A3 Pilot card
SHIP’S PARTICULARS
Name Call sign
Displacement (tonnes) Deadweight (tonnes) Year built
Length OA (m) Breadth (m) Bulbous bow yes / no
Draught fwd (m) Draught aft (m) Draught amidships (m)
Port anchor (shackles) Stbd anchor (shackles) (1 shackle=27.4 m/15 fathoms)
m m
Manifold
Parallel W/L
Loaded m
Ballast m
Air
draught
m
m
ft in
ENGINE
Type of engine Maximum power (kW) (HP)
rpm/pitch loaded speed ballast speed
Full ahead (kts) (kts)
Half ahead (kts) (kts)
Slow ahead (kts) (kts)
Dead slow ahead (kts) (kts)
Dead slow astern
Slow astern
Half astern
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)
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STEERING
Rudders (number) (type) º (maximum angle)
Time hard-over to hard-over (sec)
Rudder angle for neutral effect º
Propellers (number) Direction of turn left / right
Controllable pitch yes / no Thrusters (number)
Bow power (kW/HP) Stern power (kW/HP)
Steering idiosyncrasies
EQUIPMENT CHECKED AND READY FOR USE
Anchors Cleared away yes / no
Whistle
Flags
X-Band radar ARPA yes / no
S-Band radar ARPA yes / no
Speed log water / ground single axis / dual 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: ......................................................................... Date: ................................................
Reference: IMO Resolution A.601(15) Provision and display of manoeuvring information on board ships
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