NAVIGATION IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY

• Has the following equipment been checked to ensure it is fully operational?

- Radar, ARPA or other plotting facilities.

- VHF.

- Fog signalling apparatus.

- Navigation lights.

- Echo sounder, if in shallow waters.

- Watertight doors, if fitted.

- Have look-out(s) been posted and is a helmsman on stand-by.

- Have the captain and E/R been informed, and engines put on stand-by.

- Are COLREGS being complied with, particularly with regard to rule 19 and proceeding at a safe speed?

- Is the ship ready to reduce speed, stop or turn away from danger.

- If the ship’s position is in doubt has the possibility of anchoring been considerd.

- Other checks: