What is the risk assessment for voyage planning?


What is the risk assessment for voyage planning? The Voyage Risk Assessment, or VRA, is an essential operational preparation and planning tool, designed to assess the overall vessel and route risks and security needs. It assesses the vessel, the route and the potential threats relevant to the planned journey.


What are the guidelines for voyage planning?

There are four stages for passage planning:
  • Appraising all relevant information.
  • Planning the intended voyage.
  • Executing the plan taking account of prevailing conditions.
  • Monitoring the vessel's progress against the plan continuously.


What are the 4 stages of voyage planning?

There are four stages of Voyage Planning that are, Appraisal, Planning, Execution and Monitoring that logically follow each other.


What is the difference between passage planning and voyage planning?

Voyage planning, also referred to as passage planning, is the detailed procedure of laying out a vessel's voyage from start to finish. The steps and protocols for voyage planning are explained in the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) RESOLUTION A.