BPG, Checklists

Question 1

Your the incoming/outgoing officer go through your exchange of watch

Answer 1

Switch answer depending on incoming or outgoing

Allowing sufficient time for officers eyes to adjust to the light (night time)
And that they are fit for duty, well rested and free from the effects of drugs

Read masters standing orders/ watch orders / special instructions

Following my vessel SMS checklist

Vessel specific we go from port side of the bridge to starboard -
Starting with

Echo sounder - depth reading well ? And alarms set?

ECDIS - Position, course, speed, XTD cross track distance, way points coming up and overview for my watch

Engineering screen - RPM - maintain/change?, Temperatures, pressures, any alarms? Anything in particular i need to watch? What engineer is on watch - who to call

Steering - steering pumps selected, do they need to be swapped during my watch? AUTO PILOT

Radar - radars on (set up for colllison avoidance is North up, relative motion, sea stabilized, true trails, relative vectors) one on 6miles and the other set for longer range scanning 12-24
RBGTC

GMDSS equipment -
Radio channels set, and communications had or necessary on my watch
NAVTEX

Question 2

Bridge procedure guide

Answer 2

Efficetive bridge organization

Passage planning

Duties of the officer of the watch

Operation and maintenance of the bridge equipment

Pilotage

Annexes - DP, Ecdis carriage requirements, checklists -pilotage, bridge, emergencies

Question 3

Duties of the watch keeper

What is a safe navigational watch

Answer 3

The 3 P’s ———————————————————————————

People————————————————————————————
You know they are - Fully licensed, medically fit, fit for duty free from fatigue and drugs, common language (English), sufficient personal for the navigational watch needed - Differs for (Dover strait/mid Atlantic)

Procedures——————————————————————————
Rule 5 - quote in a discussion way
Rule 6 - quote in a discussion way
Masters representative never leave bridge unattended
Rules 7 and 8
Radio watch - required frequency and responding to any distresses
A full 360 knowledge of everything on the vessel (who do you call when theres a problem? The bridge)
Monitoring the vessel on her intended track via all means appropriate
Position fixing - always using more than one available means
Monitoring of all bridge equipment
Responding you any alarms and faults
Compass error/check every watch or at the alteration of every large course
Keeping a safe radar watch - long range scanning (ties into rule 7)
Making sure correct lights and signals are being displayed.
Correct hand overs procedure
Monitoring weather and receiving weather forecasts
Receiving and processing navigational warnings
ISPS and MARPOL
Calling the master as required

Paperwork —————————————————————————
Bridge log book, must contain a written narrative of everything that happened on my watch (no maximum amount of info)
GMDSS Log
ISM check lists
Garbage record book