NVIC 12-14 Task 2.3.A

Maintain a safe navigational watch

OICNW-A2.3 Watchkeeping

The use of routing in accordance with the General Provisions on Ships’ Routing

On a vessel, or in a navigation laboratory, when given a port of departure and a port of arrival that are between 600 nm and 1,000 nm apart,

the candidate collects the information to plan a safe and environmentally sound voyage plan, taking into account paragraph 2 of the annex to IMO Assembly Resolution A893(21).

The candidate ensures that the following are taken into account when creating a voyage plan:

1. Condition of the vessel, its stability, equipment, operational limitations, draft, and maneuvering characteristics;

2. Any special characteristics of the cargo and its stowage;

3. Crewmembers’ competency and rest status;

4. Validity of all vessel certificates and documents;

5. Up-to-date charts of proper scale, and the latest notices to mariners and radio navigational warnings;

6. Up-to-date coast pilots, sailing directions, and other information sources appropriate for the voyage;

7. Relevant routing guides;

8. Up-to-date tide and current tables and atlases;

9. Weather information;

10. Weather routing services;

11. Ship reporting systems, VTS, and environmental protection measures;

12. Vessel traffic density for the route;

13. Pilotage requirements and information exchange; and

14. Port information, including emergency response capability.