CU-QMS-STO-015

Capitol University College of Maritime Education Cagayan de Oro City

Shipboard Practicum Orientation (Deck Cadet) Checklist Name:____________________________________Date:______________________ Name of vessel: __________________ Type:______________ GRT:_________ Check (/) the blank when task is perform and mark x if not. Yes
A. Preparing for Sea

No

1. Check that the necessary bridge equipment is operational. 2. Check that the proper sailing information is available. 3. Consult navigational publication. 4. Select charts of adequate scales. 5. Check ship draft and check freeboard on arrival and leaving. 6. Take dock water density and calculate Dock water allowance.
Yes No

Leaving or Entering the Port 1. Under the supervision of a responsible officer rig Pilot ladder. 2. Understand flag etiquette. 9 3. Understudy an officer on the bridge when vessel is 10 entering and leaving port.
Yes No

At Sea 1. Ascertain ships position, course and speed and appraise the traffic hazard to navigation. 2. State ship position by dead reckoning. 3. Calculate estimated time of arrival (ETA). 11 4. Determine and apply compass error for courses and 12 compass bearing. 13 5. Recognize conspicuous objects and other Terrestrial 14 aids to Navigation in daylight and at night. 6. Demonstrate the correct procedures for handling over a bridge watch. 7. Perform look-out duties and reports objects in degrees or points on the bow. 8. Read barometer and derive a corrected Barometric pressure. 9. Read barograph and obtain the barometric tendency. 10.Read hygrometer and calculate dew point. 11.Obtain sea and air temperature. 12.Estimate wind force, direction and sea estate.

13.Identify main cloud types.

Yes No

D. Calculated Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) 1.Practice Calculation for distance, speeds and course E. Use Azimuth Mirror and Sextant to fix ships position By Celestial Observation. 1. Practice: Vertical and horizontal sextant angle 2. Use a sextant and demonstrate how to identify and remove errors F. State Ships position by Dead reckoning 15 1. Estimate and make allowance for leeway and tidal 16 currents 17 2. Practice tidal calculations G. Operate all Electronic navigational Equipment 1. Practice: Radar plotting, fixes by radar, parallel indexing 2. Practice using ARPA 3. Demonstrate and understanding of the limitation of the radar 4. Practice operation of echo sounder and apply information obtain H. Maintain Safe Navigational Watch 1. Read draft and check freeboard on arrival and leaving 2. Understand the use internal communication and alarm systems I. Meteorological observations 1. Obtain sea and air temperature 2. Read: Barometer, hygrometer 3. Estimate wind force, direction and sea state 4. Identify main clouds and types J. Monitoring and controlling Navigational Instruments 1. Complete watch entries in the deck logbook 2. Record information the deck logbook 3. Maintain records of communications and actions taken K. Steering the Ship 1. Execute helm orders correctly 2. Demonstrate procedure for handling over the wheel 3. Steer by magnetic compass 4. Steer by gyro compass
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No

L. Recognize conspicuous objects and other terrestrial aids to navigation in Daylight and at night 1. Perform look out duties and report objects in degrees or point on the bow 2. Identify aids to navigation including lighthouse, beacons, buoys 3. Identify star constellations and stars of first 4. Practice compass bearing and visual fixes

Yes

No

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M. Determine and apply compass error for courses and compass bearing 19 20 21 1. Apply Magnetic variation and deviation 2. Practice: Amplitudes, Azimuths 3. Understand the use of and make entries in the compass error book

Yes

No

Student Signature: ___________________________

Assessor:_____________________________________ Shipboard Training Officer

Issue: 05 April06

Revision: 05