OCEANROUTING

Describes the method used for the efficient management of transocean voyages. Each routing consists of three phases: (1) Voyage planning and route selection; (2) Enroute weather advisory and course guidance; (3) Voyage analysis. It proves the Master with weather knowledge extending ahead of his daily enroute position with accuracy for 3 days ahead, close approximation for 7 days ahead and good estimates for 14 days ahead. It is designed for the individual ship with its own sea response characteristics, on a specific voyage, with a given cargo, conditions of trim, speed, and schedule.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Information from Webbs Seminar on Ship Operation in Heavy Weather.
• Corporate Authors:

  Oceanroutes, Incorporated

  3260 Hillview Avenue
  Palo Alto, CA  United States  94304
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 13 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Routing; Ships; Trade routes; Weather routing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship routing
• Old TRIS Terms: Ocean route analysis
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165439
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Oceanroutes, Incorporated
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1977 12:00AM