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What is STCW

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The International Convention on STandards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers,

1978 Sets qualification standards for master. officers and watch personnel on merchant ships

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What were the Manila Amendments, why were they needed?

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Agreed in Manila - Philippenes in 2010
Effective from 2012
The Manila Amendments were necessary to keep standards in line with new technologies and operational requirements

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6 key points from the Manila Amendments

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  • Hours of Rest
  • New grades of certificates of competence for able seaman in Deck and Engine (EDH)
    *New and updated training, refreshing requirements (ECDIS)
    *Mandatory Security Training (PSD)
    *Additional Medical Standards
    *Specific Alcohol limits in blood or breath
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Who is entitled to set Hours of rest?

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All persons with duty as officer of the watch,
ratings forming part of the watch
and those whos duties involve designated saftey, prevention of pollution and security

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Hours of rest are?

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*minimum of 10 hrs in any 24 hr period
*77 hrs in any 7 day period

No more than 2 rest periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hrs in length
maximum of 14 hours between rest periods

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When do hours of rest not need to be maintained?

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In case of emergency or other overriding operational conditions

Musters and drills shall be conducted so as to minimise disurbance of rest periods

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Primary Duties, Under STCW the OOW is…

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The Masters representative nad is primarily responsible at all times for the safe navigation of the ship and for complying with the COLREGS

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In order to maintain a safe navigational watch, the primary duties of the OOW will involve:

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Watch-keeping, navigation and GMDSS radio watch-keeping.

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When can the OOW be sole look out

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On each occasion, when the master has ensured that the prevailing situation has been carefully assessed and it has been established without a doubt that it is safe to do so

The OOW asting as sole look out should always be fully able to preform both duties.
Assistance must be immediately available to be summoned when required

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Factors to be considered when assessing the need for a look out?

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Weather
Visabilty
Traffic density
Proximity of danger to navigation
Near Traffic separation schemes
Design and layout of the bridge
Arcs of visability
Radar equipment and its limitations
other equipment that could be a distraction to the OOW, such as GMDSS, Logkeeping, routine testing of bridge equipment.

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You See an Aground Vessel, What are your actions?

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Call the Master
Chart assessment, of my, and the other ships position
note the UKC from the echo sounder
Position lookouts and select hand steering
Communicate with the aground vessel, find out their draught, time of grounding
Assess the extent of the shoal

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Critical Items for Getting underway

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*Engine Checks
*Steering Checks
*watertight integrity
*Passage plan checked
*Compass checked
*Radar checked
*Bridge equipment checked
*LSA items checked

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B6 Preparations for Sea

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Passage plan
1. Complete PP prepped and on bridge on appropriate and up to date charts
2. PP checked and approved by the master
3. PP briefed to the bridge team
4. Route loaded onto both ECDIS
5. Latest NM available

Equipment checks
1. AIS
2. ECDIS
3. Anchors, cable and winches
4. Echo sounder
5. Engine propulsion and emergency stop
6. Steering gear
7. Gyro/Mag compass and repeaters
8. Radar and ARPA
9. NAv lights, shapes and sound signals
10. Internal communications
11. Signalling kit including flags, search light, signal lamp
12. GMDSS equipment and log
13. LRIT, BNWAS, ROT indicators,

Port and pilotage
1. Master/pilot information exchange checklist completed (A1)
2. Pilot card prepared (A2)
3. Pilot boarding time confirmed
4. Boarding arrangements ready (A4)
5. Port and VTS channels monitored
6. Port, VTS and Pilot informed of any special requirements
7. Preparations for pilotage complete (B8)

Secure for Sea
1. Cargo and handling equipment secure
2. Cargo/passenger details available
3. Hull openings secure and watertight
4. Stability and draught information available
5. Watertight doors closed

Before Sailing
1. All crew on board
2. Anchors cleared away
3. Bridge team and Engine room ready
4. Mooring stations manned and ready
5. MSI checked and communicated to bridge team
6. Pressure on fire main
7. Stowaway search completed

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B7 Prep for Arrival

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Passage Plan
1. Pre arrival documentation complete and sent
2. PP updated with additional info recieved on route
3. Updated PP checked and approved by master
4. Updated PP briefed to Bridge team
5. Updated PP loaded onto both upto date ECDIS
6. Cargo/ballast rearrangement required?

Equipment checks
1. ECDIS
2. Echo Sounder
3. Electronic position fixing systms
4. Engine propulsion and emergency stops
5. Gyro/ Mag and compass repeaters
6. Internal comms
7. Nav lights, shapes sound signals
8. RPM and ROT indicators
9. Signalling equipment
10. Steering gear and thrusters

Before arrival
1. Anchors cleared and ready for use
2. stabilisers housed
3. Bridge team ready
4. Cargo/passenger details available
5. Engine room Ready
6. both steering pumps activated
7. Hand steering engaged
8. Mooring stations manned and ready
9. Pressure on fire main
10. Stability and draught info verified and available
11. watertight doors closed

Port and pilot information
1. Master/Pilot info exchange checklist complete (A1)
2. Pilot Card prepared (A2)
3. Pilot boarding time confirmed
4. Boarding/disembarkation arrangements ready (A4)
5. Port and VTS channels monitored
6. Port vts and pilot aware of any special requirements
7. Preparations for pilotage complete (B8)

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Prep for arrival key points

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Berth availability and vhf comms
Pilot card and boarding arrangements
manual steering and engine checks
mooring/anchoring plan briefed to team
comms with deck team and engine room
test ships whistle
Deck lighting

Mooring lines, heaving lines and fenders prepped
capstans tested
anchors clear
deck team briefed

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B8 Checklist for Pilotage

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  1. Appropriate scale charts with route plotted
  2. Flags, lights shapes displayed
  3. Bridge manned to maintain lookout, Monitor progress, coomunicate with pilot, tugs, port
  4. ECDIS correctly setup for pilotage
  5. ECR and morring stations ready and kept up to date
  6. MPX completed, pilot briefed on the pilot card
  7. Pilot informed of defects, heading, speed, draught, and LSA available
  8. departure B6 or arrival B7 checks complete
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B10 Nav in coastal waters - Considerations

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  1. Appropriate scale charts available with route plotted
  2. Appropriate Bridge manning to maintain lookout
  3. ECDIS terminals correclty set up
  4. Echo sounder on and checked
  5. Gyro/Mag checked
  6. Engines, manual steering and Helmsman checked and ready, both pumps on
  7. measures taken to comply with environmental/pollution regulations
  8. MSI monitored and plotted
  9. Ships position fixed regularly by multiple means
  10. depth of water and effect of squat considered
  11. radar performance checked
  12. security procedures followed
  13. Traffic conditions understood
  14. Routeing and reporting requirements understood
  15. Weather monitored
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B12 Anchoring and Anchor Watch

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Achor Plan
*Check for permission from port authority
* Position confirmed, taking into account seabed type, depth, tide, swinging circle, proximity of hazards, weather conditions and forecast.
*Anchor party and ECR briefed
*Anchors cleared away and gear tested
*Speed reduced, ready for manouevre

Anchor Watch
* Fix position regularly by multiple means
* Set GPS alarms
*Maintain lookout
* Maintain regular security rounds
* Monitor weather, Visability and Tide
* Correct lights, shapes and sounds
* correct AIS status
* Comply with Marpol regulations

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B16 Change of watch at sea

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Check the upcoming watchkeeper is well rested, free from alcohol, and night vision has adjusted

Vessels position, course and speed
distance to next way point and overview of thenext 4 hrs
Engine and steering settings
Traffic situation and any vessels causing concern
Weather, Tide conditions and latest forecast

Chart/ next chart in use
Radar and arpa set up
ECDIS set up
latest compass check and error
AIS
Navtex, GMDSS
faults or defects
Masters standing orders, night orders
Any ongoing work on deck or engine room
Log book entry complete

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B13 Restricted Vis

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Inform the master
Sound fog signal
Turn on nav lights
Comply with rule 19
Reassess safe speed
manual steering
engines ready to manouevre, ECR informed
Increase bridge manning
Good look out, especially by radar
close watertight doors
confirm vessels position if possible before entering
bridge navigation equipment checked
PI lines set up

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B17 Calling the Master

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*As required by the standing orders
*Restricted vis encounered or expected
*traffic conditions causing concern
*receipt of a distress
*difficulty maintaining course
*Unsure of the position
*Failure to sight land, nav mark or sounding by expected time
*Unexpected sighting of land, nav mark or sounding
*If ammendments to the passage plan require immediate approval
*Breakdown of the engines, steering gear, navigation equipment or GMDSS
*In heavy weather or concerned about heavy weather damage
*any hazard to nav, ice or derelict
*security concern
*Any emergency
*OOW in any doubt

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Nav in Ocean waters BPG 22

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Appropriate scale charts available with route plotted
Marpol regulations complied with
ECDIS correctly set up
Appropriate bridge manning and lookout
regular fixing of the vessels position
weather reports and instruments regularly checked
MSI monitored
regular rounds of the vessel when appropriate

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Steering gear Checklists BPG 22 every watch

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Rudder responds to manual steering from each position and both pumps, singly and together

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Steering gear Checklists BPG 22 before congested waters

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Comms between bridge and steering compartment checked
Rudder responds to manual steering from each position and both pumps, singly and together (same as every watch)

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Steering gear Checklists BPG 22 before departure

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Comms between bridge and steering compartment
Tests: of main and auxilliary steering gears
remote steering gear controls from all bridge positions
emergency power supply
all rudder angle indicators
alarms for power failure of steering gear or controls

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Bridge familiarisaion checklist

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Bridge main controls
helm controls, auto pilot, wing stations, emergency steering
Engine and thruster controls
Compass, echo sounder log
ECDIS, RADAR, ARPA, AIS, VHF, GMDSS

Bridge safety equipment
Alarm Panels
EPIRB,SART,MOB button
Watertight door, fire door, ventilation controls
emergency internal comms, phone, PA system

Bridge general controls
Nav and signal lights, whistle, bell
Bridge and deck lighting, searchlight
VDR/BNWAS
Charts and publications

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Preparations for heavy weather checklist

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Master, ECR and interior informed
All openings secure and watertight
deadlights/stormshutter fitted
water freeing arrangements clear and operational
restrict deck access and rig safety lines
Secure all items
adjust course/ speed with masters approval
monitor weather forecasts

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Who wrote the Bridge procedures guide?

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International chamber of Shipping

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Who is the ICS

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International chamber of shipping, principal international trade association for the shipping industry. Its shipping companies operate over 80% of the worlds merchant tonnage

It promotes interests of shipowners and opeators
Promotes industry guidance on best operating practices. like the Bridge procedures guide

30
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How do we get a safe manning document

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The company submits to the MCA proposals as to the number and qaulification of personnel to be carried on board

31
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Where is there guidance for uk requirements of Safe Manning

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MSN 1868 - Uk Requirements for Safe manning and Watchkeeping

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MSN 1868
The MCA will consider a ship safely manned if the crew and officers are sufficient to:

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The MCA will consider a ship safely manned if the crew and officers are sufficient to:
*Maintain safe navigational, engineering and radio watches
*Moor and unmoor safely
*Manage the safety functions of the ship when stationary or near stationary
*Perform operations for the prevention of damage to the environment
*Provide medical care on board
*Operate and maintain all watertight closings
* Capable of deploying a competant damage control party
* Operate and maintain all onboard FFE and LSA
* Muster and disembark all persons on board
* Operate and maintain the main propulsion and auxiliary machinery in a safe condition

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Who requires a Safe manning document? What does it require?

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UK ships of 500 GT and over

For areas over 150NM from safe haven; Master, Chief Mate, OOW.

Safe manning document must be onboard at all times
The manning is maintained to at least the levels specified at all times
The ship does not proceed to sea without a safe mannning document

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The officer of the watch shall: (according to MGN …)

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MGN 315

*Keep watch on the bridge
*Never leave the bridge until properly relieved
*remain responsible despite the presence of the Master until specifically relieved
*Notify the master when in any doubt
*Remain responsible despit the pilot onboard
*Seek clarification from the Pilot or inform the Master if in doubt about the Pilots intentions
*Not undertake any other duties that would interfere the keeping of the safe navigational watch
*Ensure no distractions
*Have a qualified helmsman available
*Ensure hand steering in high traffic, restricted vis, or hazardous situations
*Keep a proper log
*Station a person to hand steer in good time in a potentially hazardous situation
*Use the Radar at all times
*At sufficient intervals, check the vessels position, course and speed using all means necessary to ensure on track
*Take fixes at frequent intervals by more than one method

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Anchor Plan, In the construction of any plan, the following should be considered:

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*Weather forecast obtained
*Good shelter is provided in the intended position
*Charted position is free of any underwater obstructions
*Available swinging Room
*Depth of water, at both High and low water
*Speed and course of approach to the anchorage
*Time to engage manual steering
*Engine stop and astern positions
*State of tide at time of Anchoring
*Position is clear of Traffic
*Seabed type is good holding for your Anchor
*Position of anchor at point of release
*Amount of cable to be paid out
*Position monitoring systems confirmed

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OOW duties at Anchor

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  1. Anchor lights are burning properly/ Ball by day
  2. a Good GMDSS radio watch
  3. appropriate sound signal in poor vis
  4. All possible steps to detect dragging
  5. Make sure 2nd anchor is ready to let go
  6. Tend the gangway
  7. Observe all boats arriving and leaving the ship
  8. Call the master instantly in any danger
  9. Keep the logbook
  10. Post extra lookouts in poor vis, commence radar watch, call master
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OOW Duties in Port, Berthed

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  1. Ensure proper gangway watch is kept for security, adjusted for tide
  2. ISPS
  3. all moorings properly tended
  4. Deck lights on at dusk and off at dawn
  5. To ensure watchmen are properly relieved
  6. When men are aloft or over the side, that their gear is in safe condition, a man is to watch for their safety, and RY is hoisted
  7. frequently observe fire or smoke detecting apparatus and carry out fire patrols
  8. Keep logbook - weather, details of work done,cargo loaded/discharged, which holds used for cargo, number of stevedore gangs employed, reasons for stoppages, ventilation of holds, tank soundings, daily draught, details of heavy lift work, names of watchmen
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RY code flag?

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Romeo Yankee - Reduce speed when passing me
(Reduce Your)

39
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Handing over the watch, the OOW shall, according to MGN …

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MGN 315

*Ensure the members of the relieving watch are fully capable of performing their duties
*Ensure the vision of the relieving watch is adjusted to the light conditions
*Ensure all standing orders and night orders are fully understood

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The OOW shall not hand over the watch, according to MGN …

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MGN 315

  • If there is reason to believe the relieving officer is not capable of carrying out his duties effectively, in which case the master should be notified
    *When a maneuver is in progress, until such action has been completed
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Taking over the Watch, the Relieving OOW shall according to MGN ….

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MGN 315

  1. Prior to taking over, verify the vessels extimated or true position
  2. Confirm the vessels intended track, course and speed
  3. Note any dangers of navigation expected
  4. Be aware of the prevailing and predicted tides, current, wether, vis and their effect
  5. Note any errors in the gyro and mag compass
  6. Note the setting of bridge/ engine controls
  7. Note the manning of the engine room
  8. Be aware of the presence and movement of vessels in the vicinity
  9. Give watchkeeping personnel all appropriate instructions and information to ensure the keeping of a safe navigational watch
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Actions of the OOW in restricted Vis, according to MGN …

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MGN 315

  1. When restricted vis is encountered or expected, the 1st responsibility of the OOW is to comply with the COLREGS
  2. Inform the Master
  3. Exhibit Nav lights
  4. Sound fog signals
  5. Operate and use the radar
  6. Ensure dedicated lookout is posted at all times
  7. Proceed at a safe speed and have the engines ready for immediate maneuver

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