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
