foreign [Music] hey guys so now you are ready to start doing the second officer's job but you're still wondering what to do first when you just got on board then this video is for you let's figure it out [Music] so guys let's talk about passage planning when you just join a ship the outgoing Second Officer has already prepared at least next route if you work on a container ship and have been sailing on the same line you will have all the routes for each port so all you have to do is load the desired route into ectus then check it check if a user map with notes is loaded and print the passage plan from the passage manager program [Music] so you should be very familiar with actors in the early days nowadays it allows you to get needed information with pick report function directly from the charts if for some reason you do not have time to check all necessary Publications [Music] more detailed active familiarization video you can find on our Channel I will leave the link in the description [Music] but what to do if you need to make a new passage plan usually in the SMS of your company there should be guidance for passage planning or you should check a publication called Bridge procedures guide which should be on the ship [Music] here you will find all the steps you need to take to prepare a passage plan [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] sure that's good but you're not going to read it all every time before making a passage plan but to make sure you don't forget all of this important information you should use the passage plan checklist which you will also find in the bridge procedures guide in most cases you will use a similar checklist from your company [Music] so guys that seems like too much Theory let's see how it works in practice usually the passage manager program is installed on the ship's computer which has a set of charts and publications [Music] foreign [Music] you create an approximate route automatically or manually and the program will show you whether you have all the necessary charts and Publications for this route if anything is missing you have to make order [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] then you should import the root from the passage manager into ectus check it and correct it be sure that all charts are up to date [Music] thank you [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] draw no-go areas parallel indexes reporting points Etc [Music] when the route is prepared and checked you need to import it back in the passage manager and prepare a passage plan and then print it out oh [Music] [Music] more detailed video about passage planning you can find on our channel the link to it you will find in the description [Music] let's look at a few more documents that usually need to be done for your convenience distance table usually the captain needs it to calculate ETA at the next ports and chief engineer needs it for fuel calculations [Music] thank you block coefficient table you need it for the squat calculations the information about the block coefficient for different drafts you can find in the ship's trim and stability booklet [Music] squat table you need it to calculate the under Keel clearance it is also calculated automatically in the passage manager when you make the passage plan time change schedule it is needed to control ship's time in accordance with the time zone during a long ocean Passage [Music] chart sequence you can do this just for your convenience if you are still using paper charts [Music] Bridge team briefing this briefing is usually held before sailing and before arrival where various aspects of the passage are discussed among all the officers [Music] okay guys thanks for watching see you in the next video foreign