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Passage plan

Meaning in maritime & shipping, with examples

nounCommon term

In maritime & shipping, passage plan means: A detailed berth-to-berth plan for a voyage, prepared before departure, showing the route, waypoints, hazards, safe speeds, reporting points and contingency actions.

In Turkish: seyir planı, sefer planı

How it is used

Required under SOLAS and IMO guidelines. It is normally prepared by the second officer, approved by the master and signed by all deck officers. Its four stages are appraisal, planning, execution and monitoring.

Example sentences

  1. The second officer prepared the passage plan from Mersin to Hamburg.

  2. The auditor checked whether the passage plan showed all no-go areas.

Common collocations

  • berth-to-berth passage plan
  • approve the passage plan
  • passage planning
  • no-go areas
  • waypoint
  • nautical chartA map of a sea area made for navigation. It shows water depths, coastlines, dangers, buoys, lights and traffic routes.
  • ECDISElectronic Chart Display and Information System: an approved computer system that shows official electronic charts together with the ship's position and can replace paper charts.
  • courseThe direction in which a ship is intended to travel or is actually travelling, given as an angle from 000° to 359° measured clockwise from north.
  • ETAEstimated Time of Arrival: the time when a ship is expected to arrive at a port, a pilot station or another point. ETD is the estimated time of departure.

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