What are checks carried out prior to arrival on port ?

April 11, 2017

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*SHIPS’S NAME :*	*PORT :*	*YES / No/ NA*
1	*Notice Given To Engine Room*
2	*Position of Essential Systems tests and SBE marked on chart (where applicable)*
3	*Parallel Indexing / mapping on the radar and charts as per Passage Plan*
4	*Danger Areas / No-Go Area’s / Abort points / Contingency plans highlighted on the chart*
5	*Recent Gyro & Magnetic compass error obtained, Gyros and repeaters aligned,*
6	*Position cross checked by two independent sources*
7	*Planned use of Visual bearings, Radar ranges, clearing bearings and transits*
8	*Advice and recommendations of Sailing Directions and ALRS Vol 6 ,ALRS,ALL & ATT immediately available*
9	*Clocks synchronised*
10	*Tidal heights and streams understood and highlighted on chart*
11	*Sufficient UKC / Air draught (corrected for squat, rolling, pitching)*
12	*Weather forecast and current visibility assessed*
13	*Radar set up correctly (Route, PM, Scale, gain, clutter, stabilisation, CPA & TCPA alarms)*
14	*ECDIS set up correctly, route loaded & checked, Charts corrected, memory function enabled*
15	*Echo Sounder, Course Recorder, Telegraph printer operational, time input checked and annotated*
16	*Correct VHF channels selected. AIS correctly programmed and checked for public information messages*
17	*Second steering motor on, manual steering tested, Steering Gear checks completed*
18	*Essential System test completed successfully (M/E tested astern )*
19	*Bridge manning level increased in line with Passage planning /Company policy/ Standby Conditions . Master on bridge.*
20	*Anchors cleared away and ready for use (where appropriate).*
21	*Additional staff / crew to be called for deck operations*
22	*Required flags, lights shapes available*
23	*Pilot / port authority contacted*
24	*Pilot access properly rigged, incl. lifebuoy with light and heaving line (Where appropriate)*
25	*All relevant checklist/Pilot card /logs filled up*
26	*Deck Lights , Search Lights & Air Horn tested / tried out*
27	*Power to deck machinery ,Deck Water,Deck Air made available.*
28	*Navigation lights inspection, alarm test.*

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