ROUTE PLANNING AND

CHART CORRECTION
(In-House Course)

SCOPE
The course is essentially practical and
consists of a series of table top
exercises performed on a classroom with
charts and nautical equipments.
Trainees will act as navigating officer,
checking all charts affected in a voyage,
then applying chart correction before
planning route. As the course
progresses, exercises of all possible
scenario will be set to provide realistic
practice in the use of navigational equipment.
Each exercise will begin with briefing instructions about the given scenario, and
then followed by practical application of chart correction from admiralty notice to
mariners. After each exercise, each participant will demonstrate the procedures
he applied in a given exercise – discussions will follow giving participants the
opportunity to analyze the actions taken and discuss possible alternatives.

AIM
To provide knowledge and background in having an effective route planning and
chart correction technique.

COURSE OBJECTIVE
On the completion of the training course, the participants shall have a thorough
knowledge and understandings of a route planning from berth to berth and the
proper correction of navigational chart and publications.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
A participant successfully completing this course shall be able to:

- To learn the uses of appropriate tools on chart correction.

- Understand and apply the proper procedure in correcting Admiralty charts
and publications.
- To understand and apply correction of weekly notices on to the charts.
- Adopt a degree of professionalism in the recording and filing of all
documents required in chart correction.
- Monitor and update all navigational charts and publications when new
editions are published.
 ROUTE PLANNING AND
CHART CORRECTION

ENTRY STANDARD
Those who intend to undertake this course is preferable for deck officers whom
are assuming or about to assume the post of navigating officer.

Duration: 5 Days
Training Venue: Victoria Building
Schedule: Starts every Monday
2pm-8pm
 COURSE OUTLINE

HOURS
Subject Area Lecture Simulation /
Demonstration

1. INTRODUCTION 0.5
- Importance of the Course
- Course Objective
- Specific Objective

2. NAUTICAL EQUIPMENTS 1.5

TOOLS PUBLICATION

3. INFORMATION FROM ADMIRALTY 4.5

NOTICES TO MARINERS
- Section 1
- Section 2
- Section 3 Navwarnings
- Section 4 Corrections to ASD
- Section 5 Correction to ALL and
FS
- Section 6 Corrections to ALRS

4. CORRECTIONS TO CHARTS 2.5 3.0

FROM NOTICES TO MARINERS

5. CORRRECTION APPLICATION TO 3.0 3.0

CHARTS

6. NAVIGATIONAL AND SAFETY 3.0 3.0

INFORMATION
- Elements for a passage plan
- Information required for passage
planning

7. ROUTE PLANNING 1.5 3.0

- Application of all information to
passage planning
- Laying out plans to charts
- Planning

8. SHIP’S REPORTING SYSTEM 0.5

9. FINAL WRITTEN ASSESSMENT 1.0

TOTALS 18.0 12.0