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SHIP’S PARTICULARS

• Name
• Call Sign
• Displacement (Tonnes)
• Deadweight (tonnes)
• Year built
• Length OA (m)                Beam (m)                             Bulbous bow: Yes/No
• Draught fwd (m)           Draught aft (m)                Draught amidships (m)
• Port anchor (shackles)                                                Stbd anchor (shackles)

MAIN ENGINE

• Type of Engine Maximum Power (kW) (HP)
• RPM/Pitch

                                                    Loaded Speed                                                       Ballast Speed

1. Full ahead                                            (kts)                                                                            (kts)
2. Half ahead                                           (kts)                                                                             (kts)
3. Slow ahead                                         (kts)                                                                              (kts)
4. Dead slow ahead                              (kts)                                                                              (kts)
5. Dead slow astern
6. Slow astern
7. Half astern
8. Full astern (% of full ahead power)

Engine critical RPM

Maximum number of consecutive starts

Time full ahead to full astern (sec)

Time limit astern (min)

STEERING

1. Rudders     

• Number           
• Type       
• Maximum angle
• Time hard-over to hard-over (sec)
• Rudder angle for neutral effect °

2. No. of Propellers

• Direction of turn Left/Right Propeller Arrangement
• Thrusters (number)
• Bow power (kW/HP)
• Stern power (kW/HP)
• Minimum Steering Speed       kts
• length between Manifold to bridge in mtr
• Parallel Waterline in length in mtr
• Loaded       m
• Ballast      m
• Air draft         

3. Equipment checked and ready for use:

1. Anchors Cleared away Yes/No
2. Whistles
3. Navigation Lights
4. X-Band Radar ARPA Yes/No
5. S-Band Radar ARPA Yes/No
6. Speed Log Speed: Water/Ground Single/Dual Axis Doppler: Yes/No
7. Echo Sounder AIS
8. GNSS Type
9. ECDIS
10. Compasses Compass Error °
11. Steering Gear Number of power units in use
12. Rudder/RPM/ROT Indicators Engine Telegraphs
13. VHF (including Handheld) Bollard Pull (Tug) SWL
14. Mooring Winches and Lines Bollard (Ship) SWL

Equipment Operational Defects:

Other Important Details:

1. Under Keel Clearance (UKC) information. 
2. squat calculation

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