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Passage through

Posted on October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 By admin No Comments on Passage through
Passage through

Passage through Magellan Straits (Points for consideration) • An alternative route between E and W coast of S. America.• There are extreme difficulties and dangers when both E and W bound.• The dangers are those associated with narrow channels and harbour accentuated by the prevalence of bad weather and generally foul and rocky character of…

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Passage Planning For Pilotage Waters

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 By admin No Comments on Passage Planning For Pilotage Waters
Passage Planning For Pilotage Waters

90% of all the shipping casualties occur in coastal and port areas. The coastal passages leading to ports are generally the most dangerous portions of vessel voyages and vast majorities of marine casualties occur during this passage. It is therefore imperative that the bridge team and the pilot both are totally prepared for the passage…

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USE OF ECDIS FOR PASSAGE PLANNING

Posted on February 14, 2020March 7, 2020 By admin 2 Comments on USE OF ECDIS FOR PASSAGE PLANNING
USE OF ECDIS FOR PASSAGE PLANNING

CHECKS PRIOR USING ECDIS FOR APPRAISAL AND PASSAGE PLANNING Following checks should be carried out by the Navigating Officer while carrying out passage planning on ECDIS: Not all sea areas are covered by ENC charts. The electronic chart coverage for the voyage must be adequate and all relevant charts must be fully corrected. For areas…

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Constant Radius Turn

Posted on November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 By admin No Comments on Constant Radius Turn
Constant Radius Turn

In order to negotiate a plan turn, a constant radius turn concept can be used. Theory and procedures of using constant radius turn are explained below. Suppose the vessel has to take a turn in the path marked in above figure (from A to B). The total course change is ذ The distance AB= R…

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Abort Point & Point Of No Return

Posted on November 21, 2019March 3, 2020 By admin 1 Comment on Abort Point & Point Of No Return
Abort Point & Point Of No Return

Abort point is the final point at which a ship can take action to avoid passing the point of no return. It is the point after which there is insufficient sea room to safely turn the vessel and return back. Point of no return is the position after which the ship is committed to proceed on voyage.it…

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