GOOD

BRIDGEMANSHIP
BY EFFECTIVE
WATCHKEEPING
CANVAS CANVAS
AUTHORITY & RESPONSIBILITY
BRIDGE RELATIONSHIPS
PQS
TAKING OVER WATCH
KEEPING WATCH
MATHEMATICS OF THE WATCH
COLLISION AVOIDANCE
AUTHORITY
Authority of Officer of the Watch. Every
officer or other person under the rank of
Captain, not being either the Executive
Officer or the Commanding Officer of the
ship for the time being, shall be subordinate
to the Officer of the Watch, whatever may be
his rank, in regard to the performance of the
duties with which he is charged.
RESPONSIBILITY RESPONSIBILITY
SAFETY OF THE SHIP.
CAPTAIN'S REPRESENTATIVE ON
BRIDGE.
THESE REMAIN WITH OOW TILL
RELIEVED SPECIFICALLY IN FULL OR
PART BY THE CAPTAIN.
Charge of the ship
Con of the ship
DEFINITIONS DEFINITIONS
BR 45(1)
COMMAND : OVERRIDING AUTHORITY
OVER SHIP'S MOVEMENTS, WHICH
COMMANDING OFFICER RETAINS AT ALL
TIMES.
CHARGE : AUTHORITY DELEGATED BY THE
COMMANDING OFFICER TO THE OFFICER
OF THE WATCH FOR THE SAFETY OF THE
SHIP AT SEA.
CON: ACT OF GIVING WHEEL,
HYDROPLANE OR ENGINE ORDERS.
BRIDGE RELATIONSHIPS BRIDGE RELATIONSHIPS
CHARGE OF THE SHIP WITH OOW.
CAPTAIN MAY AUTHORISE ANOTHER
OFFICER TO HAVE THE CHARGE OF
THE SHIP WHO THEN BECOMES THE
OOW.
RELIEVED ONLY BY THE CAPTAIN OR
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR CONSEQUENT
TO A DIRECT CONNING ORDER BY THE
CAPTAIN.
CAPTAIN ON THE BRIDGE CAPTAIN ON THE BRIDGE
CAPTAIN ORDERS CHANGE OF COURSE /
SPEED TO OOW.
NAVIGATING OFFICER PROVIDES ADVICE
TO CAPTAIN. CAPTAIN ORDERS CHANGES
TO THE OOW.
IF CAPTAIN HAS THE CHARGE, OOW
PROVIDES INPUTS / SUGGESTIONS AS
PER OOW RESPONSIBILITIES.
IF NAVIGATING OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO
CON - HE HAS TO HAVE THE CHARGE OF
THE SHIP.
CAPTAIN IN OPS ROOM CAPTAIN IN OPS ROOM
ORO TO INFORM OOW.
CAPTAIN ORDERS (DIRECT / ADVICE)
COURSES / SPEEDS FROM OPS ROOM.
VISUAL WATCH & SAFETY BY OOW.
SAFETY NUMBER RECOMMENDED ON
BRIDGE.
DURING SSD DURING SSD
CLOSED UP FOR PILOTAGE & EVOLUTIONS
INVOLVING NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD.
NAVIGATING OFFICER TO HAVE CHARGE.
NAVIGATING OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR
SAFETY OF NAVIGATION INCLUDING
COLLISION AVOIDANCE.
SSD OOW RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OTHER
FUNCTIONS
SSD : SEQUENCE SSD : SEQUENCE
SSD OOW T/O CHARGE FROM OOW /
OOD.
NAVIGATING OFFICER T/O CHARGE
FROM SSD OOW FOR CONDUCT OF
NAVIGATION / PILOTAGE AS PER A
PRE-DETERMINED PLAN /
PROMULGATED ORDERS.
SSD OOW CONTINUES OTHER
FUNCTIONS (FIXING / CEREMONIALS
ETC.)
ESSENTIAL PQS ESSENTIAL PQS
LAYOUT OF BRIDGE.
PROPULSION MACHINERY.
POWER GENERATION.
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS.
EMERGENCY ALARM PROCEDURES.
[READY RECKONER TO BE CARRIED]
TAKING OVER WATCH TAKING OVER WATCH
OOW / ORO ROSTER.
PREPARE TO BE ON TIME.
ROUTE THROUGH OPS ROOM - BRIDGE
TOP / WINGS.
CHECK SHIP'S POSITION.
USE THE CHECK OFF LIST.
ORGANISE THE WATCH
"I HAVE THE CHARGE".
ATTENTION REQUIRED ATTENTION REQUIRED
GYRO ERROR.
LOG CALIBRATION.
ECHO SOUNDER ERROR.
RADAR INDEX ERROR.
COMPARISON OF COMPASSES.
SHARP LOOKOUT AHEAD.
CALLING CAPTAIN CALLING CAPTAIN
ANY CAPTAIN WOULD PREFER TO
BE CALLED EARLY AND OFTEN
THAN TOO LATE OR NOT AT ALL
CRISP SITREP WITH INTENTION /
DIFFICULTY.
EMERGENCIES & BREAKDOWNS EMERGENCIES & BREAKDOWNS
CLEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
PRIORITISED ACTIONS.
UNDERSTAND IMPLICATIONS
CLEARLY / CLARIFY.
CORRECT DELEGATION OF DUTIES.
REHEARSE / PRACTICE DRY
DRILLS.
CONNING CONNING
STANDARD AND CORRECT WHEEL
/ ENGINE ORDERS.
CON TO NEW COURSE.
CORRECT WRONG ORDER BY
'MIDSHIPS' / 'STOP BOTH
ENGINES'.
STATION STATION
KEEPING KEEPING
MATHEMATICS OF THE WATCH MATHEMATICS OF THE WATCH
STATION KEEPING MATHS STATION KEEPING MATHS
BASIC GEOMETRY [RIGHT TRIANGLES]
360
O
CIRCLE - COMPASS ROSE
FRACTIONS AND MULTIPLIERS
RADIAN RULE - ONE IN SIXTY
RADIAN RULE RADIAN RULE
THROW OFF = WHAT FRACTION
OF SIXTY?
CPA = WHAT FRACTION OF
RANGE?
RADIAN RULE RADIAN RULE
ANGLE RANGE CPA
NM 1.5 NM
NM 2.5 C
18 4.2
RADIAN RULE RADIAN RULE
NGLE RNGE CP
360 360
OO
CIRCLE CIRCLE
000
180
090 270
ME
GAIN / LOSS ? GAIN / LOSS ?
GAIN BEARING : AHEAD OF STATION
LOSE BEARING : ASTERN OF STATION
MAINTAINING STATION MAINTAINING STATION
STATIONED ASTERN
GUIDE BEARS HIGH STEER HIGH. OPEN
FOR RANGE INCREASE SPEED
STATIONED AHEAD
GUIDE BEARS HIGH STEER LOW. OPEN
FOR RANGE DECREASE SPEED
MAINTAINING STATION MAINTAINING STATION
ABEAM
ALTER IN LOSE BEARING
CLOSE RANGE
ALTER OUT LOSE BEARING
OPEN RANGE
GUIDE
CORRECT STATION
ALTER OUT
LOSE BEARING
OPEN DISTANCE
ALTER IN
GAIN BEARING
CLOSE DISTANCE
STATIONED ON THE BOW
GUIDE
CORRECT STATION
ALTER OUT
GAIN BEARING
OPEN DISTANCE
ALTER IN
LOSE BEARING
CLOSE DISTANCE
STATIONED ON THE QUARTER
CORRECT
RANGE
GUIDE
CORRECT STATION
ALTER IN
REDUCE SPEED
SPEED RULES SPEED RULES
DIST(YARDS) COVERED IN 3 MIN = SPD
IN KNOTS x 100
DIST (NM) COVERED IN 6 MIN = SPD IN
KNOTS/10
1 KNOT = 33 YDS OR 100 FT PER
MINUTE
6 KN = 1 CABLE / MIN
SPD ADV 6 KN GAIN 1 CABLE PER MIN
GENERAL GUIDELINES GENERAL GUIDELINES
REMEMBER 360
O
CIRCLE
ALTER COURSE & SPD [REACT]
FOLLOW DIRECT ROUTE.
MONITOR THE MANOEUVER
WATCH THE NEAREST SHIP
COLLISION AVOIDANCE COLLISION AVOIDANCE
KNOW / REVISE ROR
GOOD LOOK OUT
RISK OF COLLISION
IMPEDING PASSAGE
MANDATORY / OPTIONAL LIGHTS
COLLISION AVOIDANCE COLLISION AVOIDANCE
EARLY ASSESSMENT / DECISION
WHAT IS BOLD?
INFORM CAPTAIN
DO NOT BLINDLY TRUST RADAR /
ARPA.
USE OF MMB
GOOD PRACTICES GOOD PRACTICES
CHARTWORK
FIX OR BE FIXED
TRACK AND DR
RECORDS
OOW NOTE BOOK
QM'S LOG
SHIP'S LOG
EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVE
WATCHKEEPING WATCHKEEPING
SEAMAN EYE
GOOD WATCH - LOOK OUTS
CONFIDENCE AND ALACRITY
CLARIFICATIONS CLARIFICATIONS
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