Bridge Teamwork & Ship Handling

OVERALL AIM

It is a practical and theoretical Training Course, aimed at helping the trainees gain experience in handling ships under various conditions, and learning how to more effectively contribute to the bridge team during ship maneuvering.

The Training Course has been designed according to the IMO Model Course 1.22 “Ship Simulator and Bridge Teamwork”. The exercises and demonstrations that are conducted on ship handling simulators constitute the most important and extensive part of the course.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The Trainees, on completing the course, will be able to:

  • understand the effect of wind, surface currents, shallow waters, banks, narrow channels in different loading conditions to the behavior of the ship,
  • understand the sound and efficient bridge procedures and bridge teamwork during watch keeping and ship handling,
  • fully understand the meaning of pivot point, squat and Bernoulli effect, and
  • effectively undertake to perform approach, anchoring and berthing operations.

FACILITIES

The Training Course will take place at the ATHINA Maritime Learning and Development Center’s K-Sim Full-Mission Bridge – Ship Handling Simulator (Class A-NAV) and in two additional Class C NAV Bridge Simulators. The Full-Mission Bridge Simulator is a 2700 horizontal view, mock – up of a modern bridge equipped with all mandatory instruments for navigation capable of simulating a total shipboard bridge operation situation, including the capability for advanced maneuvering in restricted waters, and a teaching environment required for all applicable STCW A-II competences and all navigation-specific IMO Model Courses.

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Daily Schedule

DAY 1

  • 09:30 – 09:45: Introduction, Learning Objectives
  • 09:45 – 11:00: Conduct of an Effective Bridge Watch (Watch keeping in different conditions and areas, position fixing methods other than GPS or other GNSS Receiver)
  • 11:00 – 11:20: Coffee Break
  • 11:20 – 13:00: Theory of Standard Maneuvers
    • Deep and Shallow Water Turn,
    • Crash Astern,
    • Full Speed and Slow Speed Turn,
    • Shallow Water Effect – Squat
  • 13:00 – 13:40: Lunch Break
  • 13.40 – 14:40: Familiarization with the Bridge Simulators
  • 14:40 – 15.00: Simulation Exercises
    • Deep Water Full Speed Turning Circle
    • Shallow Water Full Speed Turning Circle
    • Deep Water Slow Speed Turning Circle
    • Crash Astern
  • 15:00 – 15:20: Coffee Break
  • 15:20 – 16:15: Simulation Exercise (continued)
  • 16:15 – 16:30: Debriefing – Closing

DAY 2

  • 09:30 – 09:45: Recap – Summary of 1st Day Activities/Lessons Learned
  • 09:45 – 11:00: Simulation Exercises
    • Basic Maneuvering Exercises
    • Zig Zag with a Williamson Turn
  • 11:00 – 11:20: Coffee Break
  • 11:20 – 12:20: Wind and Current Effect – Lecture
  • 12:20 – 13:00: Simulation Exercises
    • Port Said Exit – Wind and Current Effect
  • 13:00 – 13:40: Lunch Break
  • 13:40 – 14.30: Interaction and Bank Effect – Lecture
  • 14:30 – 14:50: Coffee Break
  • 14:50 – 16:00: Simulation Exercises
    • Interaction and Bank Effect taking place in the Houston Channel based on two scenarios (opposite sailing and overtaking exercise).
  • 16:00 – 16:20: Debriefing – Closing

DAY 3

  • 09:30 – 09:45: Recap – Summary of 2nd Day Αctivities/Lessons Learned
  • 09:45 – 11:00:
    • SBM Mooring (Lecture)
    • Anchoring Procedures (Lecture)
  • 11:00 – 11:20: Coffee Break
  • 11:20 – 12:45: Simulation Exercises
    • Anchoring – Heaving Up
    • Vessel sailing at Singapore Straits proceeding to
    Tanjun Pelepas anchorage for orders
    • Heaving up Anchor in a densely populated
    anchorage
  • 12:45 – 13:00: Debriefing
  • 13:00 – 13:45: Lunch Break
  • 13:45 – 15:00: Principles of Bridge Resource Management
    • Cultural Awareness
    • Attitude
    • Decision Making
    • Crisis Management
    • Human Error Management
    • Workload and Stress Planning
    Learning from Incidents – LFI Case
  • 15:00 – 15:20: Coffee Break
  • 15:20 – 16:00: Principles of Bridge Resource Management (continued)
  • 16:00 – 16:15: De-briefing – Closing

DAY 4

  • 09:30 – 09:45: Recap – Summary of 3rd Day Activities/Lessons Learned
  • 09:45 – 11:00: Simulation Exercise on Bridge Workload Management
    • English Channel Transit under Poor Visibility
  • 11:00 – 11:20: Coffee Break
  • 11:20 – 12:45: Simulation Exercises
    • Voyage Planning and Approaching to Berth
    • SBM Mooring Algeciras
  • 12:45 – 13:00: De-briefing
  • 13:00 – 13:45: Lunch Break
  • 13:45 – 15:00: Ship to Ship Transfer Operation – General Principles
    (Lecture)
  • 15:00 – 15:20: Coffee Break
  • 15:20 – 16:00: Simulation Exercise
    • Ship To Ship (STS) Transfer Operation in
    underway conditions
  • 16:00 – 16:15: De-briefing

DAY 5

  • 09:30 – 09:45: Recap – Summary of 4th Day Αctivities/Lessons Learned
  • 09:45 – 10:30: Ship to Ship Transfer Operations (Lecture)
    Adverse Weather Aborting Considerations, manoeuvring away from the mother (STBL) vessel
  • 10:30 – 10:50: Coffee Break
  • 10:50 – 11:30: Simulation Exercise
    • Decision making: When to abort a STS Transfer Operation and proceeding to emergency cast off.
  • 11:30 – 12:00: De-briefing
  • 12:00 – 12:20: Navigation with Paper Charts
    (Lecture)
  • 12:20 – 13:20: Simulation Exercise
    • Approach to Tangier Med – Use of Paper Charts
  • 13:20 – 14:00: Lunch Break
  • 14:00 – 14:20: Night Time Approach to Singapore, background lights and their effect on safety and Bridge Manning
    (Lecture)
  • 14:20 – 15:00: Simulation Exercise
    – Target Identification and Collision Avoidance.
    • Singapore night time approach exercise.
    • Anchoring in low visibility
  • 15:00 – 15:20: Coffee Break
  • 15:20 – 15:45: Simulation Exercise (continued)
  • 15:45 – 16:10: De-briefing
  • 16:10 – 16:40: Written Test
  • 16:40 – 17:00: Discussion – Closing – Assessment of Seminar