Bridge Team Management - Chapter 5 - Monitoring the ship's progress

Question 1

The first requirement of monitoring is to establish the _______________ of the ship.

Answer 1

position

Question 2

Fix frequency will have been determined at the ______________ stage. Even so, this may be revised, always bearing in mind the minimum frequency required is such that the ship cannot get into danger between __________.

Answer 2

planning / fixes

Question 3

Fixing needs not only to be accurate and sufficiently frequent it also needs to be ______________.

Answer 3

regular

Question 4

Each time a position has been fixed, it is good practice to _________________ the position that the ship will have reached at the next fix.

Answer 4

estimate

Question 5

In areas of heavy traffic and proximity of dangers, the person having the con will have to hold a delicate balance between planned tracked maintenance and other ship avoidance. The priority will be to avoid ________________, but not at the expense of ______________.

Answer 5

collision / grounding