May 2018 p. Describe and explain methods of mooring to a buoy, how to use a messenger to pass a wire or chain to a buoy, method to set up and secure the ropes and wires to a buoy, and the procedures for singling up and letting go from berths and buoys 124. With the assistance of your 2” officer locate a prominent light house on the edge of land during your present voyage. Calculate the raising distance of the light house as described in this module and compare it with the actual radar distance when the light is is raised. Note down your results.