Voyage planning

Voyage Planning has been written for Polish and foreign military, and civilian students, as well as participants in specialized courses at the Polish Naval Academy. The book includes the course content of the voyage planning subject of study on management and operational level of responsibility – STCW. The book also shows some examples of voyage planning on paper and electronic charts (ENC). The publication can be useful for both beginners, and ship’s deck officers to better understand navigation process of voyage planning. In addition, the content and order of chapters is consistent with the requirements of the Voyage planning curriculum. Voyage planning in the Navies contains some different elements, which is why military students should take this fact into account. The Navy’s voyage planning process is based on military instructions which are not illustrated in this handbook.