Passage Planning

Study stresses major concerns on ECDIS safety

A year-long research project carried out by the UK and Danish marine investigation authorities has highlighted major concerns over the design and operation of ECDIS and significant shortfalls in the way in which seafarers are training to use the systems.

The study came in response to a series of accidents – mainly groundings – over the past decade in which investigations revealed ‘a mismatch between the way ECDIS (electronic chart display and information systems) was used and the way regulators...

https://safety4sea.com/study-stresses-major-concerns-on-ecdis-safety/

How e-navigation will transform passage planning

During the 2019 SMART4SEA Conference, Børge Hetland, Director of Sales & Marketing at NAVTOR, shared the company’s experience from its’ involvement in European Research & Development projects to describe how the emerging technology is expected to transform the four stages of the Passage Planning procedure in the very near future. His conclusion was that e-Navigation has already started to transform the passage planning process, and it will result in enormous time savings for navigators when...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-how-e-navigation-will-transform-passage-planning/

AMSA provides new Queensland coastal passage plan

The Queensland coastal passage plan (QCPP) AMSA launched and funded has been revised and includes all the feedback that the Authority received from the coastal pilots and pilotage providers. According to it all Masters and coastal pilots transiting these areas should consider the information in the QCPP when preparing their passage plans. Vessel owners, charterers, and agents might also find the document useful in improving the readiness of ships by ensuring voyage plans, waypoints and other...

https://safety4sea.com/amsa-provides-new-queensland-coastal-passage-plan/

NAVTOR: Improving Passage Planning is vital

While the voting procedure for the 2019 SMART4SEA Awards is open, Mr. Tor Svanes notes that passage planning is a huge administrative burden for operators highlighting that their Passage Planning module, for which NAVTOR has been shortlisted in the ‘e-Navigation’ category alongside other distinguished nominees,  aims to streamline process. Mr. Svanes further talks about key issues to consider when providing e-navigation solutions for vessels. In addition, he mentions that although technology...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-navtor-improving-passage-planning-is-vital/

Officer forgets to insert a waypoint in GPS, ship runs aground

In its Monthly Safety Scenario for November, the Swedish P&I club analyzes a case of a ship grounding due to insufficient checking of the passage plan. When creating the passage plan, it is suggested that the plan is double checked by another officer to ensure all waypoints have been selected.

The incident

It was a rainy night and the vessel was sailing towards the next port close to the coast. The 2nd officer was on the bridge and acting OOW. The passage plan had been approved by the Master and...

https://safety4sea.com/officer-forgets-to-insert-a-waypoint-in-gps-ship-runs-aground/

Procedures: A guide to safe passage planning

Voyage planning is a key element of Bridge Resource Management (BRM) forming the foundation the bridge team will use to ensure the vessel’s safe transit along its intended route. 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,...

https://safety4sea.com/procedures-cm-a-guide-to-safe-passage-planning/

Learn from the past: MV Rena grounding

This October marked the seventh anniversary from New Zealand’s worst marine environmental disaster: The grounding of the Liberian-flagged container ship ‘Rena’ on the Astrolabe Reef resulted in a discharge of 200 tonnes of heavy fuel oil into the water, while it is acclaimed as the second most expensive salvage operation in maritime history.

https://safety4sea.com/cm-learn-from-the-past-mv-rena-grounding/

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