General Ship Knowledge - preparation for ship departure

GENERAL SHIP KNOWLEDGE PREPARATION FOR SHIP DEPARTURE TASKS TO BE PERFORMED • Sailing time • Crew check • Stowaway and contraband search • Testing navigation equipment • Embarking the pilot • Main deck preparations SAILING TIME • The master or other officer will call each agency and provide the name of the vessel, the berth, and the departure date and time. Calls may be made to the: • • • • • • • Ship's agent. Customs and immigration authorities. Coast Guard. Pilot dispatch office. Vessel traffic control/information centre. Terminal scheduling office Harbour master. CREW CHECK • Done one hour before departure • A deck officer will be assigned to check • During the crew check, each crew member must be positively seen and identified • A crew member in a state of extreme intoxication must be denied access to the ship until the master has seen him. He may then be sent ashore in the agent's care, or placed in his quarters under continuous observation. STOWAWAY AND CONTRABAND SEARCH • Search must be made by an officer, or under the direct supervision of an officer. • At the end of the search an entry is made in the log indicating the spaces searched, the fact that the search was diligent, and that the spaces were found to be apparently free of contraband and/or stowaways. • If stowaways are found the master must be notified immediately. The stowaway(s) must be brought before the master, their papers examined, and information recorded. The harbour authorities and the agent must be notified, and the stowaways watched closely until they are put ashore for repatriation. • Stowaways discovered after sailing must be fed and accommodated as the crew, but may not be assigned duties. TESTING NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT • Carried out one hour before sailing time, • Chief officer or master will instruct a deck officer to prepare the engines and navigating bridge for departure. • The officer calls the engine room and advises them that they may begin warming up the main engine • Check all navigational equipment. ENGINE TRIAL ON A BERTH – safety stations • The Master shall arrange Deck Officers and Deck Ratings at the following stations at Main Engine Trial i. The Second Officer shall be at the Stern to ensure all mooring lines are taut and there is adequate clearance Aft. ii. The Third Officer shall attend to the Engine Telegraph on the Bridge and keep contact with the Bow, the Stern and the Engine room iii. The Bosun or an Able Seaman shall be on the Bow to ensure all mooring lines are taut and there is adequate clearance Fore. iv. An Able Seaman shall be stationed at the Gangway to take care of it. EMBARKING THE PILOT • Determine the vessel's departure draft. • Enter the draft in the log book and record it on the pilot's information sheet. • Maintain a lookout for the arrival of the pilot and ensure that the gangway or accommodation ladder is manned to receive him and escort him to the navigating bridge. • Inform the master of the pilot's arrival. • Ask the pilot to confirm the un-docking time (in case he has recent information of a delay to await tugs, line handlers, traffic, etc.), and pass this information on to the master and chief officer. • Give the pilot the sheet containing the vessel manoeuvring information so he can examine it while final un-docking preparations are completed. • Record the pilot's name and the time of his embarkation in the bell book. MAIN DECK PREPARATIONS • Disconnect cargo hoses or arms • Install the ship's manifold blanks.  Transfer the manifold containment trough under the manifold to the slop tank or another cargo tank.  Cover the manifold containment trough with a rain tarp to prevent it from filling with spray or rain and washing any oil residues overboard. RELATED PROCEDURES AND RULES 1. Securing arrangement for cargo ships - Design ,stack weight distribution & Metacentric height (GM) 2. Procedures for securing for sea 3. Procedures for Confirming Stability and Hull Strength 4. Procedures for cargo securing and causes of lashing failure 5. Procedures for Confirmation of Closure of Openings 6. Procedure for pilotage 7. Procedures for Smuggling Prevention RELATED PROCEDURES AND RULES 8. Procedures for Robbery and Stowaway Prevention 9. Procedures for Navigational Watchkeeping 10.Measures to prevent drug trafficing 11. Procedures for GMDSS (global maritime distress satellite system) Communication 12. Local laws and port regulations 13. Ship Security Plan (SSP) RELATED FORMS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Depa tu e Che klist Passage Pla “ta ility a d Hull “t e gth Che klist “te edo e a d Ca go “e u ity “tate e t as e ui ed Visito ’s Re o d Book o t ol of Visito s’ pass C e “ho e Re o d Book “hip “ea h Che klists “te edo e No I ju y Repo t