STCW Flashcards
(42 cards)
What is STCW
The International Convention on STandards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers,
1978 Sets qualification standards for master. officers and watch personnel on merchant ships
What were the Manila Amendments, why were they needed?
Agreed in Manila - Philippenes in 2010
Effective from 2012
The Manila Amendments were necessary to keep standards in line with new technologies and operational requirements
6 key points from the Manila Amendments
- Hours of Rest
- New grades of certificates of competence for able seaman in Deck and Engine (EDH)
*New and updated training, refreshing requirements (ECDIS)
*Mandatory Security Training (PSD)
*Additional Medical Standards
*Specific Alcohol limits in blood or breath
Who is entitled to set Hours of rest?
All persons with duty as officer of the watch,
ratings forming part of the watch
and those whos duties involve designated saftey, prevention of pollution and security
Hours of rest are?
*minimum of 10 hrs in any 24 hr period
*77 hrs in any 7 day period
No more than 2 rest periods, one of which shall be at least 6 hrs in length
maximum of 14 hours between rest periods
When do hours of rest not need to be maintained?
In case of emergency or other overriding operational conditions
Musters and drills shall be conducted so as to minimise disurbance of rest periods
Primary Duties, Under STCW the OOW is…
The Masters representative nad is primarily responsible at all times for the safe navigation of the ship and for complying with the COLREGS
In order to maintain a safe navigational watch, the primary duties of the OOW will involve:
Watch-keeping, navigation and GMDSS radio watch-keeping.
When can the OOW be sole look out
On each occasion, when the master has ensured that the prevailing situation has been carefully assessed and it has been established without a doubt that it is safe to do so
The OOW asting as sole look out should always be fully able to preform both duties.
Assistance must be immediately available to be summoned when required
Factors to be considered when assessing the need for a look out?
Weather
Visabilty
Traffic density
Proximity of danger to navigation
Near Traffic separation schemes
Design and layout of the bridge
Arcs of visability
Radar equipment and its limitations
other equipment that could be a distraction to the OOW, such as GMDSS, Logkeeping, routine testing of bridge equipment.
You See an Aground Vessel, What are your actions?
Call the Master
Chart assessment, of my, and the other ships position
note the UKC from the echo sounder
Position lookouts and select hand steering
Communicate with the aground vessel, find out their draught, time of grounding
Assess the extent of the shoal
Critical Items for Getting underway
*Engine Checks
*Steering Checks
*watertight integrity
*Passage plan checked
*Compass checked
*Radar checked
*Bridge equipment checked
*LSA items checked
B6 Preparations for Sea
Passage plan
1. Complete PP prepped and on bridge on appropriate and up to date charts
2. PP checked and approved by the master
3. PP briefed to the bridge team
4. Route loaded onto both ECDIS
5. Latest NM available
Equipment checks
1. AIS
2. ECDIS
3. Anchors, cable and winches
4. Echo sounder
5. Engine propulsion and emergency stop
6. Steering gear
7. Gyro/Mag compass and repeaters
8. Radar and ARPA
9. NAv lights, shapes and sound signals
10. Internal communications
11. Signalling kit including flags, search light, signal lamp
12. GMDSS equipment and log
13. LRIT, BNWAS, ROT indicators,
Port and pilotage
1. Master/pilot information exchange checklist completed (A1)
2. Pilot card prepared (A2)
3. Pilot boarding time confirmed
4. Boarding arrangements ready (A4)
5. Port and VTS channels monitored
6. Port, VTS and Pilot informed of any special requirements
7. Preparations for pilotage complete (B8)
Secure for Sea
1. Cargo and handling equipment secure
2. Cargo/passenger details available
3. Hull openings secure and watertight
4. Stability and draught information available
5. Watertight doors closed
Before Sailing
1. All crew on board
2. Anchors cleared away
3. Bridge team and Engine room ready
4. Mooring stations manned and ready
5. MSI checked and communicated to bridge team
6. Pressure on fire main
7. Stowaway search completed
B7 Prep for Arrival
Passage Plan
1. Pre arrival documentation complete and sent
2. PP updated with additional info recieved on route
3. Updated PP checked and approved by master
4. Updated PP briefed to Bridge team
5. Updated PP loaded onto both upto date ECDIS
6. Cargo/ballast rearrangement required?
Equipment checks
1. ECDIS
2. Echo Sounder
3. Electronic position fixing systms
4. Engine propulsion and emergency stops
5. Gyro/ Mag and compass repeaters
6. Internal comms
7. Nav lights, shapes sound signals
8. RPM and ROT indicators
9. Signalling equipment
10. Steering gear and thrusters
Before arrival
1. Anchors cleared and ready for use
2. stabilisers housed
3. Bridge team ready
4. Cargo/passenger details available
5. Engine room Ready
6. both steering pumps activated
7. Hand steering engaged
8. Mooring stations manned and ready
9. Pressure on fire main
10. Stability and draught info verified and available
11. watertight doors closed
Port and pilot information
1. Master/Pilot info exchange checklist complete (A1)
2. Pilot Card prepared (A2)
3. Pilot boarding time confirmed
4. Boarding/disembarkation arrangements ready (A4)
5. Port and VTS channels monitored
6. Port vts and pilot aware of any special requirements
7. Preparations for pilotage complete (B8)
Prep for arrival key points
Berth availability and vhf comms
Pilot card and boarding arrangements
manual steering and engine checks
mooring/anchoring plan briefed to team
comms with deck team and engine room
test ships whistle
Deck lighting
Mooring lines, heaving lines and fenders prepped
capstans tested
anchors clear
deck team briefed
B8 Checklist for Pilotage
- Appropriate scale charts with route plotted
- Flags, lights shapes displayed
- Bridge manned to maintain lookout, Monitor progress, coomunicate with pilot, tugs, port
- ECDIS correctly setup for pilotage
- ECR and morring stations ready and kept up to date
- MPX completed, pilot briefed on the pilot card
- Pilot informed of defects, heading, speed, draught, and LSA available
- departure B6 or arrival B7 checks complete
B10 Nav in coastal waters - Considerations
- Appropriate scale charts available with route plotted
- Appropriate Bridge manning to maintain lookout
- ECDIS terminals correclty set up
- Echo sounder on and checked
- Gyro/Mag checked
- Engines, manual steering and Helmsman checked and ready, both pumps on
- measures taken to comply with environmental/pollution regulations
- MSI monitored and plotted
- Ships position fixed regularly by multiple means
- depth of water and effect of squat considered
- radar performance checked
- security procedures followed
- Traffic conditions understood
- Routeing and reporting requirements understood
- Weather monitored
B12 Anchoring and Anchor Watch
Achor Plan
*Check for permission from port authority
* Position confirmed, taking into account seabed type, depth, tide, swinging circle, proximity of hazards, weather conditions and forecast.
*Anchor party and ECR briefed
*Anchors cleared away and gear tested
*Speed reduced, ready for manouevre
Anchor Watch
* Fix position regularly by multiple means
* Set GPS alarms
*Maintain lookout
* Maintain regular security rounds
* Monitor weather, Visability and Tide
* Correct lights, shapes and sounds
* correct AIS status
* Comply with Marpol regulations
B16 Change of watch at sea
Check the upcoming watchkeeper is well rested, free from alcohol, and night vision has adjusted
Vessels position, course and speed
distance to next way point and overview of thenext 4 hrs
Engine and steering settings
Traffic situation and any vessels causing concern
Weather, Tide conditions and latest forecast
Chart/ next chart in use
Radar and arpa set up
ECDIS set up
latest compass check and error
AIS
Navtex, GMDSS
faults or defects
Masters standing orders, night orders
Any ongoing work on deck or engine room
Log book entry complete
B13 Restricted Vis
Inform the master
Sound fog signal
Turn on nav lights
Comply with rule 19
Reassess safe speed
manual steering
engines ready to manouevre, ECR informed
Increase bridge manning
Good look out, especially by radar
close watertight doors
confirm vessels position if possible before entering
bridge navigation equipment checked
PI lines set up
B17 Calling the Master
*As required by the standing orders
*Restricted vis encounered or expected
*traffic conditions causing concern
*receipt of a distress
*difficulty maintaining course
*Unsure of the position
*Failure to sight land, nav mark or sounding by expected time
*Unexpected sighting of land, nav mark or sounding
*If ammendments to the passage plan require immediate approval
*Breakdown of the engines, steering gear, navigation equipment or GMDSS
*In heavy weather or concerned about heavy weather damage
*any hazard to nav, ice or derelict
*security concern
*Any emergency
*OOW in any doubt
Nav in Ocean waters BPG 22
Appropriate scale charts available with route plotted
Marpol regulations complied with
ECDIS correctly set up
Appropriate bridge manning and lookout
regular fixing of the vessels position
weather reports and instruments regularly checked
MSI monitored
regular rounds of the vessel when appropriate
Steering gear Checklists BPG 22 every watch
Rudder responds to manual steering from each position and both pumps, singly and together
Steering gear Checklists BPG 22 before congested waters
Comms between bridge and steering compartment checked
Rudder responds to manual steering from each position and both pumps, singly and together (same as every watch)
