206-Standing Orders / 748
Standin
g O
rders
BOS-PRD-07.900501
Version 04. Original date: 01/06/2012. Version date: 31/12/2014. Valid version only on QMS site. Uncontrolled document when printed.
Procedure prepared by: BOS Head of Operations. Approved by: BOS Head of Operations. Validated by: BOS Quality Representative.
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When on passage, and at periods defined by the
Master
, but no longer than the completion of each watch
period, the
Wat
c
h
Off
i
c
er
shall
record the following information in the vessel’s logbook:
x
Position, true course and speed;
x
Weather conditions (wind speed and direction, visibility, sea conditions and barometric pressure);
x
Chart fixes
shall
be made at intervals as determined by the
Master
, but in all cases, this interval
should
not exceed two hours apart;
x
The
Wat
c
h
Off
i
c
er
may request additional seamen to reinforce the lookout if deemed necessary due
to restricted visibility, dense traffic or for any other reason deemed necessary or applicable;
x
The
Master
may also order additional deck officers to reinforce watch keeping if deemed necessary
and applicable;
x
The
Wat
c
h
Off
i
c
er
shall
always call and notify the
Master
in case of any doubt as to safe navigation
or the safety of the vessel, crew, passengers, cargo or in any other conditions that pose any
immediate or threatened danger;
x
Entries for different days
should
not be made on the same page;
x
During dark hours, after each watch, the relieved look out
shall
make a fire round through the
accommodation and report back to the
Wat
c
h
Off
i
c
er
. The outcome
shall
be recorded in the
vessel’s logbook.
4.
2
Standin
g O
rders
fo
r
Dy
na
m
i
c
P
o
siti
o
nin
g
(D
P
)
Prior to operating the DP system, the Bridge and Engine Room
Wat
c
h
Off
i
c
ers
are responsible for
completing the applicable DP initialisation checklists.
The
Dy
na
m
i
c
P
o
siti
o
nin
g
O
perat
o
r
(D
P
O)
shall
not leave his or her position without being relieved by
another qualified
D
P
O
.
The
D
P
O
shall
be thoroughly familiar with the change over procedure to the manual control mode and
special attention
should
be paid to redundancy of reference signals.
If a single signal is lost, the system
shall
be considered as impaired. In this case, the
Seni
o
r
D
P
O
and
Master
should
be notified immediately.
Good communications between the Bridge, Control Room
shall
be given high priority.
Care
shall
be given to specifying any change in operating conditions such as current or other weather
conditions, reference signal quality, etc.
Maintain constant visual watch during station keeping at less than one ship’s length from an offshore
structure. Visual marks
shall
also be taken.
Ensure that azimuth thrusters have been properly adjusted before proceeding to another location.
For more information, also refer to the chapter
“
4.6
–
DP Watch Organisation and responsibility
”
from
BOS-
PRD-07.900606 – DP Operations
.
4.
3
Masters Standin
g O
rders
/
Ni
g
ht
O
rders
The
Master
’s
Standing Orders
shall
be documented in a book known as the
Master’s
Standing (MS) Orders
Book and kept on the bridge at all times.
The
Master
Standing Orders book
shall
also be used as Master Night orders book.
The company specific Standing Orders for Master form
shall
be used as model and its contents
shall
be
considered as minimum standard to be applied. The
Master
should
add his own comments depending on
the vessel operating zone, vessel specifications, vessel scope of work
…)
The
Master
shall
sign and date the Master Standing Orders Book after making entries.
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