District II Quebec City-Les Escoumins - Transports Canada

• Simulate passages at low tide in shallowest
fairways in the marine district. Candidates
will have to take into account various
effects on ship’s behaviour, such as normal
deceleration, increased turning circle,
increased stopping distances – in short,
reduced manoeuvring effectiveness.
• Simulate extreme navigating conditions –
for example: snowstorm with high winds
when approaching a particularly difficult
area. This will enable the instructor to test
the effectiveness of candidates’ contingency
plans, usually included in passage plan.
• Ask candidates to justify decisions at
several points during simulations. They
should be able to do so on the basis of
navigation conditions, local knowledge,
and ship’s behaviour. Such exercises will
prepare them for certification examinations.
• Using a report form, note whether or not
candidates meet performance criteria set
out for this module.
• Provide continuous feedback regarding
successfully completed aspects as well as
areas that need improvement.
• Perform individual and group analyses. The
simulator’s recording and display systems
may prove highly useful during these
analyses.
Candidates
• Predict how ship will behave in a range of
particularly difficult navigating situations
and make appropriate decisions.
• Calculate ship’s squat at speeds normally
maintained during passage and prepare
strategies, and more especially for very
narrow fairways. Refer to passage plan.
• Justify decisions in terms of the context.
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