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Passage PlanningRob StarkeyThe Royal Prince Alfred Yacht ClubCopyright R Starkey 2013
ContextHobart to North QueenslandCruising, mostly down wind sailingLong passage days, with minimum average SOGMostly motor sailing the rhumb line 20% sailing, 60% motor sailing, 20% motoring2
AssumptionsSafety compliant vesselCommunication, VHF, Internet, and TelephoneCharts covering intended cruising area (including ports)Electronic navigation aidsShips LogPilots and other references covering areaCrew list with shore contacts3
Passage PlanningObjective Minimal exceptions and surprises, arriving at yourplanned destination, within the planned time, safely andin good spiritBasic Project Management Collect required information Plan your passage, document and communicate Sail the passage to the plan Monitor and review the passage4
International Marine Organisation(IMO) Passage Planning GuidelinesObjectives Safety of life at sea Safe and efficient navigation Protection of the environmentFour components of Passage Planning Appraisal, collecting information and resourcesPlanning, the detailed passage from port to portExecution, sailing to the planMonitoring, checking and review5
AppraisalGathering the required information about the passage; Vessel and crew preparedness for sea Documents (vessel and crew), Insurance, safety compliance, crew list andshore contacts Charts, pilots and navigation aids Notices to Mariners and current warnings Information about your passage, distance, tides, currents, weatherforecasts List of lights Destination information, marina contact, marina maps, pilot anchoringrecommendations Marine Rescue locations and contacts, operating hours, telephone andrepeater channels used Alternate safe haven destinations6
PlanningA written plan from port to port (marina or anchorage),covering the following; Plotting of the intended passage on appropriate scale papercharts, waypoints and true directions with minimum clearancesidentified, (depths, height and lateral) Detailed route/waypoints loaded into your electronic navigationaids Tides at departure and destination including change Tidal currents along the intended passage Distance, departure time, planned arrival with assumptions Weather forecasts Reporting locations and times Lights and other passage conspicuous objects7
Execution and MonitoringCommunication of the written plan, accessible by thecrew at all times.A living document that can be modified where or whennecessary. Pre departure equipment checks, lights communicationand navigation aids Waypoint and passage arrival times based on actualdeparture time Current and updated weather forecasts Review and reporting of actual progress against plan Changes clearly marked on Plan Logging of progress, course, conditions andcommunications in Ship’s Log (Paper Chart and Log Book)8
Short Coastal Passage Plan ExampleI use a notebook that alsodoubles as my Ship’s LogDon’t forget to writedown contact details andother information youmay require at shortnotice.9
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ContentsInside this PlannerHow to use this PlannerSafety & RegulatoryWeatherPassage ManagementLightsCommunicationsMarina MapsSeamanshipIncident ManagementHealth care16
How to use the PlannerTorres Strait12o30Lizard nBowen20o3St LawrenceDuke IslandsLights22o304Burnett HeadsBundaberg25oDouble Island Pt5142o 30145o147o 3027o30Point Danger150o152o 30Gold Coast SeawayPoint Danger6Wooli30oVHF RepeatersSmoky CapeTrial Bay7Seal Rocks32o30Broken BayPort HackingPort Jackson35oUlladulla8Montague I.Two Fold Bay937o30Gabo IslandLakes EntranceTasman I.40oMarina MapsFlinders IslandCape BarrenSt Helens Pt10Wineglass Bay42o30Hobart17Tasman I.145o147o 30150o152o 30155o
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Long passage days, with minimum average SOG Mostly motor sailing the rhumb line 20% sailing, 60% motor sailing, 20% motoring 2 . Assumptions Safety compliant vessel Communication, VHF, Internet, and Telephone Charts covering intended cruising area (including ports) Electronic navigation aids Ships Log Pilots and other references covering area Crew list with shore contacts 3 . Passage .
