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  1. Voyage Planning Stages, Guidelines, and Best Practices

    1. Appraisal. This stage involves gathering and assessing all relevant information about the intended voyage. This is also where we identify the factors to consider when passage planning, as listed above. Understanding those factors sets the foundation for informed decision-making throughout the voyage. 2.

  2. Procedures: A guide to safe passage planning

    A voyage plan (or passage plan) is a comprehensive, berth to berth guide, developed and used by a vessel's bridge team to determine the most favorable route, to identify potential problems or hazards along the route, and to adopt bridge management practices to ensure the vessel's safe passage. During passage planning, portions of a voyage ...

  3. A Guide to Voyage Planning

    Voyage planning is a process that helps optimize ship routes, maintain crew safety, and coordinate traffic in and out of busy ports and harbors. Voyage planning takes an average of 3.5 hours per vessel, according to Maritime Executive. There are many factors to consider during voyage planning, as well as steps required by IMO regulations to ...

  4. PDF IMO Resolution A.893(21)

    1 Objectives. 1.1 The development of a plan for voyage or passage, as well as the close and continuous monitoring of the vessel's progress and position during the execution of such a plan, are of essential importance for safety of life at sea, safety and efficiency of navigation and protection of the marine environment.

  5. Passage Planning

    Passage Planning - Essential Steps A ship's passage planning involves 4 major steps/stages. They are as follows: 1. Appraisal 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Monitoring Passage planning or voyage planning is a procedure to develop a complete description of a vessel's voyage from start to finish. The plan includes leaving the dock and harbour area, … Continue reading " Passage Planning ...

  6. PDF Passage Planning

    14. Voyage plan checked together with User Charts & Notes using Voyage Specific Contour. 15. Voyage plan, notes and User Charts switched to monitor mode. 16. Voyage Log, Danger Targets Log, and Distance Log reset. 17. Voyage Plan saved and loaded to secondary ECDIS. B. Passage Requirements 18. Anchoring locations . 19.

  7. Your Guide for Voyage or Passage Planning

    Voyage planning, also referred to as passage planning, is the detailed procedure of laying out a vessel's voyage from start to finish. The steps and protocols for voyage planning are explained in the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) RESOLUTION A.893(21), Guidelines for Voyage Planning. Proper planning and navigation is crucial to accident avoidance.

  8. PDF Passage Plan Template

    PASSAGE PLAN From: To: Date: Vessel: Weather Forecast Wind Visibility Weather: Sea State: Tides Port Port Time Height Time Height HW HW LW LW Port Port

  9. A Guide to Sailing Pilotage and Passage Planning

    A Guide to Sailing Pilotage and Passage Planning. by Grant Bartel. In 1979, an artist named Christopher Cross wrote and recorded a song called 'Sailing'. Highly popular, it won the prestigious 'Song of the Year' category at Grammy Awards in 1981. A soft rock song, it sang of the joy, tranquility, and freedom found while sailing.

  10. Understanding the Principles of Passage Planning

    Shipping cargo from one port to another involves coordinated working of several operations of both land and ship staff. One of the most integral parts of a shipping operations is the cargo or voyage planning, which is mainly undertaken by a navigational officer of a ship.. A passage plan is a comprehensive, berth to berth guide, developed and used by a vessel's bridge team to determine the ...

  11. Passage planning

    Passage planning or voyage planning is a procedure to develop a complete description of a vessel's voyage from start to finish. The plan includes leaving the dock and harbor area, the en route portion of a voyage, approaching the destination, and mooring, the industry term for this is 'berth to berth'. [1]

  12. Voyage Planning 'Best Practice'

    January 1, 2024. Voyage planning is an essential ship, crew and cargo safety process which has long been mandated through IMO Conventions. This Risk Bulletin aims to raise awareness of shipowners, their ship managers and masters of the serious losses, inclusive of groundings and pollution, which may result from failures of Voyage Planning.

  13. PDF The Workboat Association

    The development of a plan for voyage or passage, as well as the close and continuous monitoring of the ... Create a template for a Passage Plan based on these previously mentioned considerations to be completed by yourself or your crew when preparing for future movements. 2) Share this document with your colleagues and associates, ensure that ...

  14. Passage/Voyage Planning

    Planning a Voyage. Commonly known as Passage Planning, production of a plan before setting out on a cruise has been a mandatory SOLAS requirement for some years. A passage plan should ensure you have considered all the necessary elements for your intended cruise and at times of high stress, a prepared passage plan can assist greatly in making ...

  15. PDF Guidelines for Voyage Planning

    3 Planning. 3.1 On the basis of the fullest possible appraisal, a detailed voyage or passage plan should be prepared which should cover the entire voyage or passage from berth to berth, including those areas where the services of a pilot will be used. 3.2 The detailed voyage or passage plan should include the following factors: .1 the plotting ...

  16. FREE Passage Plan Template

    The passage planning template is a free Excel spreadsheet for you to build your own passage plan. When finished save it as a PDF for printing and distribution. A passage plan helps ensure you think ahead about emergency ports, tides at key crossings, and have VMR (Coast Guard) contacts at hand. I find it very hard at night to interpret the ...

  17. Voyager Passage Planning

    The Passage Plan module in Voyager uses digital technology to reduce the paperwork and administration relating to planning upcoming voyages. The tool simplifies and enhances the task of creating safe, compliant and accurate passage plan documentation.

  18. Voyage Planner Pro

    Voyage Planner Pro. - Full functionality is available with the Voyage Planner Pro add-on -. The Voyage Planner is an efficient tool of Live Map Toolbar, that will help you estimate profitability, plan and track voyages, all in one place. In this article, you will learn how to use the Voyage Planner and start planning your vessel's voyage. Now ...

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    The passage plan is required to be monitored throughout its execution, and this is the responsibility of the skipper, as is everything else on the voyage. The passage plan needs to adequately describe the voyage with particular regard to navigation, tidal height planning and the effects of tidal streams and currents, hazards en route, sea ...

  20. PDF . 1 1 1 1 & + 02 3 * Forms for planning and making a passage

    2. Plan passage so that ports of refuge are not on lee shores and away from tidal races, wind over tide situations and areas near shoals where the waves are refracted. 3. Issue sea sickness pills. 4. Ensure batteries are fully charged. 5. Remove mainsail, and stow in bag below decks, secure boom to deck, (a rod kicker may need some

  21. Passage plan template

    Images: 1. Passage plan template. Hi all, I've been working on a simple excel template to help organize all passage plan information. I made it primarily for charting trips since it is what I am doing most, but it can be modified to serve other purposes. It also includes a basic pre-trip and daily cast off check list.

  22. PDF Vessel voyage plan form

    Vessel Checks. Motor Serviced Charts/GPS Trailer Nav Lights. Provisions First Aid Kit Torch Bung in. Return Date : Time: Logged O With: Signed: A Copy of this form should be made prior to intended voyage and retained by the nominated emergency contact or other responsible person for use by authorities if required.

  23. Travel templates: Organize your next adventure with Notion

    Submit your template to the Notion template gallery, get featured, and even get paid - all in just a few clicks. Submit a template. Plan your adventures with Notion's Travel templates. Organize itineraries, track expenses, and compile travel guides. Perfect for travelers seeking to streamline their trip planning and capture memorable experiences.