Bridge Team Management - Self Test for Officers.

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1 Why do we need Bridge Team Management ?

Ensure Master receives proper support.
Ensure effective communication and teamwork with Pilot
To prevent accidents.
All the above
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2 What are requirements of Effective Bridge Management ?

Company Procedures, Execution, Monitoring, Reporting.
Execution, Monitoring, Reporting and Communication.
Effective Communications, Company Procedures.
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3 What will Bridge Team Management Achieve ?

Good Passage Planning, Safe voyages, sufficient rest.
Good Execution of Passage Plan.
Safe Voyages, Pilotage, prepared for Contingencies, saves Company's money.
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4 What is the Master's Responsibility ?

To ensure vessel is safely navigated and Cargo properly loaded.
Ensure that Company's requirements are carried out.
Decision in Emergency for Safety of Life, Property and Pollution Prevention.
All the Above
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5 How does the Master develop the Bridge Team ?

Define the Company's and his own requirements, understand roles.
Ensure Officer sign his standing instructions.
To provide officers with Standing Instructions and Night Orders.
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6 What is the result of a good Bridge Team ?

 Demonstrate good skill by safe navigation of the Ship and timely voyages.
High and effective communication of the team.
The ability to pass all inspections.
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7 What are the Master's Standing Orders ?

Ship specific instructions of Master, to ensure Safe Navigational Watches.
Master's instructions to ensure Officers are aware of dangers to Navigation.
Calling the Master
All the Above
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8 How does a Master Conduct Interviews ?

Provide new officers with his standing orders to read and then conduct interview.
Interviews are always informal to encourage questions.
To ensure doubts are cleared up, to call master to bridge to prevent disaster.
All the Above.
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9 What is the responsibility of the Watch Officer ?

Responsible for Safe Navigation and Bridge Team.
To Call Master in good time to prevent disaster.
Ensure Bridge Team (lookout& helmsman) understand expectations.
All the Above
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10 What are techniques to Good Bridge Team Management ?

Detailed Passage Plan, familiarity through discussion.
Ensure members of Team have sufficient rest.
Ensure that the Charts and publications are corrected to latest notices.
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11 Master's Interviews should be:

Like an Internal Audit.
Informal to encourage questions.
Formal to ensure officer understands.
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12 What is the recommended style of Interviews.

 Informal Briefing
Allow officer to Familiarize with Standing Orders & informal interview.
Allow one week before conducting informal interview.
All the above.
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13 What are the essential requirements when taking over the con.
On the Bridge, it is vital to know who is in charge.
Master must make it clear when taking over the con.
Watch officer must pass all relevant information to safe navigation.
All the above.
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14 Why are Passage Plan Pre-arrival and departure briefings important ?

Passage planning discussion only with second officer for safe navigation.
Is is an Essential technique, plan is discussed to ensure all officers fully briefed.
Briefing to ensure that loading and discharging are done safely.
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15 What are the areas of discussion in a passage plan ?

No go areas, Notices to Engine Room, Margins of safety.
Areas where position monitoring are critical e.g. deep water channel.
Parallel index techniques, wheel over positions, VTS, currents, Pirate areas.
All the Above.
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16 How can structured briefings be achieved ?

Use completed passage plan as a checklist.
Make a list of the areas for discussion.
Ask officers to study the passage plan themselves and ask questions.
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17 What is a Navigational Status Report ?

These are reports of Ship's progress during the passage.
These are reports made to the appropriate VTS.
These are reports of ship's navigational progress to the office.
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18 Whose Duty is it to make Navigational Status Reports to the Master?
It is the third mate who should pass the information to Master.
It is the Watch officers duty to pass all information regularly to the Master.
The Duty AB should report regularly to the Master.
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19 What type of Information is contained in the Navigational Status Report ?

Ship's position, Distance to Wheel over position, Under keel Clearance, Traffic.
Status of Lifeboat drill and fire drill.
Quantity of cargo to load for the Next Port.

20 What is the role of the Pilot ?

Pilot becomes a member of the Bridge team.
The pilot will bring the vessel to Anchorage or Berth.
Pilot will take full responsibilty and take command of the vessel immediately.
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21 Explain the Pilot/Master Information Exchange ?

Ensure relevant information passed to pilot with the use of the "Pilot Card".
Ensure discussion between the Pilot and Master.
Ensure discussion on ETA and berthing of vessel with the Master.
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22 What is the responsibility of the Bridge Team with Pilot on Board ?

Ensure Pilot is Safely boarded and Pilot room prepared.
Communicate with pilot on passage plan, ensure pilot's instructions carried out.
Ensure Extra lookouts and frequent position fixes.
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23 What is the Flow of Information ?

Information received from Navtex during the passage.

Flow of information is the communication process between the bridge and engine.
Communication interaction and support between the Bridge Team, Master & Pilot.
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24 What will the "Flow of Information Achieve?"
It ensures effective communication on the Bridge and lowers the risks of accidents.
It achieves effective bridge management.
It provides the correct climate for communications.
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In real life "Things do not always go to Plan". What will Good Bridge Team
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Good preventive action (contingency) will be taken by all.
Safe Voyages.
Effective Communications and Teamwork.
All the Above.
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Safe conduct of vessel does not depend on one person alone. It is achieved
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Good Engines and Equipment.
Team Effort.
An excellent Captain

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