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.