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

Question 6

In the event that the ship is ahead of or behind the planned ETA at the next waypoint, the __________ must use his judgement as to whether he adjusts the speed or not. In some instances, as for example when it is imperative that the ship’s ETA is critical to make a tide, then the ETAs have to be adhered to.

Answer 6

OOW

Question 7

Unless the OOW has considerable experience of comparing the radar picture with the visual scene he cannot automatically interpret his radar picture. In any case, the ________________ is the real scene not an electronic version of reality.

Answer 7

visual scene

Question 8

It should be borne in mind that echo sounders, radars, etc. are aids to navigation, not merely single ____________________.

Answer 8

means of navigation

Question 9

A routine should be established for major course alterations, including: check ________________ prior to altering and check, both visually and by radar along the _______________ of the new track.

Answer 9

astern / bearing

Question 10

With satellite navigation there are two key factors which require to be monitored. The first is the possibility of ______________________ in both the satellite and in on the on board equipment. The second is the _________________________ of the satellite when compared to the chart.

Answer 10

equipment failure / geographical reference

Question 11

In coastal waters an excellent way of confirming the GPS is to operate a ________________________ concurrently.

Answer 11

parallel index system