Emergency response (Bridge management)

Question 1

What does BRM stand for?

Answer 1

Bridge Resource Management

Question 2

What is Bridge Resource Management?

Answer 2

The effective management and utilization of all resources available to the Bridge Team to ensure the safe completion of the vessel’s voyage

Question 3

Flaws of a rank-based system (5)

Answer 3

• Limits the development of officer’s skills
• Incorrectly assumes skill is proportional to rank
• Limits the ability of fostering an assertive environment
• Task distribution is not clearly assigned or defined
• Workload is not necessarily managed in the most effective manner

Question 4

What are the 3 main components of BRM?

Answer 4

• Technical competencies
• Human factor
• Organisation

Question 5

What are the two main broad general guidance’s on everyday conduct?

Answer 5

Punctuality and duties

Question 6

Factors affecting team composition

Answer 6

• Location
• Available personnel, their general condition and technical ability
• Traffic density
• Prevailing/forecast weather conditions
• Onboard operations
• Onboard emergencies
• Distress situations
• Visibility

Question 7

What are soft skills?

Answer 7

Cognitive, social and personal skills that complement technical abilities

Question 8

Examples of soft skills

Answer 8

• Communication
• Situational awareness
• Decision making
• Teamwork
• Time management
• Leadership
• Management of stress
• Management of fatigue

Question 9

What is the power of swiss cheese model?

Answer 9

illustrate how analyses of major accidents and catastrophic systems failures tend to reveal multiple, smaller failures leading up to the actual hazard. In the model, each slice of cheese represents a safety barrier or precaution relevant to a particular hazard.

Question 10

What are the three types of risk assessments?

Answer 10

Generic, task based and dynamic