Elements and Performance Criteria
- Ensure safe watchkeeping procedures on vessels potentially with limited qualified personnel
- A set of master's standing orders is developed to supplement the vessel's safety management system noting the number of watchkeeping personnel
- Conduct, handover and relief of the watch conforms with accepted principles, vessel's safety management procedures and Master's standing orders
- An appropriate bridge team is established in accordance with the vessel's safety management system and bridge personnel are confirmed as fit for duty
- Duties are assigned to members of the bridge team and their performance of those duties monitored
- Members of the bridge team are correctly briefed on their duties
- Action is taken to ensure that the vessel is navigated safely using appropriate position fixing techniques to check the location of the vessel and to maintain the movement of the vessel within planned limitations.
- Action is taken to ensure that the progress of the vessel with respect to a passage plan is analysed and the vessel's navigation managed appropriately, to maintain a required estimated time of arrival at a point in the plan