Overview

This easy to read (often anecdotal) publication will, for experienced pilots, bring back memories of long forgotten night watches and difficult manoeuvres. The book mixes practice with theory and will find a welcome place in any pilot station.

This book is an excellent addition to the pool of knowledge on the subject. The text is easy to read and often delivered in an anecdotal style. For experienced pilots it will often ring draw to mind half-forgotten night watches and sticky manoeuvres while, for the aspiring pilot, it provides first class advice.

Content

CHAPTER 1

BASIC SHIP HANDLING. REDUCING A SHIP’S SPEED TO MANOEUVRE AND TURN AROUND

MANOEUVRING PLAN (NOT PASSAGE PLAN), COMPARISON BY SHIP’S LENGTHS, A STANDARD

SHIP, OLD AND MODERN DESIGNS, REDUCING A SHIP’S SPEED TO MANOEUVRE AND TURN

ROUND, SPEED INDICATING INSTRUMENTS AND G.P.S. ETC.

CHAPTER 2

TRAVERSE THRUST AND TURNING A SHIP SHORT ROUND.

SINGLE AND TWIN SCREWS, FIXED AND C.P.P., SINGLE AND TWIN RUDDERS, LEFT AND RIGHT HANDED INWARD AND OUTWARD SCREWS CONVENTION

CHAPTER 3

CENTRE OF TURN AND SIDEWAYS SLIP.

POSITION OF THE CENTRE OF TURN RELATIVE TO THE SHIP’S SPEED, SIDEWAYS SLIP.

CHAPTER 4

THE EFFECT OF WIND AND OTHER EXTERNAL FORCES ON A SHIP.

WIND FORCE CHART ETC., DRIFT CAUSED BY THE WIND ON THE LOADED AND LIGHT SLIP AND THE EFFECT OF TRIM. THE WIND EFFECT RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE SHIPS CENTRE OF TURN, ON AN EVEN KEEL AND TRIMMED BY THE STERN. THE EFFECT OF SUPERSTRUCTURE IN THE WIND. THE WIND EFFECT DUE TO ITS RELATIVE DIRECTION. ADDITIONAL SUPERSTRUCTURE WIND EFFECTS. THE BERNOULLI EFFECT. OTHER EXTERNAL FORCES, INCLUDING TUGS ETC.

CHAPTER 5

ASSESSING A SHIP FOR MANOEUVRING

ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF TRIM ON THE SHIPS WIND FORCE POINT AND WIND RESISTANCE POINT AND HOW IT WILL EFFECT MANOEUVRING A SHIP, RELATIVE TO THE MANOEUVRING SPACE AVAILABLE

CHAPTER 6

GENERAL BERTHING AND UNBERTHING GUIDELINES

BERTHING A SHIP IN CALM CONDITIONS ALLOWING SAFETY MARGINS, USE OF INDICATING INSTRUMENTS WHEN MANOEUVRING, BERTHING IN TIDAL WATERS, ALLOWING FOR THE TRANSVERSE THRUST, BERTHING STERN TO TIDE, BERTHING TO BUOYS, WHY A SHIP APPEARS TO INCREASE SPEED AS IT APPROACHES ITS BERTH.

CHAPTER 7

BERTHING A SHIP USING AN ANCHOR

WITH A WIDE TIDE, ONTO A WEATHER BERTH AND WHEN BERTHING WITH AN OFFSHORE WIND

CHAPTER 8

BERTHING AND UNBERTHING USING TUGS

CONVENTIONAL AND TRACTOR TUG CAPABILITIES, POSITIONING TUGS FOR UN-BERTHING AND BERTHING, GIRTING

CHAPTER 9

THRUSTERS.

TRANSVERSE THRUSTERS, AND AZIMUTH UNITS

CHAPTER 10

EXAMPLES AND CALCULATIONS TO APPROACH A BERTH

PLANNING APPROACH TO A BERTH (a) A SMALL SHIP WITHOUT ANY AIDES, AND (b) A BIG SHIP USING TUGS

CHAPTER 11

MANOEUVRING IN FOG BY RADAR

ASSESSING THE LIMITATIONS OF A RADAR AND DETERMINING A RADAR’S ABILITY, CALCULATING A SHIPS SPEED BY RADAR, ALLOWING FOR POSITION OF RADAR SCANNER

CHAPTER 12

ANCHORING A SHIP

ANCHORING IN AN OPEN ANCHORAGE, AND IN A RESTRICTED ANCHORAGE, CHOOSING A POSITION WHERE TO DROP THE ANCHOR, ANCHORING A SHIP USING A RADAR WITH VARIOUS PRESENTATIONS

CHAPTER 13

PASSAGE PLANNING

PASSAGE PLANNING INBOUND AND OUTBOUND

CHAPTER 14

PORT APPROACHES, AND NAVIGATING NARROW CHANNELS

ALLOWING FOR SET AND DRIFT, OVERTAKING AND OTHER MANOEUVRES, ESTABLISHING A SHIPS IDENTITY BY V.H.F. METHODS FOR LOSING A SHIPS WAY QUICKLY, SHIPS SAILING BEFORE THE WIND

CHAPTER 15

TUG AND TOW

PILOTING A TUG AND TOW ON A PASSAGE, BERTHING TOWED VESSELS

CHAPTER 16

HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT SHIP SHAPES

HANDLING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NARROW DEEP SHIPS AND SHORT BEAMY SHIPS

CHAPTER 17

TIDAL STREAMS

SPRING AND NEAP TIDES, NEW AND FULL MOON, TIDAL STREAMS, COUNTER CURRENTS, AND SLACK WATER, AND THEIR EFFECT ON HANDLING SHIPS, THE CHANGE OF DIRECTION OF TIDAL STREAMS AT HIGH WATER AND LOW WATER

CHAPTER 18

SQUAT, INTERACTION, REACTION, DRAG AND GROUNDING

WHY AND WHEN SHIPS SQUAT AND WARNINGS TO LOOK FOR, INTERACTION BETWEEN SHIPS, REACTION BETWEEN A SHIP AND THE BOTTOM, A SHIPS LOSS OF SPEED DUE TO DRAG. MANOEUVRING IN SHALLOW WATER. THE EFFECT OF PRESSURES CAUSED WHEN MANOEUVRING A SHIP WITH THE MINIMUM UNDER KEEL CLEARANCE, REACTION TO GROUNDING.

CHAPTER 19

INCIDENTS

STORIES OF PERFECTLY TRUE INCIDENTS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT MOST SEAFARERS WOULD HAVE FOUND DIFFICULTY BELIEVING

CHAPTER 20

MISCELLANEOUS

AGREEING THE SHIPS PROGRAM ETC. GIVING ENGINE ORDERS AND HELM ORDERS, CARE WITH TWIN SCREWED SHIPS WITH SINGLE RUDDERS, GIVING DIRECTIONS TO TUGS, CHECKING THE GYRO COMPASS, STEERING SETTINGS, NOTING THE DIFFERENCE IN WIND DIRECTIONS WHEN NAVIGATING RIVERS, CLIMBING A PILOT LADDER, AND HOW TO BOARD A SUBMARINE

CHAPTER 21

FINALLY

THE PILOTS RESPONSIBILITIES RELATIVE TO THE SHIP, AND TO THE SHORE AUTHORITIES

INDEX

Details

Title: Ship Manoeuvring Principles and Pilotage
Number of Pages: 154
Product Code: WS1394K
ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-85609-586-0 (9781856095860), ISBN 10: 1-85609-586-X (185609586X)
Published Date: September 2013
Binding Format: Paperback
Book Height: 240 mm
Book Width: 150 mm
Book Spine: 10 mm
Weight: 0.50 kg
Author: P Williamson