Laboratory work №1

“Selection of charts and nautical publications for the intended voyage. Working
with Chart Catalogue.”

Group 1392
Nasim Zeini
Port of Departure - Valencia (ESVLC)
Port of Arrival – Felixstowe (GBFXT)
General Charts

4014 North Atlantic Ocean - 1 : 10000000

Eastern
Coastal Charts

87 Cabo Finisterre Strait of 1 : 1000000

Gibraltar
89 Cabo de Sao Vicente to 1 : 175000
Faro
91 Cabo de Sao Vicente 1 : 375000
Strait Gibraltar
93 Cabo de Santa Maria to 1 : 175000
Cabo Trafalgar
142 Strait of Gibraltar 1 : 100000
1104 Bay of Biscay 1 : 1000000
1111 Estaca da Bares to Cabo 1 : 200000
Finisterre
1183 THAMES ESTUARY TSS 1 : 100000
774 Motril to Cartagena Isla 1 : 300000
de Alboran
1610 APPRS TO THE THAMES 1 : 150000
ESTUARY TSS
1700 Cartagena to Cabo de 1 : 300000
San Antonio
1701 Cabo de San Antonio to 1 : 300000
Vilanova
773 Strait of Gibraltar Isla de 1 : 300000
Alboran
2450 Anvil Point to Beachy 1 : 150000
Head
2451 Newhaven Dover 1 : 150000
D'Antifer Gris-Nez
2643 Ile Vierge To Pointe De 1 : 158837
 Penmarc'h
2647 Ile d'Ouessant to Ile de 1 : 156702
Batz
2655 English Channel - 1 : 325000
Western Entrance
2656 English Channel - 1 : 325000
Central Part
2675 English Channel 1 : 500000
3578 Eastern Apprs Strait of 1 : 150000
Gibraltar
3633 Islas Sisargas to Rio 1 : 200000
Mino
3634 Montedor to Cabo 1 : 200000
Mondego
3635 Cabo Mondego to Cabo 1 : 200000
Espichel
3636 Cabo Espichel - Cabo de 1 : 200000
Sao Vicente
2717 Strait of Gibraltar 1 : 1100000
Barcelona Alger
Harbour and Approach
Channels
518 Approaches to Valencia 1 : 25000
562 Valencia 1 : 10000
1448 Gibraltar Bay 1 : 30000
1491 Harwich and Felixstowe 1 : 10000
1892 Dover Strait - Western 1 : 75000
Part
2052 ORFORD NESS TO THE 1 : 50000
NAZE
2692 Sunk Precautionary 1 : 25000
Area
323 Dover Strait - Eastern 1 : 75000
Part

8092 PAG Tanger- 1 : 23500

Mediterranee
Self-assessment questions :
1. Requirements for the preparation of the passage plan by the OOW :
SOLAS Chapter 5, Annexes 24 & 25 titled “Voyage Planning” and
“Guidelines for voyage planning” respectively, give specific regulatory
information with regard to the passage plan.
Passage planning includes a complete description of the ship’s passage
which is prepared by an experienced deck officer of the ship. This is done
to ensure that the ship sticks to the required routes for reaching the port
of destination.
A ship’s passage planning involves 4 major steps/stages :
1. Appraisal
2. Planning
3. Execution
4. Monitoring
The appraisal will include details from:
1) Chart Catalogue
2) Charts
3) Ocean Passages of The World
4) Routeing Charts
5) Admiralty Sailing Directions
6) Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals
7) Admiralty List of Radio Signals
8) Tide Tables
9) Tidal Stream Atlas
10) Notices to Mariners
11) Admiralty Distance Tables
12) Ships Routeing
13) Navigational Warnings
14) Mariner’s Handbook
15) Load Line Chart
16) Draft of Ship
17) Owners and other sources
18) Personal Experience
Taking into consideration master’s guidelines, company’s guidelines,
ship’s cargo, marine environment, and all other factors that may affect
the ship, the navigating officer draws upon a general track, which the ship
shall follow.
Planning Phase. Reporting areas should be clearly marked on the charts.
Elements of the Planning phase include:
1) No-Go areas
2) Margins of safety
3) Charted Tracks
4) Course alterations and wheel over points
5) Parallel Indexing
6) Aborts and Contingencies
7) Clearing line and bearings
8) Leading lines
9) Tides and current
10) Change in engine status
11) Minimum UKC
12) Use of Echo Sounder
13) Head Mark
14) Natural Transit
Execution. In this stage, the navigating officers execute the plan that has
been prepared. After departure, the speed is adjusted based on the ETA
and the expected weather and oceanographic conditions. The speed
should be adjusted such that the ship is not either too early or late at its
port of destination. The Master should find out how long his intended
voyage is, accounting for water and fuel available. Also to be taken into
account are any expected weather changes along the way. In case and
ECDIS is being used, appropriate limits must be set with regard to the
safety settings.
Monitoring. A safe and successful voyage can only be achieved by close
and continuous monitoring of the ship’s progress along the pre-planned
tracks. Situations may arise wherein the navigating officer might feel it
prudent to deviate from the plan. In such case, he shall inform the master
and take any action that he may deem necessary for the safety of the ship
and its crew.
2. Methods of selecting charts and publications using the Chart
Catalogue.
1. The method of chart selection using a printed Catalogue (NP131)
2. The method of chart selection using the digital version of the
Catalogue (ADC).
3. Requirements for Correction (updates) of the nautical charts and
publications.
Whenever a new area is to be added to a chart or it has to represent an
area different from the previous chart, or the depth units shown on
previous charts have to be changed or if the scale on which a previous
chart was made has to be renewed, then Admiralty publishes a New
Chart.
However if there are major changes in a chart or large amount of data is
to be inserted for e.g. Insertion of a New Traffic Separation Scheme not
present on the previously used chart, the Admiralty then publishes a New
Edition of that chart replacing the existing one.
The Catalogue of Admiralty Charts and Publications is published every
year with current and updated editions of charts, however, if during the
year the Weekly Notices to Mariner indicate any new editions or new
charts, they are to be inserted in the chart catalogue by the navigating
officer.
An updated and corrected chart folio system comprises of Chart
correction Log and Folio Index, Admiralty Chart catalogue, Admiralty
Sailing Directions , Weekly Notices to Mariners , Annual Summary of
Notices to Mariners, Admiralty List of Lights , Admiralty List of Radio
Signals , Admiralty Tide tables , Chart – 5011 Symbols and abbreviations
to be used on charts. The following points to be considered in order to
maintain updated chart folio onboard:
1. The chart correction log should have details of all charts present
onboard with index of corrections (temporary and preliminary also)
mentioned against each chart number. All the charts and
publications are to be corrected on weekly basis following
instructions provided in weekly notices to mariners and the
correction numbers to be entered in the same index mentioned
above against chart numbers respectively, so that it can be used as
a quick reference to check status of corrections for any chart.

2. There should be a designated chart supplier or service provided on

a timely basis without delays to supply new charts and new editions
applicable to the folios onboard. Other than that weekly Notice to
mariners, Annual summary of Notices to Mariners, their
supplements should be provided.

3. There should be equipment onboard and services to receive

Navigational warnings, and Navtex warning.

4. Whenever a new chart or new edition is published, Weekly Notices

to Mariner carry a notification of the same. On receiving a new
 edition or a new chart the chart correction log is to be updated with
the relevant folio number against the chart number in the index
and ‘NC or ‘NE to be inserted adjacent to the chart number in the
correction index. The chart to be verified for any pending
temporary and preliminary corrections and navigational warnings.

5. On receiving a chart or a notification through weekly notices to

mariners which replaces a previous chart , insert in the chart
correction log ‘replaced by or ‘cancelled by against the mentioned
chart. The folio number to be inserted on the replacement chart
received.