ICS | Bridge Procedures Guide Flashcards
PILOTAGE
What does MPX stand for in politage?
Master/Pilot information Exchange
EFFECTIVE BRIDGE ORGANISATION
The bridge team should recognise and understand what 3 key elements?
- The information that should be routinely reported to the Master
- The need to keep the Master fully informed
- The circumstances under which the Master should be called
EFFECTIVE BRIDGE ORGANISATION
What does BRM stand for?
Bridge Resource Management
EFFECTIVE BRIDGE ORGANISATION
Explain the leadership approach ‘Challenge and response’
- Seek clarification regarding the actions of the other Bridge Team members with the aim of better understainding the decision making process
- Practise thinking aloud. This can also assist the development of junior officers by encouraging them to discuss theior actions openly.
EFFECTIVE BRIDGE ORGANISATION
What is the Bridge Order book?
Instructions from the Master, at least daily, of what is expected of the OOW. These should be signed by the OOW when taking over the watch - read and understood.
PASSAGE PLANNING
A passage plan is developed berth to berth, what should be identifed within the route?
- Hazards, risks and decision points
- sufficient sea roon and depth of water
- position fixing opportunities
- reporting requriements
- anticipated traffic and weather conditions
- applicable environmental protection measures
PASSAGE PLANNING
What are the fours stages to passage planning?
- Appraisal
- Planning
- Execution
- Monitoring
DUTIES OF THE OOW
What should the Master consider when deciding to allow a sole look-out?
- Weather
- Traffic density
- Proximity to danger
- TSS
- Defects affecting aids to navigation
DUTIES OF THE OOW
An over reliance of what, may lead to poor situational awareness?
An over reliance on individula electronic systems for developing and maintaining situational awareness should be avoided.
DUTIES OF THE OOW
What measures should the OOW take to ensure the passage plan is closely monitored?
- Check vessels position is maintained within authorised XTD
- Fix position of ship at frequent intervals, depending on conditions and proximity to hazards
- Cross checking ships position by all means; visual and/or radar fixes (range and bearing of chartered objects), echo sounder
- Monitoring integrity of information displayed on equipment
DUTIES OF THE OOW
What is recorded in the GMDSS log?
- Summary of distress, urgency and safety communications. Including periods when a radio watch has not been maintained.
- Daily ships position.
- Identities of other stations communications have been exchnaged or attempted to.
- Records of communication difficulties
- Cancellation of false alerts
DUTIES OF THE OOW
What information is transmitted with LRIT (long range identification and tracking) systems?
- Identity of ship
- Position of ship
- Date and time of position
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What is Auto Pilot - Heading Control?
Heading control will steer ship to maintain heading but cannot compensate for effects of wind, tidal stream and currents on the ships COG.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What independent devices can be used to activate an off-course alarm?
- Magnetic off-course alarm, independent from other bridge equipment and inputs
- A second gyro compass or transmitting heading device with a heading comparison unit connected to both compasses.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
How long should VDR data be stored for?
- 30 days on the VDR long term recording element
- At least 48 hours on its fixed and float free recording element
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What is AIS Static data?
This is set up at installation.
* MMSI
* IMO Number
* Call Sign
* Vessel particulars
* Ship type
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What is AIS Voyage data?
This relates to specific voayages:
* Draught
* Destination
* ETA
* Hazardous cargo
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What is AIS Dynamic data?
Displays current navigation information:
* Position
* Course
* Speed
* Navigational Status
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What does RIO stand for and consideration should the OOW give to RIO?
Radar Image Overlay - orientation, heading alignment and scale remain correct. Can be verified by confirming radar image correlates with chartered features.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What is the risk with using ground stabilisation on the radar for collision avoidance?
It will be hazardous to use ground stabilisation mode for assessing risk of collsion where there are string currents or tides.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What is parallel indexing?
A technique used for assessing the distance at which the ship will pass a fixed object on a particular course.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What are the dangers in over and under zooming electronic charts?
It can result in the chart being displayed at a scale at which it was not created for. This may mean not all charted information for safe navigation may be displayed.
* Over zooming is indicated by a warning and display of vertifical lines.
* Uder zooming is indicated by a warning only.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What does IBS stand for and what is it?
- Integrated Bridge System
- Combination of systems which are interconnected in order to allow centralised access to sensor information and control of passage planning, execution and monitoring functions
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT
What does INS stand for and what is its function?
- Integrated Navigation System
- May be part of IBS, designed to enhance safety of navigation by integrating route monitoring, collision avoidance and navigation control.
PILOTAGE
What preparations should be in place to utilise effectively the pilot’s particular skills, knowledge and experience?
- A pilotage plan
- Bridge team to be briefed
- The pilot card should be completed
- Communications established with Pilot, port VTS and port authorities
PILOTAGE
What information does a Pilot Card record?
- Ships current condition
- Information relating to the passage and port
- Defects that may affect the ships manoeuvrability, or impact the pilotage
PILOTAGE
For an effective MPX (master/pilot exchange), what should the communication cover?
- Presentation of complated pilot card
- The pilotage plan
- Updates on local weather conditions, depth of water, tides
- Update of traffic situation
- Ships dimensions and manoeuvring information in Wheelhouse Poster.
- Defects, and unusual ships handling characteristics
- Information on berthing arrangements
- Contingency plans
- Formal confirmation of working language
*(checklist available in Bridge Procedures Guide)
DYNAMIC POSITIONING
What should contingency plans cover considering DP is normally used in close proximty to other vessels or fixed strutures?
- Safe escape routes
- Actions to take in case of unforeseen circumstances
- Catastrophic DP system failure
- Any significant degradation of the system
