For navigation in confined waters, the Master shall consider the following matters in planning a passage:
- Presence / Absence of special navigational rules and items to report.
- The draft of the vessel and the navigable sea area.
- Passing time of danger points (Daylight / Night-time).
- The vessel’s maneuvering ability.
- Information from the sailing directions, coast pilot, and so on.
- The effect of squat and the need to keep sufficient under keel clearance.
- Expected tides and tidal currents.
- Weather conditions and countermeasures against restricted visibility.
- Use of navigation aids to maintain Continuous monitoring of vessels position, such as setting of Parallel Index line or ARPA Mapping, etc
- The traffic density including the presence of fishing and the countermeasures
- Any necessity for adjustment of the vessel’s speed.