221-Navigation and Watch Keeping / 748
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BOS-PRD-07.900502
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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Promote a safe working environment;
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Maintain fire main pressure with sufficient readiness of pumps;
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Provide immediate response to emergencies (fire, flood, collision).
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When the vesselat anchor, the duties of the
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Determine and plot the ships position and any expected “swinging circle” on the chart
as soon as
practical;
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Document the amount of chain deployed;
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At regular intervals, check the position by taking bearings of fixed navigational marks and readily
identifiable shore objects as available;
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Ensure that an efficient lookout is maintained;
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Ensure that the vessel exhibits the appropriate lights and shapes and that if required, the correct
sound signal is used;
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Pre-set radar and GPS alarms to sound in case of any significant change in vessel position;
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Check proper function of VHF radio regularly, especially tuning and volume settings;
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Ensure that inspections of the vessel are completed at regular intervals;
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Observe weather, tidal and sea conditions;
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Ensure that the readiness of main engines or other machinery is in accordance with the
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instructions;
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Notify the
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and undertake all necessary measures if the vessel drags the anchor;
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Notify the
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if visibility deteriorates;
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Comply at all times with the applicable
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requirements;
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Ensure that all standing safety measures have been deployed.
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Record the following data in the bridge log at the completion of each watch period:
Position;
Weather conditions;
Barometric pressure;
Outside temperature;
Wind, speed and direction;
Visibility;
Sea state;
Current set and rate.
At anchor, the
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responsibilities
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include the following (if watch is required):
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Ensure engine room watch is prepared for any notice to start machinery and make readiness to get
underway;
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Maintain fire main pressure with sufficient readiness of pumps;
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Provide immediate response to emergencies (fire, flood, collision).
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An adequate permanent radio watch
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be maintained whilst at sea in compliance with statutory
requirements.
Similarly, an adequate radio watch
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be maintained, depending on circumstances, whilst a vessel is in
port or at another shore/harbour facility.
The
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is responsible for ensuring that a radio watch is properly maintained.
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