船舶检验部门的《船舶检查表》考虑到了例行检查中船舶管理的各个方面。船长夜航簿作为这些检查项目中的一项，因其越来越多的“消极发现”而受到关注。
在追求船舶高效，安全运行方面，船长夜间指令的价值不应该被低估，特别是在船舶进港期间。
一贯而言，远洋船长通常只值“日班”。如果预计到达引航站的时间在清晨，在经过较长时间的航行后，有大量事项需要船员们准备。提前开展有效计划有助于使各方在压力最小的情况下以可控的、安全的方式进行船舶进港操作。按照惯例，船长夜航簿包括一系列为夜间当班船员定制的指令，供其理解并据此操作，以确保船舶到达引航站之前，所有船员各就其位，所有物质准备工作均已完成，船舶各方面都已准备好进港。
详细信息请参阅附件。
Master’s Night Orders
The ship inspection department’s Ship Inspection Forms consider various aspects of ship management during routine inspections. The Master’s night order book is one of those inspection checks which has been noted as generating an increasing number of “negative findings”.
The value of Master’s night orders should not be under-estimated in the quest for efficient and safe performance of the ship, particularly during port calls.
Invariably, deep sea Masters function as “day-workers”, and with an early morning ETA at the pilot station, there is a great deal for the ship’s officers and crew to prepare after a long voyage. Efficient planning in advance can help an operation to be carried out in a controlled and safe manner with the minimum of stress for all parties. The Master’s night orders are traditionally a set of bespoke instructions for the overnight bridge officers to digest and act upon to ensure that by the time a ship reaches the pilot station, all required crew are at their stations and all physical preparations are made, and the ship is in all respects ready to enter port.
See attached file: Master’s Night Orders.pdf
