applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices assessing accuracy of fix properly calculating positions, courses, distances and time correctly, within accepted accuracy standards for navigational equipment calculating tidal conditions to determine under keel clearances and air drafts choosing the most appropriate primary method for fixing vessel position given the prevailing circumstances and conditions conducting performance checks of navigation position fixing instruments and systems determining and allowing for errors of magnetic and gyro-compass determining position in all conditions by celestial observations and terrestrial observations, and using modern navigational aids within accepted accuracy levels ensuring currency of relevant legislative and regulatory knowledge ensuring currency of relevant reference material enumerating the equipment, charts and nautical publications required for the voyage and appropriate to the safe conduct of the voyage establishing and maintaining watchkeeping arrangements in compliance with international regulations and guidelines so as to ensure the safety of navigation, protection of the marine environment, and the safety of the vessel and persons on board identifying all potential navigational hazards accurately planning and navigating a voyage for all conditions including restricted waters, meteorological conditions, ice, restricted visibility, traffic separation schemes, vessel traffic service (VTS) areas and areas of extensive tidal effects recognising faulty equipment and readings, and taking appropriate action recognising problems that may be experienced when planning and navigating a passage, and taking appropriate action reporting according to General Principles for Ship Reporting Systems and VTS procedures supporting reasons for planned route using facts and statistical data obtained from relevant sources and publications undertaking routeing according to the General Provisions on Ships’ Routeing using chart catalogues, charts, nautical publications and vessel particulars to plan and navigate a passage. |