Tag: ship bridge

The Nautical Institute issues Mars Reports No. 69 2013: A bridge too near

USCG safety alert 09-13 regarding Bridge Resource Management in Pilotage Waters

A new SOLAS Amendment clarifies installation of BNWAS for ships built before 1 July 2002 The Maritime Safety Committee at its 92nd session adopted Resolution MSC.350(92) with amendments toSOLAS coming into force on 1 January 2015. The amendments to SOLAS Chapter V now set a clear timeschedule for the implementation of a BNWAS for ships built before 1 July 2002. Time schedule for the required BNWAS is set as follows:1) passenger ships irrespective of size, not later than the first survey after 1 January 2016;2) cargo ships of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards, not later than the first survey after 1 January 2016;3) cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 3,000 gross tonnage, not later than thefirst survey after 1 January 2017; and4) cargo ships of 150 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 500 gross tonnage, not later than the firstsurvey after 1 January 2018.Administrations may exempt ships from the requirement when such ships will be taken permanently out ofservice within two years after the implementation date.The term "first survey" means the first annual survey, the first periodical survey or the first renewal survey whichever is due firstafter the date specified or any other survey ...

Marine Accident Report: M/V Delta Mariner Allision with Bridge

Rolls-Royce Introduces Its Unified Bridge Solution

The 'A' rated 170 million GT North P&I club has just published a new loss-prevention guide for watchkeepers on how to avoid collisions at sea. Designed specifically for use on ship's bridges, it focuses on what the club considers to be the most important 'rules of the road' in the International Regulations for Prevention Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS).In his foreword to Collisions: How to Avoid Them, the Hon Mr Justice Nigel Teare, Admiralty Judge at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, says, 'Despite all the impressive electronic assistance designed to enable deck officers to avoid collisions, collisions still occur. The answer is, and always has been since radar was first introduced, that the rules of navigation set out in the COLREGS must still be applied by deck officers. 'This short and compact guide therefore has a vital and necessary role. It reminds mariners of the basics of the COLREGS and that they must be kept well in mind and obeyed notwithstanding the profusion of equipment on the modern bridge. That equipment does not avoid collision - it is merely an aid to collision avoidance. What avoids collisions is compliance with the COLREGS,' says Teare.The guide focuses on the ...

Start of the EU Project CASCADe for enhancing Maritime Safety

Improper bridge procedures and ECDIS use caused grounding

Bridge Resource Management (Part 1/2)

Bridge Resource Management (Part 2/2)