OPERATIONS SEAFARER CERTIFICATION GUIDANCE NOTE SA MARITIME QUALIFICATIONS CODE. Deck: Chart Work

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1 Page 1 of 6 Compiled by Approved by Chief Examiner Syllabus Committee: 26 February 2013 OPERATIONS SEAFARER CERTIFICATION GUIDANCE NOTE SA MARITIME QUALIFICATIONS CODE Deck: Chart Work

2 Page 2 of 6 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND 1. Plan and conduct a safe coastal 1. Ability to determine the ship s position on a chart by the use of:.1 Latitude and longitude..2 Simultaneous cross bearings (using compass, true or gyro bearings), transit bearings, by bearing and range, multiple ranges and relative bearings..3 Positional information from aids to navigation, including lighthouse, beacons, buoys and electronic navigation systems or by use of any of the above..4 Dead reckoning, taking into account winds, tides, currents and estimated speed. 2. Understands the terms: Deviation and Variation 3. Ability to determine safe courses between two positions on a chart and converting true courses into magnetic and compass courses and vice versa and making due allowance for gyro error. 4. Ability to monitor a along a planned route. 5. Determining an ETA taking into account speed, wind and current. 6. Ability to determine the time and height of high and low water at Standards Ports. MODULE 1 By oral Examination, completion of approved education and training, written theoretical examination and assessment of evidence obtained from one or more of the following:.1 Approved in-service experience..2 Approved training ship experience..3 Approved simulator training, where appropriate..4 Approved laboratory equipment training. Using: amongst others chart catalogues, charts (including lattice and pilot charts), deviation tables, navigational publications, radio navigational warnings, azimuth mirror, electronic navigation equipment, echo sounding equipment, compass, gyro compass and tide tables. Note: (I) ECDIS systems are considered to be included under the term charts (ii) The charts, notices to mariners and tide tables used at this level are those published by the Hydrographer of the SA Navy or the Hydrographer of the of the (Royal) Navy, UK.. 1. The information obtained from navigational charts and publications is relevant, interpreted correctly and properly applied. All potential navigational hazards are accurately identified 2. The primary method of fixing the ship s position is the most appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions. 3. The reliability of the information obtained from the primary methods of position fixing is checked at appropriate 4. The charts selected are the largest scale suitable for the area of navigation and charts and publications are corrected in accordance with the latest information available. 5. The degree of precision required:.1 Work to a degree of precision consistent with the data available and the type of problem in question taking into account the limits of acceptable instrument/system errors..2 Information from tables shall be extracted as accurately as possible consistent with the inherent accuracy of the tables, and final answers shall be given to the best degree of precision which is justified.

3 Page 3 of 6 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND 7. Thorough knowledge of and ability to use navigational charts and publications, such as sailing directions, tide tables, notices to mariners, radio navigational warnings and ship s routing information. 8. Ability to maintain navigational charts and nautical publications from information contained in notice to mariners 9. Understand the broad principles and use of conventional magnetic and gyro compasses.3 Ship s position shall be given within a maximum of one half of a nautical mile..4 In the calculation of compass errors, bearings and courses, the answer shall be given to the nearest whole degree..5 Tidal calculations are required to be within 15cm of a precise result. 1. Plan and conduct a safe coastal MODULE 2 1. Ability to determine a safe course when:.1 Approaching a harbour, bay, river mouth or safe anchorage; and.2 making a land-fall in thick and clear weather. As required for module 1 Using, in addition to the items described in unit 1, the IALA buoyage system As required for module 1 2. Understand the broad principles and use of the flux-gate compass and magnetic compass repeaters. 3. Ability to determine compass error, deviation and/or gyro error using transit bearings. 4. Ability to plan a coastal and entry into harbour.

4 Page 4 of 6 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND 1.Select appropriate methods and apply procedures and techniques to plan a safe coastal MODULE Ability to determine, the effect of current and leeway on course and speed, the course to steer to make good a certain track (making due allowance for current and leeway), the set and rate of a current and the distance at which the ship will pass off a given point As required for Module 1 Using, in addition to the items described in module 1, sextant, British Admiralty Tide Tables Vol. 2 and nautical tables (Norie s or Burtons) As required for Module 1 1. Ability to determine the ship s position on a chart by use of:.1 Transferred position lines..2 Position lines obtained from electronic navigation systems..3 Depth contours combined with position lines..4 Horizontal and vertical sextant angles 2. Ability to determine and use dipping distances of lights and distances of sighting points of land of known height. 3. An elementary knowledge of.1 Passage planning and execution..2 The use of clearing marks and horizontal and vertical danger angles. 4. Ability to determine the time and height of height and low water at Standards Ports using Admiralty Tide Tables Vol. 2.

5 Page 5 of 6 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND MODULE 4 1.Select appropriate methods and apply procedures and techniques to plan a safe coastal 1. Ability to determine:.1 the time and height of high and low water at Secondary Ports by tidal differences, using the Admiralty Tide Tables, Volumes I and II..2 the time the tide reaches a specified height or the height of a tide at a given time using tables and tide curves..3 and thence the approximate correction to be applied to soundings or to chartered heights of shore objects. As for Module 1 Using, in addition to the items described in units 1, 2 and 3, British Admiralty charts, notice to mariners, tide tables and other navigational publications. 1. As required for Module Organizing the bridge watch into the most effective team to afford the safest navigation for the ship. Understands the relationship between tides and the phases of the moon. 2. Ability to determine the ship s position on a chart using:.1 Bearings of one or more objects with the run between allowing for a current..2 Position lines obtained by any method, including terrestrial position lines and position circles. 3. Understand the sitting of the magnetic compass with reference to proximity of magnetic material and electrical appliances and the precautions to be taken with electric wiring in the vicinity of the compass. 4. Understands:.1 The earth s magnetic field, poles, equator, angle of dip and variation..2 Deviation, its cause and effect. 5. Understands:.1 The principle of the free gyroscope..2 Correction for latitude, course and speed error..3 Care and maintenance of different types of compasses.

6 Page 6 of 6 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND 6. Ability to determine the compass error, deviation and/or gyro error using the bearing of a heavenly body. 7. Understand effective bridge team work procedures. MODULE 5 1.Evaluate, select and apply a range of appropriate methods, procedures and techniques to plan a safe coastal 1. Ability to plan by acceptable methods of plotting ocean tracks, a voyage and navigation for all conditions taking into account;.1 Restricted waters..2 Meteorological conditions..3 Ice..4 Restricted visibility..5 Traffic separation schemes. As for Module 4 Examination and assessment of evidence obtained from one or more of the following:.1 Approved training ship experience.2 Approved ECDIS simulator training As for Module 4.6 Areas of extensive tidal effects. Thorough knowledge of and ability to use ECDIS 2. Thorough knowledge of:.1 The earth s magnetic field, poles and equator. The earth s total magnetic force, angle of dip, horizontal and vertical components..2 The effect of semi-permanent and induced magnetic fields on the deviation of the compass..3 The means used to compensate for these effects..4 Constructing a table of deviation 3. Thorough knowledge of:.1 The principle of the free gyroscope..2 Tilt and drift..3 Precision, control and damping. Correction for latitude, course and speed error. 4. Ability to plan a route in accordance with General Principles on Ship s Routeing. 5. Understand vessel traffic management services and ship reporting systems and the ability to report in accordance with the Guidelines and Criteria for Ship Reporting Systems. 6. Thorough knowledge of effective bridge team work procedures.

properly applied assessment in the use.1 landmarks.1 approved in-service of ECDIS is not experience The primary method of fixing required for those

properly applied assessment in the use.1 landmarks.1 approved in-service of ECDIS is not experience The primary method of fixing required for those STCW Code Table A-II/3 Specification of minimum standard of for officers in charge of a navigational watch and for masters on ships of less than 500 gross tonnage engaged on near-coastal voyages Ref: https://www.edumaritime.net/stcw-code