Bridge Team Management

This course is designed to meet the requirements of STCW section A-II/1, Table A-II/1 and is based on the guidelines of IMO Model Course 1.22.

The intent of the course is to ensure trainees gain experience in handling ships under various conditions and will make a more effective contribution to the bridge team during ship manoeuvring and emergencies. In particular, trainees should be:

• Aware of the need for and be able to prepare a detailed voyage plan from berth to berth
• Able to make the best use of all relevant information and resources when executing and monitoring a planned passage including the use of ships manoeuvring data to carry out standard manoeuvres and assessment of the effects of wind and tidal forces that may be encountered and the application of effective countermeasures
• Able to communicate effectively with other members of a bridge team
• Aware of the necessity of carrying out a risk assessment for each stage of the voyage, with particular regard to passages in confined waters
• Able to implement effective appropriate crisis management procedures and initiate appropriate responses to emergencies
• Able to organise and conduct a bridge team effectively, with particular regard to the importance of briefing and de-briefing and factors such as attitude, cultural differences, workload and stress, human factors in error chains, decision making and challenge and response