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The Bridge Procedure Guide outlines best practices for bridge operations and watchkeeping. It contains chapters on passage planning, bridge organization, duties of the officer of the watch, bridge equipment operations and maintenance, pilotage, and checklists for various bridge procedures and emergency situations.

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Bridge Procedure Guide

The Bridge Procedure Guide outlines best practices for bridge operations and watchkeeping. It contains chapters on passage planning, bridge organization, duties of the officer of the watch, bridge equipment operations and maintenance, pilotage, and checklists for various bridge procedures and emergency situations.

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Bridge Procedure Guide: The Bridge Procedures Guide (BPG) is


an International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) publication that
aims to reflect Best Practices aboard merchant ships embracing
standards and recommendations promoted by the IMO. This
includes the concept of “continuous improvement” as described in
the ISM Code and the watch keeping requirements of STCW
Chapter VIII.

Latest edition: year 2022

Contents:

Abbreviations

Definitions

Chapter 1

Introduction

1. Safe navigation

2. An effective bridge team

3. Passage planning

4. Technology

5. Pilotage

Chapter 2

EFFECTIVE BRIDGE ORGANIZATION

2.1 Overview

2.2 Bridge resource Management and the Bridge team.

2.3 Company policy and Procedures.

2.4 Mobile phones and personal electronic devices.

2.5 Bridge internet and e mail.

2.6 Emergency preparedness.


Chapter 3:

PASSAGE PLANNING:

3.1 Principles

3.2 Responsibility of passage plan

3.3 Appraisals.

3.4 Planning

3.5 Executing and Monitoring the Passage Plan

Chapter 4

Duties of the OOW:

4.1 Overview

4.2 Effective watch handover

4.3 Managing the bridge watch.

4.4 Maintaining a proper lookout.

4.5 BNWAS

4.6 Calling the Master

4.7 Familiarity with Bridge Layout and equipment.

4.8 Situational Awareness.

4.9 Communication with engine control room

4.10 Monitoring Shipboard Operations.

4.11 Cargo operations

4.12 Risk assessments and permits to work

4.13 Ship’s stability

4.14 Navigation and Control.

4.15 Monitoring the Passage.

4.16 Compliance with COLREGS.

4.17 Navigation under pilotage.

4.18 Maintaining an Anchor Watch.

4.19 GMDSS Watch keeping.


4.20 LRIT

4.21 Environment Compliance.

4.22 Periodic checks of Navigational Equipment.

4.23 Recording Bridge Activities.

4.24 Emergency situations.

4.25 Danger reporting.

4.26 Helicopter Operations.

4.27 Security Awareness.

Chapter 5

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGE EQUIPMENT

5.1 General

5.2 Steering Gear and Automatic Pilot

5.3 Compass Systems

5.4 Speed and Distance Log

5.5 Echo Sounders.

5.6 BNWAS

5.7 Navigational lights and signaling equipment.

5.8 VDR

5.9 Electronic Position Fixing Systems

5.10 AIS

5.11 RADAR and radar plotting aids.

5.12 Chart and publications.

5.13 ECDIS

5.14 Integrated Bridge Systems and Integrated Navigation Systems.

5.15 GMDSS Communication.

CHAPTER 6

PILOTAGE:

6.1 Overview
6.2 Preparation for pilotage.

6.3 Safe Pilot Boarding.

6.4 Master/Pilot Information Exchange.

6.5 Duties and Responsibilities.

6.6 Manoeuvring.

6.7 Preparing for Outbound pilotage Plan

6.8 Pilotage Exemption Certificates.

6.9 Deep Sea Pilots.

APPENDICES:

APPENDIX A- DYNAMIC POSITIONING

1.1 General

1.2 Operational Planning on DP ships.

1.3 Navigation in DP Mode.

1.4 Controlling Speed and Direction in DP mode.

1.5 Operation and Maintenance of DP systems.

APPENDIX B- ECDIS CARRIAGE REQUIREMENT

APPENDIX C- CHECKLISTS

C1.1- SECTION A – PILOTAGE

C1.2 – PILOT CARD

C1.3 – WHEEL HOUSE POSTER

C2 – BRIDGE

C2.1- Steering gear test routines

C2.2- Example of bridge manning matrix

C2.3- Familarisation with bridge equipment

C2.4- ECDIS familiarization

C2.5- ECDIS setup

C2.6- Preparations for departure

C2.7- Preparations for arrival


C2.8- Pilotage

C2.9- Passage planning

C2.10- Navigation in coastal waters.

C2.11- Navigation in ocean waters.

C2.12- Anchoring and anchor watch

C2.13- Restricted visibility

C2.14- Heavy weather/tropical storm areas

C2.15- Navigation in ice

C2.16- Change of watch at sea

C2.17- Calling the master

C2.18- Pre-operational dynamic positioning

C2.19- False distress alerts

C3 EMERGENCIES
C3.1- Main engine failures
C3.2- Steering failures
C3.3- Total electrical power failure (Blackout)
C3.4- Collision
C3.5- Stranding or Grounding
C3.6- Man overboard
C3.7- Fire
C3.8- Flooding/Hull failure
C3.9- Search and rescue and Receiving Distress alerts.
C3.10- Abandoning ship.
C3.11- Rescue in enclosed space.

APPENDIX D
Posters
D1- Challenge decision poster
D2- Safe navigation in pilotage waters poster

APPENDIX E
Recommended industry Publications

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