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Voyage Planning, Pre-Departure

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  1. Question 1

    A Voyage Plan is considered essential for the safe navigation of the ship by many authorities and IMO provide guidelines to assist vessels with this task. Which of the statements given in the options is the most accurate in relation to the requirement to construct a Voyage Plan?
    • Only Merchant vessels are required to construct voyage plans; pleasure craft do not need to plan a voyage.
    • Fishing vessels are exempt from having to construct a voyage plan.
    • All vessels must construct a Voyage Plan.
    • It is a voluntary procedure for ships to construct a voyage plan but strongly recommended by IMO and most Flag States.

  2. Question 2

    At the Appraisal stage when Planning a Voyage and collecting suitable data, which, if any, specific document is more important than others?
    • Routeing charts are the most important contributor to an effective Voyage Plan.
    • All documents containing significant data contribute information to an effective voyage plan so no one document is any more important than any other.
    • The large scale charts are the most important contributor to an effective Voyage Plan.
    • The ship's manoeuvring particulars are the most important contributor to an effective Voyage Plan.

  3. Question 3

    In addition to close and continuous monitoring of the ships progress and position which one of the given options best describes the primary objectives of a Voyage Plan?
    • Safe and effective navigation of the ship, the protection of the environment and the safety of crew and passengers.
    • Safe and effective navigation of the ship, minimising running costs and ensuring the shortest route.
    • The protection of the environment, the safety of the crew and passengers and ensuring the shortest route.
    • Protection of the environment, ensuring the shortest route and the safety of the crew and passengers.

  4. Question 4

    Should the speed of a vessel and engine status form part of a Voyage Plan?
    • Yes, reference should be made to required changes in engine status and speed.
    • No, it is not necessary as changes in engine status and speed are responses to the present situation and cannot always be planned.
    • Yes, but the only reference on the Voyage Plan to the vessel's speed should be the intended ETA at all the waypoints.
    • No, references to engine status should not be included on the chart as they will clutter the details, just comments in the Bridge Note Book should be made.

  5. Question 5

    What are the four stages of Voyage Planning as specified by IMO guidelines?
    • Appraisal, Planning, Execution and Monitoring.
    • Fact gathering, Planning, Monitoring, and Passage run.
    • Appraisal, Planning, Monitoring and Contingencies.
    • Planning, Passage run, Execution and Monitoring.

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Voyage Planning, Pre-Departure is a CBT test with 26 questions and verified answers. Common topics include: voyage plan, navigation, chart, data, information, officer, watch, safe.

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