Weather and Environmental Conditions Others Area

Offshore
Operations Day Night
MOPO Ambulance boat not Rivers and < 1NM
open sea between 1
open sea >4 NM Inside 200m from
NM to 4 NM from
operational from shore from shore TEPI facilities
shore
Calm weather Rough sea 1 Rough sea 2 Calm weather Rough sea 1 Rough sea 2

Under YES But Sheltering

IB (INFLATABLE BOATS) -
WORK YES responsibility of NO NO NO NO NO YES Solution less NO NO
Supervisor < 1NM

Under YES But Sheltering YES But Sheltering

IB (INFLATABLE BOATS) -
TRANSIT YES responsibility of NO NO NO NO NO YES Solution less NO Solution less
Supervisor < 1NM < 1NM

Under YES But Sheltering YES But Sheltering YES But Sheltering
RHIB (RIGID HULL INFLATABLE
BOATS) - WORK YES responsibility of NO NO NO NO NO YES Solution less Solution less Solution less
Supervisor < 1NM < 1NM < 1NM

Under YES But Sheltering YES But Sheltering

RHIB (RIGID HULL INFLATABLE
BOATS) - TRANSIT YES responsibility of NO NO NO NO NO YES Solution less NO Solution less
Supervisor < 1NM < 1NM

REMARK
USE OF IB LIMITED TO THE FIRST 9TH SWATHS, IN THE OTHER SWATH INFLATABLE BOAT WILL BE REPLACED BY RHIB
INFLATABLE BOAT CAN BE USED WITHIN 1-4 MILES WHEN THERE IS A FANG LAN BOAT WITHIN 1 MILE DISTANCE

Definitions

Rough Sea 1 Rough Sea 2

Wind Speed: (scale 1-12) Between 3 and 4 Beaufort Over 4 Beaufort

Wind speed between 8 and 15 Knots Wind speed ≥ 15 Knots

Waves Height Waves height maximum 1 meters Waves height ≥ 1 meters

(must be correlated with swell frequency) (must be correlated with swell frequency)

Swell Direction Wave coming from stern Wave coming from stern
 Mean Wind Wave
Beaufort Wind speed
Speed (knots / Description height Sea conditions Land conditions
number
km/h / mph)
kts km/h mph m/s m ft
0 0 0 0 0-0.2 0/0/0 Calm 0 0 Flat. Calm.
0.3- Wind motion visible in
1 1-3 1-6 1-3 2/4/2 Light air 0.1 0.33 Ripples without crests.
1.5 smoke.
1.6- Wind felt on exposed
2 4-6 7-11 4-7 5/9/6 Light breeze 0.2 0.66 Small wavelets.
3.3 skin. Leaves rustle.
7- 3.4- Leaves and smaller twigs
3 12-19 8-12 9 / 17 / 11 Gentle breeze 0.6 2 Large wavelets.
10 5.4 in constant motion.
Dust and loose paper
11- 13- 5.5- Moderate
4 20-29 13 / 24 / 15 1 3.3 Small waves. raised. Small branches
16 18 7.9 breeze
begin to move.
17- 19- 8.0- Moderate (1.2 m) longer waves.
5 30-39 19 / 35 / 22 Fresh breeze 2 6.6 Smaller trees sway.
21 24 10.7 Some foam and spray.
Large branches in
22- 25- 10.8- Strong Large waves with foam crests and
6 40-50 24 / 44 / 27 3 9.9 motion. Umbrella use
27 31 13.8 breeze some spray.
becomes difficult.
Whole trees in motion.
28- 32- 13.9- Sea heaps up and foam begins to
7 51-62 30 / 56 / 35 Near gale 4 13.1 Effort to walk against
33 38 17.1 streak.
the wind.
Moderately high waves with breaking
34- 39- 17.2- Twigs broken from trees.
8 63-75 37 / 68 / 42 Gale 5.5 18 crests forming spindrift. Streaks of
40 46 20.7 Cars veer on road.
foam.
High waves (2.75 m) with dense
41- 47- 20.8-
9 76-87 44 / 81 / 50 Strong gale 7 23 foam. Wave crests start to roll over. Light structure damage.
47 54 24.4
Considerable spray.
Very high waves. The sea surface is Trees uprooted.
48- 88- 55- 24.5-
10 52 / 96 / 60 Storm 9 29.5 white and there is considerable Considerable structural
55 102 63 28.4
tumbling. Visibility is reduced. damage.
56- 103- 64- 28.5- Widespread structural
11 60 / 111 / 69 Violent storm 11.5 37.7 Exceptionally high waves.
63 117 72 32.6 damage.
Huge waves. Air filled with foam and
spray. Sea completely white with Massive and widespread
12 >63 >117 >72 >32.7 N/A Hurricane 14+ 46+
driving spray. Visibility very greatly damage to structures.
reduced.