District II Quebec City-Les Escoumins - Transports Canada

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCING THE TRAINING GUIDE................................................................5-1
2 TERMINOLOGY...........................................................................................................5-2
3 SECTION ONE – GENERAL INFORMATION........................................................5-3
3.1 Training principles and targets.............................................................................5-3
3.2 Approach and learning strategies .........................................................................5-4
3.3 Goals of the program............................................................................................5-6
3.4 Training prerequisites...........................................................................................5-7
3.5 Required skills......................................................................................................5-8
3.6 Description of the training outlines......................................................................5-8
4 SECTION TWO – TRAINING OUTLINES.............................................................5-11
4.1 Introductory module ...........................................................................................5-11
4.2 Module 1: Passage plan......................................................................................5-13
Component 1: Gathering data from documentation...........................................5-16
Component 2: Plotting courses ..........................................................................5-17
Component 3: Indicating visual aid information on the chart............................5-19
Component 4: Preparing hypothetical radar alignments....................................5-21
Component 5: Drawing up the passage plan......................................................5-23
4.3 Module 2: Pilotage in the marine district...........................................................5-25
Component 1: Anticipating the ship’s behaviour in the marine district’s
shallow and confined waters ......................................................5-29
Component 2: Determining the ship’s position with visual and
electronic aids while under way and during course changes......5-31
Component 3: Establishing navigation strategies ..............................................5-34
Component 4: Avoiding obstacles on the course...............................................5-36
Component 5: Announcing arrival times at crucial points.................................5-39
Component 6: Anchoring the ship .....................................................................5-41
4.4 Module 3: Emergency manoeuvres....................................................................5-43
Component 1: Planning emergency manoeuvres ...............................................5-45
Component 2: Deciding on emergency manoeuvres..........................................5-47
Component 3: Carrying out towing manoeuvres ...............................................5-49
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