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The document outlines the tasks that must be performed when preparing a ship for departure, including: 1. Notifying relevant agencies of the sailing time, checking the crew, searching for stowaways or contraband, testing navigation equipment, and embarking the pilot. 2. Procedures like securing cargo, confirming stability and hull strength, and procedures for cargo securing are also related. 3. Relevant forms must be completed like the departure checklist, passage plan, and ship search checklists.

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General Ship Knowledge - Preparation For PDF

The document outlines the tasks that must be performed when preparing a ship for departure, including: 1. Notifying relevant agencies of the sailing time, checking the crew, searching for stowaways or contraband, testing navigation equipment, and embarking the pilot. 2. Procedures like securing cargo, confirming stability and hull strength, and procedures for cargo securing are also related. 3. Relevant forms must be completed like the departure checklist, passage plan, and ship search checklists.

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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. “Departure Checklist”
2. “Passage Plan”
3. ”Stability and Hull Strength Checklist”
4. “Stevedore and Cargo Security Statement” (as required)
5. “Visitor’s Record Book” (control of Visitors’ pass)
6. “Crew Shore Record Book”
7. “Ship Search Checklists”
8. “Stevedore No Injury Report”

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