Plan and navigate a passage for a vessel up to 80 metres

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Elements and Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.



Plan passage


Navigational charts, nautical publications and related documentation are accessed and checked for currency


Documentation is used to identify navigational hazards relevant to proposed voyage


Route for voyage is determined and critical points along proposed route of voyage are identified and plotted


Potential navigational contingencies and problems along planned route are identified and appropriate strategies for dealing with them are developed and recorded


Weather forecasts are obtained and interpreted, and weather and sea condition hazards relevant to proposed voyage are identified prior to departure


Route is modified as required to take into account weather and sea condition hazards


Planned route for voyage and strategies for dealing with critical situations and contingencies along route are recorded


Conduct a pre-departure check


Propulsion steering equipment and alarms are tested for serviceability and vessel hull is checked for seaworthiness


Wheelhouse equipment and alarms are checked to ensure they are in proper working condition and set for passage


Wheelhouse equipment is checked for errors and allowances are made in planning passage


Fuel is checked to ensure that there is adequate fuel, including a reserve, on board for the intended passage


Safety equipment is checked for compliance with relevant legislation


Communications equipment is checked to ensure it is in proper working condition


Anchoring and mooring equipment is checked to ensure it is in proper working condition


Vessel and equipment are secured for sea


Latest weather information is obtained and interpreted, and proposed route is modified as required to take into account weather and sea condition hazards


Conduct passage


Local authorities are advised of departure and passage plan


Mode of steering is selected appropriate for prevailing weather, sea and traffic conditions, and intended manoeuvres


Weather forecasts and observations of sea and weather conditions are used to determine vessel speed and direction


Information from wheelhouse equipment is interpreted to identify navigational hazards and fix vessel position


Alterations to vessel course or speed are made to meet prevailing circumstances and changing conditions


Navigational manoeuvres are conducted within safe operational limits of vessel


Details of passage are recorded in vessel log according to regulations


Fix vessel position


Primary position fixing method is selected according to navigational principles and prevailing conditions


Position is fixed using selected method and information derived from relevant wheelhouse equipment


Position is recorded according to regulations


Fixes are taken at time intervals appropriate for prevailing navigational conditions


Performance checks of position fixing instruments and wheelhouse equipment are carried out according to organisational procedures and manufacturer instructions