BRM

Pilot card

How can you find the distance from the bridge to the bow?

Every 30 minutes

How often is position logged in the anchor bearing book?

Heading, gps fix, check pilot card for distance from bridge to bow, draw swing circle

In order, What are the steps to the anchor bearing book?

Watch, situational awareness, error chain recognition, internal/external communications, integration of bridge

What are 5 skills associated with BRM

Ambiguity, distraction, uncertainty, communication breakdown

What are developments of an error chain?

Occur sequentially, May or may not be related, may or may not be apparent

What are error chain links?

Rolling, course recorder, angle of chain from bow will go from dead ahead to abeam

What are immediate indications that the anchor is dragging?

GPS and gyro

What are radar inputs?

Communication, cooperation, coordination

What are the 3 c's of safe navigation?

Conn, collision avoidance, navigation, administration

What are the four responsibilities of the watch officer?

Correct pilot card, pilot/master conference form, UKC

What are three things you need to hand a pilot?

Heading

What do you have to look at when you first drop your anchor?

Scope of chain+LOA

What does swing radius=

Sequence or chain of events which leads to an accident

What is an error chain?

Three prolonged

What is the MOB signal?

6 short 1 prolonged

What is the abandon ship signal?

Continuous sound of the ship's whistle and general alarm for not less than 10 seconds.

What is the fire and emergency signal?

Record tests in bell book

What must you do for a gear test?

Sync all repeaters to master gyro, correct course recorder, turn on bridge equipment, test navigation lights, radio check, charts out, hoist necessary flag/light signals

What's on the bridge equipment checklist?

Rudder is clear, test each motor and steering mode, test hard over each way pushing at midships, leave steering on emergency circuit

What's on the gear test checklist?

Pilot/master exchange form, pilot card, UKC information

What's on the paperwork checklist?

One hour prior

When do most company's SOP require a gear test?

20 minutes

When do you have to energize the bow thrusters before sailing?

Situational awareness

Affects safety and risk of accident

Error trapping

An error chain is interrupted or broken by the correction of an error.

External communications

Bridge-bridge, bridge-vts, bridge-shoreside

Internal communications

Bridge-deck, bridge-engine room, person-person within the bridge team

12 hours or less

By law, gear tests shall be conducted (blank) if entering or departing US ports.

Astern

Regarding engine test what must you test before arrival?

Situational awareness

Seeing and understanding what's going on around you