UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN Nautical Science
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester V - Paper XVI - Voyage Planning and Collision Prevention III

Duration of Examination: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

Section A - Voyage Planning

1 To find the time and height of HW and LW at standard ports and at secondary ports by Tidal differences. To find the time at which the tide reaches a specified height or the heights of the tide at a given time and hence the correction to be applied to soundings or charted heights of shore objects.

2. A systematic knowledge and use of the contents of the following documents in relation to Safety
Navigation Sailing Directions.
List of Light & Fog Signals.
List of Radio Signals.
Ocean Passages of the world
Notices to Mariners.
M & MS Notices.
Guide to Port Entry.

3. Selection of ocean routes. Shore - based Weather Routing. Planning & executing a coastal passage. Navigation in Pilotage waters. Approaching and passing through a Traffic Separation Scheme.

Section B - Collision Prevention

1. Thorough Knowledge of all the Rules, Annexes of International Regulations for prevention of collision and IALA buoyage systems.

2. Radar Plotting exercises.
True Plot.
Relative Plot.
Determining bow pass distance.
Revision of radar plotting syllabus done in second year.
Deciding action for collision avoidance taking into consideration the Rules of the Road

PRACTICAL

Voyage Planning

Practicals of first Year and second Year pertaining to Position fixing by various methods, current & leeway, running fix and three point bearing, and the use of hyperbolic charts, to the higher degree.

Demonstration of the ability to plan a passage taking into consideration important factors such as depth of water, distance off dangers, current, traffic separation schemes, Navigations aids available, etc.

Collision Prevention

The students will be required to identify various collision sitwions by day and by night. Practicals to be held using a Magnetic Board, Wooden models, or any other aid to simulate such conditions.

Candidates will be required to deal with each collision situation broadly under the heading 'recognition', 'responsibility', 'action', 'appropriate sound signal' and 'any ordinary practice of seaman'.

Recognition of various buoys & marks under IALA system and appropriate actions required under. the Rules. Collision situations In restricted visibility with or without Radar, Statutory obligations under both circumstances.

Books for Reference

1. Chartwork Capt. S.K.Puri
2. Rule of the road Bhandarkar Puplications
3.BAChart 5011 HMSO
4. Shipborne Radar. Chapters on Plotting Capt. H.Subramaniam
5. Voyage Planning & Chartwork Capt. M.V.Naik & Capt. Varty
6. International Light, Shape & Sound Signals Moore D.A.
7. A.Guide to Collision Avoidance A.N.Cockroft
8. Chartwork Capt. S.S.Chaudhari
9. Modem Chartwork Capt. W.H.Sauair.