Teaching GuideTerm Higher Technical University College of Nautical Science and Naval Engines |
Grao en Náutica e Transporte Marítimo |
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Identifying Data | 2024/25 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Ship Manoeuvering II | Code | 631G01309 | |||||||||||
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Third | Optional | 6 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
Special manoeuvres. |
Berthing and unberthing of various types of vessels in different wind, tide and current conditions, with and without tugboats. Berthing characteristics. Fenders. Norays. Sea trials. Autopilot. Emergency steering. Navigation in bad weather. VTSS. Symbols. RIPA. GFCS. IAMSAR. MOB. Search. Boat operations. Embarkation of castaways. Helicopter operations. Dry dock entry. Navigation in the presence of ice. Deep-sea towing. Ship to ship, single buoy berthing, multibuoy berthing. Offshore. Dynamic positioning (DP) Navigation in presence of cetaceans. |
Voyage Plan. Berthing-Approaching leg. | 1. Preparation. SOLAS Regulation V/29. IMO Resolution A.893(21). Information: Sailing Directions Cartographic symbology. Crew planning: crew management, rest times, leadership, communication. 2. Approaching planning. Passage from open sea to restricted waters (distances, reaction time). Preliminary checks. Information with Port Control and Pilots. SMCP. No Go Areas. No Return Point. Leading lines ECDIS. Safety Contour. 3. Anchorage planning. Anchorage selection. Study of the swinging radius. Approach to the anchorage. Anchoring sequence. Anchorage guard. 4. Pilot boarding planning. Approach maneuver. Rigging of the pilot ladder. Captain-pilot information exchange. SMCP. IMO Resolutions A.1045(27) and A.960(23). Critical situations (pilot falling into the water). 5. Tug planning. Tugs to take. Places to take/let go tugs. SMCP. Critical situations (interaction with the tug, H&S). 6. Planning river or channel leg. Checking UKC in the whole leg (squat, passing hours). Analysis of possible horizontal effects (interaction with other vessels, bank effect). Constant ROT curves. Constant rudder curves. Working with escort tugs. Passing through current lines. Engine reduction distances. Critical situations (grounding, collision). 7. Berth planning. Dock dimensions. Working with harbor tugs. Approach. Use of anchor. SMCP. Final configuration of lines. Calculations. Critical situations (collision with the berth, rope breakage, H&S). |
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