OOW Flashcards
What is the composition of an anchor watch and their duties?
OOW
BM - QM and cable checks
Communicator - lookout, monitors tactical and VHF
Ops Room - surface operator
Describe an Anchor Watch Routine for the OOW
Clearing bearings Regular fixing (at least once per hour in log) Radar watch Anchor checks Monitor weather Monitor depth RESVIS/sound signals as required
What are some of the indications the anchor is dragging?
You should always correlate more than one indication
- Fix outside the bridge swing circle
- Lying into the wind differently to other ships
- Lying beam to wind
- Cable at long stay
- Cable jumping or talking (vibrating)
- Unexpected depth reading
OOW actions on anchor dragging?
- Fix the ship
- Inform CO/NO
- Close up SSD and CP (close up engineering and cable party)
- Reduce/immediate NFS
- Veer more cable
- Let go second anchor if available
- Prepare for collision/grounding
List some navigational considerations before going to anchor?
- Depth of water
- Amount of cable
- Length and draught of ship
- Bottom type
- Proximity of Navigational Dangers
- Adjacent shipping
- Adjacent anchorages
- Prevailing weather conditions (wind etc)
- Tidal stream
- Tidal range
What must the OOW do on “let go”?
- Note ships head
- Note meters of water
- Four point fix
- Anchor position on NDS
List the members of the bridge team on an RAN Ship and the other members who supplement watch on deck (WOD)?
OOW A/OOW Quartermaster/QMA Helmsman Lookouts Communicator
WOD: Seaboat cxn, swimmer of the watch, gunner of the watch
What is the OOW responsible for?
- Executing the navigational plan
- Conning the ship
- Administrative duties
Helmsman Handover?
SMN/AB ____ on the wheel
Course _____ in follow up/non follow up/auto
Revolutions set P/S/Both ME _____ for ____ knots
Permission to take the wheel Sir/Ma’am
Lookout handover?
Lookout relieved by SMN/AB \_\_\_\_ All contacts sighted and passed on Binoculars/NVGs checked and correct Lifebuoys, markers and rings checked and correct All navigation lights burning brightly Permission to carry on?
Lookout contact report?
WHERE - relative bearing and tracking
WHAT - light/vessel/object etc
WITHER - range, aspect, height
What are the records maintained by the OOW on the bridge?
Ships log (ON36) OOW notebook (ON58) Meteorological Signal Key Log Magazine Log RADHAZ Log
How often must Met Signals be released and when?
6 hourly ZULU time
E.g. 0001; 0600; 1200; 1800
What information must be noted in the ships log?
many things. just list them.
What information must be noted in the OOW notebook?
Everything. just write in it.
What are the two types of orders contained in Captains Night Orders?
Permanent Orders
Daily additions
What are the mandatory occasions for calling the CO?
- Unable to keep station
- Failure of equipment which affects operational, navigational or fighting efficiency
- OOW and PWO disagree on a COA
- If the OOW has insufficient details to execute their job
- Man-of-war is sighted
- Signals requiring CO’s immediate attention
- In any doubt as to ship’s position
What are the supplementary occasions for calling the CO? (As required by SSO, CSOs, Night Orders)
- Navigational: CPA <2nm within 10nm; altering course to avoid danger; altering course for nav plan; off track distance as laid down in CSOs; receipt of a distress signal; failing to detect light/land when expected
- Operational: sighting warships not in company; signal for station change
- Weather: significant changes in the weather
- Other: sunset report; emergency situations; if in doubt
