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The document provides an overview of ship handling, emphasizing the importance of skills and awareness in maneuvering vessels during port entry and exit. It outlines factors affecting maneuvers, such as deadweight, speed, and environmental conditions, and details various maneuvers like emergency stops and collision avoidance. The course concludes with assessment requirements and highlights the qualities necessary for effective ship handling.

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1. Introduction v2

The document provides an overview of ship handling, emphasizing the importance of skills and awareness in maneuvering vessels during port entry and exit. It outlines factors affecting maneuvers, such as deadweight, speed, and environmental conditions, and details various maneuvers like emergency stops and collision avoidance. The course concludes with assessment requirements and highlights the qualities necessary for effective ship handling.

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Bridge Watchkeeping

LO 3

Ship Handling

Revised RJL 06/2013


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 Manoeuvring a ship is not an easy task,
it is a skill which comes with observation
and practice. The ship’s captain aided by
the pilot plays a vital role in handling the
ship when entering and leaving port.
 During the passage all the ship’s officers
in charge of a bridge watch should be
aware of the various conditions that
influence the handling of the ship in
order to ensure smooth sailing.
Learning Outcome

 This outcome will introduce you to and


explain basic vessel hydrodynamics, the
factors affecting manoeuvres, and how
to make manoeuvres
Knowledge & Skills
On conclusion of the course you should be
aware of :
The factors which have an effect on
manoeuvres, turning circles, and stopping
distances
Basic procedures when manoeuvring a
vessel.
Factors effecting manoeuvres, turning
circles, and stopping distances include:
Deadweight, Draught and trim
Speed and rudder angle
Transverse thrust
Different types of propellers
Underkeel clearance
Working with tugs
Dangers encountered in Heavy weather
Interaction
The Manoeuvres we shall be looking at
are;
Turning the vessel short around
The Emergency stop procedures.
The various Man overboard manoeuvres
Manoeuvring to minimise collision
damage
Turning in heavy weather.
Assessment Requirements
At the end of the course you will be
assessed by short answer questions
under supervised conditions.
You will be required to explain on a
sample basis the factors which affect
manoeuvring characteristics and stopping
distances .
And to explain how to make any three of
the manoeuvres covered in this course.
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Qualities of a ship handler
Awareness
 Wind and weather
 Current and tide
 Vessels characteristics
And
 Ability to work in a team
 Ability to stay calm
 Reactionary
Factors Affecting
Vessels Manoeuvring
Characteristics
Influences on the ship may be:
Internal
External
Internal Factors
 Vessels length and breadth.
 Coefficient of fineness and block
coefficient
 Single or twin screw
 If the vessel has thrusters.
 How much the vessel is exposed to the
wind
 Condition of the vessel
 Position of the pivot point
External Factors

 Available depth of water.


 Relative direction and strength of the
wind.
 Strength of current and tides.
 Height of waves and swell.
 How close the vessel is to land, ice and
other vessels.
Forces involved when
manoeuvering fall broadly into
the following groups:
 Controllable
 Uncontrollable
 Semi-controllable
Controllable Forces include:

 Engines/Propellers
 Rudder

 Bow Thrusters

 Tugs

 Anchors

 Lines
Uncontrollable Forces:

 WIND
 CURRENT

Semi-Controllable

 SHALLOW WATER EFFECTS


 PASSING EFFECTS
Hull Form
Coefficient of fineness
 How readily the
vessel will travel in
a straight line
without deviation.
 Finer the lines the
greater the
directional stability.
Useful Resources

http://youtu.be/OM608w02HN8

http://youtu.be/q2OQOAFq-hY

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