Watch Keeping Bridge Checklist

Pilot Card

VESSEL DETAILS: Port : ARR / DEP

Ship’s Name : _______________ Flag : _________ Date: ______________

Call Sign: ______________ IMO No. : ______________ Year Built : __________

Deadweight : _______________ Displacement : _________GRT: _________ Draft

Forward:___________ m/____________ft/in Draft Aft : _______ m/ ______ft/in

Draft Amidships : __________m/______ft/in AIR DRAFT : _____ m/ ______ft/in

Cargo Type : _______________________ Last / Next Port : ___________________

SHIP’S AGENT : ______________________________________________________

SHIP’S PARTICULARS :

Length Overall: m Breadth: m Bulbous Bow? Yes No

Anchor Chain : Port __________ shackles Starboard __________shackles

Stern __________shackles (1 shackle = 27.4 m/ 15 fathoms)

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STEERING CHARACTERISTICS :

Type of rudder : ___________________ Turning Circle : In Shallow Water

Maximum Angle :_________________degrees Advance______________nm

Rudder angle for neutral effect :___________degrees Transfer_____________nm

Hard over to hard over:________________seconds Tactical diameter__________nm

KEY DISTANCES: (FILL UP DATA AS APPLICABLE)

Distance Distance

Breadth BRIDGE Distance

m ***
MANIFOLD

Parallel (water line)

Loaded m
Ballast m

Height Height
Left Right

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CHECK OPERATIONAL:
Anchors Cleared Away Yes No Steering Gear No. of units operating :

Whistle Compass System Gyro error :

Radar 3CM 10CM RPM Indicator

ARPA Engine Telegraphs

Echo Sounder Rudder Indicator

Doppler/EM Speed Log VHF

AIS GPS

Other Electronic Positioning System

MOORING ROPES/WIRES :

FWD: Number________ Length_________ Circumference__________ Material:

AFT: Number________ Length_________ Circumference__________ Material:

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THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH PILOT :

Bridge Team Responsibilities : Passage Plan :

Yes No Yes No

Engineering Status (i.e., Is all deck and engineering equipment, including backups,
functional?)

Yes No

ANY NOTABLE CHARACTERISTICS, e.g. berthing restrictions, or maneuvering peculiarities,

etc.:

• The minimum U.K.C. while making approaches to port / during pilotage

Minimum UKC Required – _________ Calculated Minimum UKC for the transit – _______

• The minimum U.K.C. whilst at berth

Minimum UKC Required – _________ Calculated Minimum UKC for the berth – ________

TYPE OF ENGINE : Propeller :

Maximum Power : kW HP Controllable Pitch

Engine Critical rpm : Maximum consec starts : Fixed

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DUTY OFFICER

ENGINE ORDER RPM/PITCH SPEED(KNOTS) SQUAT (MTR) SPEED-BALLAST

Open/Conined (KNOTS)

Full Ahead
Half Ahead
Slow Ahead
Dead Slow Ahead
Dead Slow Astern Time limit astern Minimum Speed

NA ___________ minutes 19 Rpm 2.7 _____

Knots
Slow Astern Full ahead to Full Astern Power

Astern ___________ 70 %
___________
ahead
210 seconds
Half Astern
Full Astern
Bow Thruster? Y NO STERN THRUSTER? Yes No

Power__________ Power _____________ kw/hp

kw/hp
Effective ship NA Effective ship speed range (knots)
speed range
(knots) NA

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