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The Nautical InstituteA number of members of The Nautical Institute have reported that the non-conformities havebeen imposed on their ship as a result of a deviation from the passage plan.As we have already seen, IMO Resolution A.960 is quite clear:5.5 It should be clearly understood that any passage plan is a basicindication of preferred intention and both the pilot and the master should beprepared to depart from it when circumstances so dictate. …It is the opinion of The Nautical Institute that it is unreasonable to impose non-conformities fornavigational issues other than for blatant and flagrant breaches of regulations, in particular theCollision Regulations, or of the Company’s SMS. For example, a passage plan that takes a shipin the wrong direction of an established Traffic Separation Scheme is clearly such a case but Thefailure to plot the ship’s position on the paper chart once tugs have been engaged is not.Voyage Data Recorders provide navigational records and it may be appropriate to consider howa vetting inspector may be given access to the VDR, if necessary.CONCLUSIONSIn the Collision Regulations, it states quite clearly that “assumptions based on scanty informationmay be dangerous and should be avoided”. Although this relates to the conduct of vessels inrestricted visibility, it can be applied to any operation within the ship that requires carefulplanning and the effective management of risk. In order to develop and execute a safe andefficient passage plan, the navigator must be provided with as much relevant information aspossible.There is clearly a need for the marine industry to work together more closely and to be morefully aware of the demands of passage planning and passage monitoring on the ship and theBridge Team.14 / 2109-11-2009Passage Planning in Ports_v2
The Nautical InstituteOf course, to transport goods safely from one part of the world to another requires the mostcareful planning and execution of navigation but it can only be achieved in line with thecommercial demands of the ship in question. It is essential that the SMS for the ship and itsoperators not only addresses the needs of the risk management [passage planning] processesbut also that it adequately reflects the manning of the vessel and the demands on the manningof various activities, particularly those associated with the safe navigation of the vessel and thedelivery of the cargo.The Nautical Institute encourages port and pilotage authorities to adopt the practicesrecommended in this paper by developing and publishing port passage planning guidelines andensuring that they are as widely available as possible.15 / 2109-11-2009Passage Planning in Ports_v2
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