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Bridge Team Management - Swift / Bailey Flashcards

1
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What is a key requirement for manning and running a ship?

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Having the highest calibre personnel and the latest equipment.

This is often hindered by harsh economic realities.

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What challenges do bridge teams often face?

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Working with mixed ability personnel and outdated equipment.

This can affect the successful completion of a voyage.

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What is the concern of all ships’ officers during a voyage?

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To make the best possible use of available resources, both human and material.

Each member of the team has a part to play.

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What does ‘Team Management’ refer to?

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The interaction required within the team for a system to work.

It emphasizes continuous acceptance and understanding among team members.

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What are the two main factors that need to be addressed for good results?

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  • Technical knowledge and skills
  • People skills involved in the development of human resources.

Both are essential for effective team performance.

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What does passage planning involve?

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Preparing and conducting the proposed voyage.

It is a crucial technical skill for bridge teams.

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What basic principles are essential for the smooth running of a bridge team?

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  • Communication
  • Man management.

These principles help in overcoming cultural and traditional rank boundaries.

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True or False: Team Management is an act of management by one person.

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False.

It involves continuous interaction and understanding among all team members.

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Fill in the blank: The development of human resources is covered in depth in _______.

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[other sections].

This indicates that human resource development is a broader topic.

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True or false one of the primary functions of a team is the provision of a system of checking and crosschecking decisions that will directly and indirectly affect the passage of the ship.

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True

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An efficient team member will be ___________ fit.
A. Physically
B. Mentally.
C. Spiritually.
D. A and B only.

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D. A and B only.

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True or false Error chains are the results of non-serious incidents that culminate.

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True

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____________ helps the OOW or what other watch keeper to recognize that an error chain is developing and to take action based upon this recognition to break the error chain
A. Standard operating procedure
B. Malfunctioning equipment.
C. Situational awareness.
D. Captains night orders.

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C. Situational awareness.

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Ambiguity means what?
A. Situation are repeating.
B. The feeling that everything is happening as that can be expected.
C. The subtle indication that things are not going as expected.
D. All the above.

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C. The subtle indication that things are not going as expected..

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What is an indication that situational awareness may be beginning to break down?
A. Fixes are on time and and accurate.
B. Extra watch standers called to the Bridge for heavy traffic.
C. The full attention of a person upon one event to the exclusion of others ie distraction.
D. None of the above.

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C. The full attention of a person upon one event to the exclusion of others i.e. distraction.

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a lookout who is unclear about his duties as usually a result of __________.
A. Loss of situational awareness.
B. Good team management.
C. Poor team management.
D. None of the above.

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C. Poor team management.

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17
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What are the 2 main causes of collisions and groundings?

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  1. Weakness and Bridge organization.
  2. Failure to keep a good lookout.
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What can failure to correctly identify navigation lights cause?
A. Subsequent error.
B. Confusion.
C. Loss of situational awareness
D. All the above.

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D. All the above

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Which of the below instances occurred because the OOW does not appreciate the complexity of his role in a deteriorating situation?
A. Failure to take an immediate action to regain track having deviated from it.
B. Failure to use the echosounder when making landfall or navigating in constrained waters.
C. Failure to ensure the important navigation decisions are independently, checked by another officer.
D. All of the above

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D. All of the above.

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What are the two major stages of a voyage?

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  1. PREPARATION
  2. EXECUTION
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What are the components of the PREPARATION stage?

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  1. APPRAISAL
  2. PLANNING
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What are the components of the EXECUTION stage?

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  1. ORGANISATION
  2. MONITORING
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Fill in the blank: The _______ stage includes APPRAISAL and PLANNING.

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[PREPARATION]

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Fill in the blank: The _______ stage includes ORGANISATION and MONITORING.

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[EXECUTION]

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True or false the duties and obligations of a pilot his presence on board relieves the officer in charge of the watch from his duties and obligations for the safety of the ship.

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False

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The _________ needs to be able to verify that corrections are up-to-date, and all relevant navigational warnings have been noted.
A. The third mate.
B. The OOW.
C. The chief mate
D. The Bridge team

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D. The Bridge team.

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Passage planning may be considered in what two stages?

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  1. Ocean and open Waters.
  2. Coastal and estuarial Waters.
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What nogo areas should be marked on the chart?
A. Not less than the draft +20%
B. Not less than the draft +10%.
C. Not less than the draft.
D. None of the above.

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B. Not less than the draft +10%.

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When should nogo areas be amended?

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Nogo areas should be amended based upon the time of passage, keeping in account the title height at the time.

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30
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What is a safety margin?
A. Another word for no go area.
B. A mark that is indicating the worst probable circumstance that the part of the ship being navigated will not pass.
C. Five nautical miles off a nogo area.
D. None of the above.

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B. A mark that is indicating the worst probable circumstance that the part of the ship being navigator will not pass.

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What are the 4 factors to be taken into account when deciding the size of the margin of safety?

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  1. Dimensions of the ship.
  2. The accuracy of the navigational systems to be used.
  3. Tidal Streams.
  4. The maneuvering characteristics of the ship.
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As a general rule, the margin of safety will ensure that the ship remains in waters of a depth greater than _____________.
A. The draft +20%.
B. The draft +10%.
C. The draft.
D. None of the above

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A. The draft +20%.

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33
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What are areas that the ship may safely deviates and are bound by the margins of safety?
A. Good water
B. Safe water
C. Contingency plans.
D. No go areas

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B. Safe water.

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True or false there is nothing to be gained by closely approaching a danger other than to reduce passage distance and consequently steaming time.

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True

35
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Where the coast is steep two and offshore soundings increase quickly the minimum passing distance should be____________.
A. One 1/ half to 2 miles.
B. Half a mile.
C. 2 to 4 miles.
D. None of the above

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A. One 1/ half to 2 miles.

36
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True or false on large scale charts course alterations will usually coincide with the planned track intersections.

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This is not always the case usually on small scale large area charts. This will be the case.

37
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True or false when the pilot has the con the wheel over position does not need to be shown on the chart because the pilot will decide the wheel over spot.

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False the wheel over position should be shown on the chart so that the 00W will be aware of it imminence and importance. It is part of the ships officers monitoring the pilot.

38
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True or false it is not necessary to use PI’s in good visibility.

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False it is good practice to use PI‘s in good visibility prior to entering restricted visibility to ensure that the radars are in good working order.

39
Q

What display is most effective for radars when using parallel indexing?

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North up relative motion mode ship centered

40
Q

What is the point where the ship is committed to passage Which it will not be possible to do anything other than proceed?

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The point of no return

41
Q

When do contingency plans need to be made and clearly shown on the chart?

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During the planning stage

42
Q

Contingency plans include, which of the following:
A. Alternate routes.
B. Safe anchorages.
C. Waiting areas.
D. Emergency berths.
E. All the above.

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E. All the above.

43
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True or false the passage plan should include a primary and secondary fixing method.

A

True

44
Q

Which aid to navigation it should not be used for fixing?

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Floating aids, they may not be in their charted position

45
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What are transit used for?
A. Give the OOW a quick indication of his position.
B. Indicates pilot boarding areas.
C. Indicates heavy traffic areas
D. None of the above.

A

A. Gives the ODW a quick indication of this position.

46
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True or false transits may be used to determine Gyro and magnetic compass errors.

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True this is by comparing charted and observed bearings

47
Q

What are clearing marks or clearing bearings used for?

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They are used to ensure that the ship is remaining within a safe area or is not approaching a danger

48
Q

The maximum range at which he navigational light can be seen. Depends on what three separate factors?

A
  1. The combined height of eye of the observer and the elevation of the light.
  2. The intensity of the light.
  3. The clarity of the atmosphere.
49
Q

True or false the greater the height of the light, the greater the distance it will be

A

Trip

50
Q

The height of the light along with the height of eye of the observer, combines a form what?
A. Nominal range.
B. Visible range.
C. Geographic range.
D. Horizontal range.

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C. geographic range this may be obtained in the list of lights

51
Q

The maximum distance at which the light can be seen and is dependent upon the intensity of the light and the atmosphere visibly prevailing is called what?
A. Nominal range.
B. Geographic range.
C. Luminous range.
D. Extreme range

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C. Luminous range.

52
Q

The range shown on the chart beside the light star is usually what?
A. Nominal range.
B. Geographic range.
C. Luminous range.
D. Extreme range.

A

Nominal range

53
Q

True or false Before commencing a voyage or passage, it will be necessary to brief all concerned.

A

True

54
Q

The first requirement of monitoring the ships progress is what?
A. Obtaining Gyro error
B. Establishing the accuracy of floating aids to navigation.
C. Establishing the position of the ship
D. None of the above.

A

C. Establishing the position of the ship.

55
Q

Fixing the position of the ship needs to be ________.
A. Accurate.
B. Sufficiently frequent.
C. Regular.
D. All of the above.

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D. All of the above

56
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True or false in areas of heavy traffic and proximity of dangers the person having the con must decide between plan, tracked maintenance and other ship avoidance.

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False. The person having the con must hold a delicate balance between plan, track, maintenance, and other ship avoidance

57
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What will help prevent a bad situation from compounding and becoming worse?
A. Situational awareness.
B. Careful assessment of changing circumstances
C. Keeping true to the principles of Bridge team management.
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above.

58
Q

True or false electronic age should not be overlooked or ignored under any circumstances

A

True

59
Q

What is the leading line?

A

The transit of two readily identified land based marks on the extension of the required ground track, and usually shown on the chart are used to ensure that the ship is safely on the required track.

60
Q

How do you avoid a one-man error??
A. Double check readings, and chart positions.
B. Have them checked by the handover of the watch.
C. None of the above.
D. A and B only

A

D. A and B only.

61
Q

The responsibility of the ODW is ensure that the semen assigned watch keeping duties as which of the following (Mark, all that apply)
A. Has has been properly instructed in lookout duties as to what is expected.
B. Knows how to report observations.
C. is adequately and protected from the weather
D. There relieved as frequently as necessary.
E. Is position where he can best act as a lookout.

A

All of the above apply

62
Q

True or false, calling the master to the bridge transfers, the con from the watch officer to the master

A

False

63
Q

True or false in compulsory pilotage areas the pilot will expect to be responsible for the navigational conduct of the vessel

A

True

64
Q

When the pilot enters the bridge, it is good practice for the master to make time for a brief discussion with the pilot. This master pilot exchange should include what from the pilots side?

A
  1. Pilots planned route
  2. His anticipated speed and ETA both en route and at the destination.
  3. What assistance expects from the shore such as tugs and VTS information.
  4. What contingencies he may have in mind
65
Q

What information should the Captain advise the pilot during a master pilot exchange?

A
  1. Handling characteristics of a ship.
  2. Relevant information such as anchor condition, engine type, and control and personnel availability.
66
Q

True or false, despite the presence of the pilot, the master still responsible for the safety of the ship

A

True

67
Q

In December 1998, the IMO adopted amendments to the performance standards for ECDIS to include the use of Raster chart display systems. These amendments permitted hectic equipment to operate in what two modes?

A
  1. ECDIS mode
  2. RCDS mode
68
Q

What two formats are electronic charts available in?

A

Raster and vector

69
Q

A combination of systems which are interconnected to allow centralized access to sensor information or command control from workstations is called what?
A. IBS
B. ECDiS
C. LAN
D. None of the above.

A

A. IBS integrated Bridge system

70
Q

What is an Internet, which connects the ships IBS computers together, and allows them to share all data instantaneously?

A

LAN local area network

71
Q

True or false the IBS is only as good as the sensors which feed it navigational information.

A

True

72
Q

What is a single axis speed log?

A

Speed through the water

73
Q

What is a dual axis speed log?

A

Speed through the water and speed over the ground

74
Q

This is a facsimile of an existing paper chart, all the information and symbology on the chart paper chart is reproduced identically on the electric chart?

A

Raster Chart

75
Q

Our raster charts considered to be ECDIS compliant?

A

No

76
Q

Roster charts do support:
A. Features like layering
B. Querying
C. Safety checking.
D. Automatic updating of chart content.

A

D. Automatic updating of chart content.

77
Q

This is a large database of geographical information this excess, the state of these to create a custom electronic chart based on operational parameters.

A

Vector chart

78
Q

This is an IMO approved vector chart produced in the S – 57 format.

A

ENC

79
Q

When the vessels safety configuration is correctly set in the system, this will be clearly indicated as depth shower than the safety depth will be indicated in a contrasting color.

A

Safe water

80
Q

The mirror must realize that the accuracy of any actress system will vary with:
A. Sensor accuracy
B. Chart Accuracy
C. User settings and other system variables
D. All the above.

A

D. All of the above.

81
Q

What is a proper ECDIS back up arrangement? (2 options)

A
  1. An independent ECDIS system.
  2. Up-to-date paper charts
82
Q

True or false Pilots will have experience of a wide variety of ECS, but may not be familiar with their operation.

A

True

83
Q

It is prudent for a mariner, to be specially vigilant in high density traffic in areas with traffic separations schemes why?
A. Not all mariners may know the rules of the road.
B. There is an increased likelihood that several vessels will be using the same waypoint in these areas.
C. Not all vessels are compliant
D. All the above.

A

B. There is an increased likelihood that several vessels may be using the same waypoint.

84
Q

True or false one of the benefits of ECS is that the system will automatically check for danger so long a ships current course or voyage plan provided that the appropriate perimeters have been set in the first place.

A

True

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