PILOT CARD
SHIP'S PARTICULARS
Name                       FRONT BRABANT                                              Call sign            LAQK5
Displacement            171,860         (tonnes)     Deadweight          149,999                  Year built        1998
Length OA                269.19            (m)       Breadth          46.00             (m)       Bulbous bow:       YES
Draught fwd                 (m)        Draught aft                (m)            Draught amidship                          (m)
Port anchor        12    (shackles)      Stbd anchor      13      (shackles)( 1 shackle = 27.5 m / 15.03 fathoms )
ENGINE
Typeof engine         DIESEL B&W 6S70 MC VI                Maximum power        15,372            (kW)         20,900      (HP)
                            rpm/pitch                     loaded speed                            ballast speed
Full ahead                        68                           13.3           (kts)                  14.6             (kts)
Half ahead                        55                           10.7           (kts)                  12.1             (kts)
Slow ahead                        37                           7.2            (kts)                      8.1          (kts)
Dead slow ahead                   28                           5.4            (kts)                      6.1          (kts)
Dead slow astern                  28
Slow astern                       37
Half astern                       55
Full astern                       68                                    50                    (% of full ahead power)
Engine critical rpm          48 - 52                   Maximum number of consecutive starts                    13
Time full ahead to full astern   536   (sec)   Time limit astern   (min)
STEERING
Rudders      ONE      (number)      SEMI-BALANCED STREAM LINE (type)                           35º     (maximum angle)
Time hard-over to hard-over             28   (sec)      Rudder angle for neutral effect                              º
Propellers       ONE         (number)        Direction of turn       RIGHT            Controllable pitch        NO
Thrusters       NO (number) Bow power                N/A          (kW/HP)       Stern power          N/A       (kW/HP)
Steering idiosyncrasies
EQUIPMENT CHECKED AND READY FOR USE
Anchors                                                          Cleared away                 yes/no
Whistle
Flags
X-Band radar                                                                                  yes/no
S-Band radar                                                     ARPA                         yes/no
Speed log                                                               Water                    single axis
Echo sounder
Electronic position-fixing                                       Type
Compass system                                                   Gyro compass error                        º
Steering gear                                                    Number of power units in use
Rudder/RPM/ROT indicators                                        Engine telegraphs
VHF
Mooring winches and lines
EQUIPMENT OPERATIONAL DEFECTS
OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS
   Master's name                                             A. Slinchak           Date        October 10, 2001