Effective organisation

Preparing a passage plan and carrying out the voyage necessitates that bridge resources are appropriately allocated according to the demands of the different phases of the voyage.

Depending upon the level of activity likely to be experienced, equipment availability, and the time it will take should the ship deviate from her track before entering shallow water, the master may need to ensure the availability of an adequately rested officer as back-up for the navigational watch.

Where equipment is concerned, errors can occur for a variety of reasons and poor equipment calibration may be significant. In the case of integrated systems, it is possible that the failure of one component could have unpredictable consequences for the system as a whole.

It is therefore essential that navigational information is always cross checked, and where there is doubt concerning the ship's position, it is always prudent to assume a position that is closest to danger and proceed accordingly.

Motivation

Motivation comes from within and cannot be imposed. It is however the responsibility of the master to create the conditions in which motivation is encouraged.

A valuable asset in any organisation is teamwork and this is enhanced by recognising the strengths, limitations and competence of the people within a team, and organising the work of the bridge team to take best advantage of the attributes of each team member.

Working in isolation when carrying out critical operations carries the risk of an error going undetected. Working together and sharing information in a professional way enhances the bridge team and the master/pilot relationship. Training in bridge resource management can further support this.

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Glossary, terms and

ATA

Automatic Tracking Aid: electronic

plotting device for radars

CES

Coast Earth Station: maritime

name for an Inmarsat shore-based

station linking ship earth stations

with terrestrial communication

networks

COLREGS

Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, as amended

COSPAS-SARSAT

A satellite system designed to detect distress beacons transmitting on the frequency 406 MHz

DATUM

A datum is a reference system for specifying positions on the earth's surface. Each datum is associated with a particular reference spheroid that can be different in size, orientation and relative position from the spheroids associated with other horizontal datums. Positions referred to different datums can differ by several hundred metres

DGPS

Differential Global Positioning System (see GNSS)

DOC

Document of Compliance under

the ISM Code

ENC

Electronic Navigational Chart

EP

Estimated Position

EPA

Electronic Plotting Aid: electronic

plotting device for radars

EPIRB

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon: a device that transmits distress alerting signals via satellites (406 MHz using COSPAS-SARSAT; 1.6 GHz using INMARSAT) and aircraft homing signals on 121.5 MHz

GLONASS

Global Navigation Satellite System (see GNSS)

GMDSS

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System: a global communications service based upon automated systems, both satellite and terrestrial, to provide distress alerting and promulgation of maritime safety information for mariners

GNSS

Global Navigation Satellite System: a worldwide position and time determination system that includes one or more satellite constellations and receivers

GOC

General Operator's Certificate: a GMDSS radio operator's certificate for use on ships trading beyond GMDSS Sea Area A1

IMO

International Maritime

Organization: London based

United Nations intergovernmental

body

INMARSAT

International Mobile Satellite Organization: operator of a system of geostationary satellites for worldwide mobile communications services and which supports GMDSS

ISF

International Shipping Federation: global maritime employers' organisation

ISM Code

International Safety Management Code

ITU

International Telecommunication Union: Geneva based United Nations intergovernmental body

LL

International Convention on Load

Lines, 1966, as amended

LSA

Life Saving Appliance(s)

MARPOL

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978, as amended

MERSAR

Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual: published by IMO

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Glossary, terms and abbreviations

MF

Medium Frequency

MMSI

Maritime Mobile Service Identity: 9-digit ITU identification number allocated to ships operating DSC

MOB

Man Overboard

MSI

Maritime Safety Information: navigational and meteorological warnings, forecasts and other urgent safety related messages broadcast to ships

NAVAREA

One of 16 areas into which the world's oceans have been divided for the dissemination of long-range navigational and meteorological warnings under theWWNWS

NAVTEX

Telegraphy system for broadcasting marine weather forecasts, navigational warnings, SAR alerts and other warnings and urgent information to ships in coastal waters (up to 400 nautical miles) under the WWNWS

NBDP

Narrow-Band Direct Printing telegraphy used for radiotelex and NAVTEX

NOAA

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: United States producer of electronic raster charts

OMBO

One Man Bridge Operations: when a sole OOW maintains a navigational watch on the bridge without the support of additional personnel, other than a helmsman engaged in steering

OOW

Officer of the Watch

RCDS

Raster Chart Display System

RCC

Rescue Co-ordination Centre: a unit responsible for promoting the efficient organisation of SAR services and for co-ordinating the conduct of SAR operations within a SAR region

RENC

Regional Electronic Navigational Chart Co-ordinating Centre: supplier of official chart data

RNC

Raster Navigational Chart

ROC

Restricted Operator's Certificate: a GMDSS radio operator's certificate for use on ships trading only in GMDSS Sea Area A1

R/T

Radio Telephony

S-57 Edition 3

IHO's latest transfer standard for digital hydrographic data for use with ECDIS

Safety NET

INMARSAT service for promulgating MSI to ships on the high seas; it includes shore-to-ship relays of distress alerts and communications for SAR co­ordination

SAR

Search and Rescue/International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979

SART

Search and Rescue Transponder: a portable radar transponder for use in survival craft, which transmits homing signals in the 9 GHz band

SENC

System Electronic Navigational Chart: a database that comprises ENC data, ENC updates and other data added by the mariner that is accessed by, and displayed on, the ECDIS

SES

Ship Earth Station: shipborne satellite communication station, used for exchanging messages with shore subscribers and ships

SMCP

Standard Marine Communication Phrases: an updated version of SMNV that includes phrases that have been developed to cover the most important safety-related fields of verbal communications

SMNV

Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary: adopted by IMO for communications on board ship as well as for those between ship and shore

SMS

Safety Management System under

the ISM Code

SOLAS

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended

SOPEP

Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan

STCW

International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended

STCW Code

Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code, appended to the STCW Convention

TMC

Transmitting Magnetic Compass

UMS

Unmanned Machinery Space

VRM

Variable Range Marker: a radar

feature

VTS

Vessel Traffic Services

WEND

World Electronic Navigational Chart Database

WGS84

World Geodetic System 1984 datum

WMO

World Meteorological

Organization: Geneva based

United Nations intergovernmental

body

WWNWS

World-Wide Navigational Warning Service: established by IMO in collaboration with I HO for the dissemination of navigational warnings to ships

WWRNS

World-Wide Radio Navigation System: terrestrial and satellite radio-navigation systems that have been accepted by IMO as capable of providing adequate position information to an unlimited number of ships

XTE

Cross Track Error

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