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Na

v

i

g

ation and

W

atc

h

Kee

p

in

g

BOS-

P

RD-2

6

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5

02

4

.

3

.

3

R

e

s

t

r

icted

v

i

s

i

b

ilit

y

T

he

W

atc

h Off

ice

r

i

n

char

g

e

of

the

nav

i

g

at

i

ona

l

w

atch

,

add

i

t

i

ona

l

B

r

id

g

e

W

atc

h Off

ice

r

s

and

l

oo

k

outs

shall

not

p

erform

any other

dut

i

es

e

x

ce

p

t nav

i

g

at

i

ona

l

dut

i

es

dur

i

n

g

t

i

mes of

restr

i

cted

v

i

s

i

b

ili

ty

.

I

f

the

v

i

s

i

b

ili

ty deter

i

orates

,

or

the

B

r

id

g

e

W

atc

h Off

ice

r

e

x

p

ects

v

i

s

i

b

ili

ty

to

deter

i

orate

,

he

/

she

shall

:

x

Ca

ll

and

i

nform

the

Ma

s

te

r

;

x

I

nform

the

E

n

g

ine

W

atc

h Off

ice

r

i

n order

to ma

i

nta

i

n En

g

i

ne

R

oom

p

re

p

aredness

;

x

Ensure

ade

q

uate

re

i

nforcement

of

l

oo

k

outs

(i

nc

l

ud

i

n

g

cons

i

derat

i

on

of

p

ost

i

n

g

outs

i

de

l

oo

k

outs

)

and

radar

mon

i

tor

i

n

g

i

nc

l

ud

i

n

g

radar

p

l

ott

i

n

g

and

echo

sound

i

n

g

s

,

and

shall

s

w

i

tch

to

the

manua

l

steer

i

n

g

mode

;

x

Chec

k

and

ad

j

ust

radar

sett

i

n

g

s

,

turn

on

nav

i

g

at

i

ona

l li

g

hts

,

and

chec

k

that

the

horn

/w

h

i

st

l

e

i

s

w

or

ki

n

g p

ro

p

er

l

y

;

x

App

l

y

re

g

u

l

at

i

ons

for

p

revent

i

n

g

co

lli

s

i

ons

at

sea

i

n

a

str

i

ct and

t

i

me

l

y

fash

i

on

(

COLREG

R

u

l

e 1

9);

x

M

a

i

nta

i

n

safe

s

p

eed at a

ll

t

i

mes

i

n

re

l

at

i

on

to

the

p

reva

ili

n

g

v

i

s

i

b

ili

ty

;

x

A

d

j

ust

s

p

eed

su

i

tab

l

y and

i

n

g

ood

t

i

me

;

x

P

ay

s

p

ec

i

a

l

attent

i

on

for

sound

s

i

g

na

l

s

.

D

ur

i

n

g

restr

i

cted

v

i

s

i

b

ili

ty

,

En

g

i

ne

W

atch

K

ee

p

i

n

g

res

p

ons

i

b

ili

t

i

es

are

as

documented

for

coasta

l

nav

i

g

at

i

on

.

4

.

3

.

4 Sh

allow wate

r

“

S

ha

ll

o

w

w

ater

”

should

be cons

i

dered

to

be

any

w

ater

w

here

a

ma

xi

mum

c

l

earance

of

2

meters

or

l

ess

beneath

the

l

o

w

est

p

o

i

nt of

the

vesse

l’

s

under

w

ater

structure

(

usua

ll

y

the

k

ee

l) i

s

p

resent

.

Ma

s

te

r

s

shall

i

nform

the

C

ont

r

act

s

Mana

g

e

r

s

w

henever

any

re

q

u

i

rement

or

re

q

uest

i

s made

by

charterers

to o

p

erate

i

n

areas

of

sha

ll

o

w w

ater

;

the

Ma

s

te

r

shall

a

l

so

i

nform

the a

pp

li

cab

l

e

Op

e

r

ation

s

Mana

g

e

r

.

C

ont

r

act

s

Mana

g

e

r

s

shall

d

i

scuss

the

re

q

u

i

rement

w

i

th

the

a

pp

ro

p

r

i

ate

c

li

ent

re

p

resentat

i

ve

and

should

obta

i

n

a

fu

ll

s

i

te

survey

,

or

e

q

u

i

va

l

ent

,

of

the

sub

j

ect area

,

w

h

i

ch

i

n

turn

shall

be

p

assed

to

the

Ma

s

te

r

.

C

ont

r

act

s

Mana

g

e

r

s

shall

estab

li

sh ma

xi

mum

o

p

erat

i

n

g

drafts

w

i

th

the

a

pp

ro

p

r

i

ate

c

li

ent

re

p

resentat

i

ve

i

n

add

i

t

i

on

to

estab

li

sh

i

n

g

other

cons

i

derat

i

ons

such

as

t

i

da

l

w

i

ndo

w

s

to

g

i

ve

o

p

t

i

mum

U

nder

-K

ee

l

C

l

earances

(

U

K

C

).

W

hen

cons

i

der

i

n

g

the

U

K

C

a

ll

o

w

ances

,

the

fo

ll

o

w

i

n

g

var

i

ab

l

e factors

and

l

oca

l

cond

i

t

i

ons

shall

i

nc

l

ude

,

but

are not

be

li

m

i

ted

to:

x

T

he

s

q

uat effect

;

x

Env

i

ronmenta

l

cond

i

t

i

ons

;

the

p

reva

ili

n

g w

eather

,

he

i

g

ht of

s

w

e

ll,

t

i

da

l

he

i

g

ht

and

ran

g

e

,

atmos

p

her

i

c

p

ressure

,

and

chan

g

es

i

n

the dens

i

ty of

sea

and

i

n

l

and

w

aters

,

etc

.;

x

T

he nature

and

stab

ili

ty of

the bottom

(

e

.

g

.

sand

w

ave

p

henomena

);

x

T

he

vesse

l

's

s

i

ze and

hand

li

n

g

character

i

st

i

cs

,

and

i

ncrease

i

n draft due

to hee

l;

x

T

he

re

li

ab

ili

ty of

sh

i

p

's

draft observat

i

ons

and

ca

l

cu

l

at

i

ons

;

x

T

he accuracy of

hydro

g

ra

p

h

i

c

data and

t

i

da

l

p

red

i

ct

i

ons

;

x

R

educed de

p

ths

over

p

i

p

e

li

nes

.

W

henever

w

or

ki

n

g

i

n

sha

ll

o

w

w

ater

areas

,

the

Ma

s

te

r

shall

use

a

ll

ava

il

ab

l

e

means to

g

ather

data

and

i

nformat

i

on

concern

i

n

g

the

area

from

other

vesse

l

s

a

l

ready

or

p

rev

i

ous

l

y

w

or

ki

n

g

the

area

. S

uch

i

nformat

i

on

i

s

to be

reta

i

ned

onboard

and made ava

il

ab

l

e

for

B

r

id

g

e

W

atc

h Off

ice

r

s

at

w

atch handover

.

T

he

Ma

s

te

r

shall not

o

p

erate

w

i

th

i

n

sha

ll

o

w w

ater

areas

un

l

ess

sat

i

sf

i

ed

by h

i

s

/

her

o

w

n

g

ood

j

ud

g

ement

and

the

p

ract

i

ces

of

g

ood

seamansh

i

p

that

i

t

i

s

safe

to

do

so

;

add

i

t

i

ona

ll

y

the

Ma

s

te

r

shall

:

x

M

a

k

e

fu

ll

cons

i

derat

i

on

for

the

effects

of

s

q

uat

and

p

roceed

at

a m

i

n

i

mum

s

p

eed

su

i

tab

l

e

to ma

i

nta

i

n

such effects

to an abso

l

ute m

i

n

i

mum

;

x

Ensure

that

at

l

east

t

w

o

means

of

p

os

i

t

i

on

f

ixi

n

g

are

used

to

ascerta

i

n

the

vesse

l’

s

p

os

i

t

i

on

.

W

herever

p

oss

i

b

l

e

,

these

shall

i

nc

l

ude

f

ix

es

from

bear

i

n

g

s

ta

k

en

of reco

g

n

i

sed nav

i

g

at

i

on

mar

k

s

,

V

ers

i

on

S

F

(BOS-

P

RD-0

7

.900

5

02-

ver

.0

4

). O

r

i

g

i

na

l

date:

0

1

/

0

6

/

20

1

2.

V

ers

i

on

date:

3

1

/

1

2

/

20

15

.

V

a

li

d

vers

i

on

on

l

y

on Q

M

S

s

i

te

.

U

ncontro

ll

ed

document

w

hen

p

r

i

nted

.

P

rocedure

p

re

p

ared by:

BOS

Head

of

O

p

erat

i

ons

.

App

roved

by:

BOS

Head

of

O

p

erat

i

ons

.

V

a

li

dated by:

BOS

Qua

li

ty

R

e

p

resentat

i

ve

.

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/

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