Gard Guidance to Masters

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Gard Guidance Masters

3.3.2.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

Date and exact time of the collision as recorded on the bridge and any discrepancy between the times noted by the bridge and the engine room, local and UTC (Co-ordinated Universal Time)

position/location of the collision

courses (chart course, steered course, gyro and magnetic compass) at the time of the collision

speed, propeller revolutions or propeller pitch of the vessel at the time of the collision

bow and/or stern thruster in operation and rate of power switched to

was the helm in manual or automatic at the time of the collision

rudder position at the time of the collision

any alteration to course and/or speed immediately before the collision, including exact time of the alteration

any communications, including orders given to the engine room

any signals – acoustic or visual – given by the vessel or heard from the other vessel prior to the collision

any communications between the vessel and the other vessel and/or between both vessels and shore radio stations or traffic control centres

if under pilotage, any communications between the pilot and the vessel’s command, including the helmsman, prior to the collision

if under pilotage, any communications between the pilot, tugs or shore radio stations or traffic control centres

navigation lights shown on the respective vessels at the time of the collision

description of how the navigation lights appeared prior to the collision and any changes

any compass and/or radar bearings/distances taken and recorded between the vessels prior to the collision

any helm or engine manoeuvres before and after the collision and the times of such manoeuvres

prevailing weather, wind, sea state, visibility conditions at the time of the collision

tide and current at the time of the collision

draughts of the respective vessels at the time of the collision

names and call signs of any other vessels having witnessed the collision and their approximate positions.

3.3.2.1 General information