PILOTAGE A Brief By Lance Grindley
PILOTAGE
A Brief By Lance Grindley
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PILOTAGEPILOTAGE
“Navigation involving frequent or continuous determinationof position or a line of position relative to geographic points, and usually requiring the need for close attention to the vessel’s draught with respect to the draught of water. It is practised in the vicinity of land, dangers and navigational hazards.”
PILOTAGEREFERENCES
AMN Vol 1 Chap 13, 14 + 15Mariners Handbook
Sailing DirectionsPort GuidesExperience
Pilots Information.
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SOURCES OF INFORMATIONSOURCES OF INFORMATION
a. Largest Scale Chart
b. Sailing Directions
c. Port Guide
d. Tidal Stream in Dockyard Ports
e. Tide Tables & Tidal Stream Atlases
f. ALRS Vol 6
g. Nav Data Book
h. Personal Experience
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CHOICE OF ETACHOICE OF ETA
1. Depths and Dangers with HOT
2. Tidal Streams and Recommended ETAs (Sailing Directions for Tidal Windows)
3. Time of Day Daylight, local weather, working hours, other movements
4. Administrative & Domestic Fuel, stores, functions
5. Dummy ETA
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SELECTING AND DRAWING TRACKSELECTING AND DRAWING TRACK
1. Calculate, mark and shade LDLLDL = DRAUGHT + SAFETY (2m) - HOT
2. Isolated Dangers
3. Effect of early / late arrival
4. Selecting track- Good leading marks- Centre / Stbd side of channel- Charted recommended track- Directions from Sailing Directions- Blind PIs
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SELECTING AND DRAWING TRACKSELECTING AND DRAWING TRACK
5. Clearing Bearings
a. Distance off danger- Allow Stern to Std
b. Box in Track
c. Ease of Identification of selectedmarks
NMT 221 (SS LT)NMT 310 (RHE PIER)
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DISPLACEMENT OF CLEARING DISPLACEMENT OF CLEARING BEARING FROM LDLBEARING FROM LDL
• 90º = l
• 45º = 7/10 l
• 30º = 1/2 l
•
15º = 1/4l
•
l
Angle indicated in each case is the maximum inclination to the LDL permissible for that clearing bearing
BRIDGE
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SELECTING AND DRAWING TRACKSELECTING AND DRAWING TRACK
6. Mark distance to run- to berth, anchorage, ETA- time past key points- virtual ETA
7. Mark “Wheel Over” positions
8. Note Tidal Stream & CTS
9. Draw up Blind plan
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CCHHAANNGGEE OOFF HHEEAADDIINNGGRRUUDDDDEERRAANNGGLLEE 3300 6600 9900 112200 115500 118800 227700 336600
AADDVVAANNCCEE 440088 558822 665577 661188 447711 227722 118899 118844TTRRAANNSSFFEERR 6600 220033 441100 662288 779955 886699 448877 2244
DDNNCC 330033 446677 665577 997777 -- -- -- --1155
TTIIMMEE 00 5533 11 2233 11 5533 22 3322 22 5511 33 2200 44 4477 66 1100
AADDVVAANNCCEE 227766 339988 445522 443355 335522 222266 8833 115588TTRRAANNSSFFEERR 3344 111144 223300 337744 448844 553399 331188 2211
DDNNCC 221155 333333 445522 665500 -- -- -- --2255
TTIIMMEE 00 3377 00 5566 11 1166 11 4433 11 5577 22 1177 33 1188 44 1177AADDVVAANNCCEE 222244 333366 338844 337722 330044 220000 5588 113366TTRRAANNSSFFEERR 2244 9900 119900 330099 440000 444455 226699 1199
DDNNCC 118833 228822 338844 555500 -- -- -- --3355
TTIIMMEE 00 2299 00 4477 11 0055 11 3300 11 4411 11 5599 22 5544 33 4477
PLANNING W/Os: TURNING DATAPLANNING W/Os: TURNING DATA
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CONSTRUCTING W/Os:CONSTRUCTING W/Os:ADVANCE, TRANSFER & DNCADVANCE, TRANSFER & DNC
TRANSFER
ADVANCE
DNC
W/O
STEADYING POINT
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WHEEL OVER BEARINGSWHEEL OVER BEARINGS
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WHEEL OVER BEARINGSWHEEL OVER BEARINGS
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OTHER CONSIDERATIONSOTHER CONSIDERATIONS
1. Alternative plan / anchor plan2. Min depth for each leg (take between clrg bearings)3. Point of “No Return”4. Tugs and Pilot5. Comms, and VHF reporting points6. Anchors ready for letting go7. Is plan valid for night entry / exit8. Plan gyro checks & shoot up bearings
PILOTAGE BRIEFTO COMMAND
Initial Brief - Outline Plan
Detailed Brief (Night before)
PILOTAGE
Preparation of NO’s Notebook
Sketch Outline PlanFull Safety
Bouys / Conspic Pts / LightsNarrative
SAFE - Not works of Art !!
EXECUTION
Transits
EXECUTION
TransitsRunning a HM / SM
EXECUTION
TransitsRunning a HM / SM
Taking Over
EXECUTION
TransitsRunning a HM / SM
Taking OverCommentary
EXECUTION
TransitsRunning a HM / SM
Taking OverCommentary
Use Bridge Team
EXECUTION
TransitsRunning a HM / SM
Taking OverCommentary
Use Bridge Team“Look out the Window”
EXECUTION
TransitsRunning a HM / SM
Taking OverCommentary
Use Bridge Team“Look out the Window”
Actual conditions
EXECUTION
TransitsRunning a HM / SM
Taking OverCommentary
Use Bridge Team“Look out the Window”
Actual conditionsFlexible / Shipping
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