Bridge Team Management - Chennai
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BRIDGE TEAM MANAGEMENT
Purpose
The purpose of the course is to focus and enhance the effective management and utilization of all resources, human and technical, available to the Bridge Team to ensure the safe completion of the vessel's voyage.
The course also focuses on bridge officers' skills such as teamwork, teambuilding, communication, leadership, decision-making, resource management and handling of stress.
The course also focuses on bridge officers' skills such as teamwork, teambuilding, communication, leadership, decision-making, resource management and handling of stress.
Contents
- Theory of Human Factors
- Assertiveness
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Responsibilities
- Stress coping
- Bridge Watch-keeping
- Master Pilot Relationship
- Emergency Preparedness
- Case studies and simulator exercises as a learning tool to backup and illustrate the theory
Objectives
Upon completion of the course the participant will:
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Be able to reduce the risk of accidents in the fleet by focussing on Casualty Prevention
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Share a common view of the intended passage and the agreed procedures to transit the passage with all members of the bridge team
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Develop and use a detailed passage plan to anticipate and manage workload demands and risks
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Set appropriate manning levels and make contingency plans based on anticipated workload
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Make roles and responsibilities clear to Bridge Team members
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Acquire all relevant information early and anticipate dangerous situations
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Through case studies and theory make the officers aware of the human factors
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Train the Officers in co-operation and co-ordination of tasks and in deployment of resources in stressed and aggravated situations
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Use the simulators to train and observe and ensure that the officers keep at high standard of competence within the BTM principles
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Grasp the concepts of automatic control
Admission Requirements
No limitationDuration
2 days theory + 1 day simulator exercisesParticipants
Maximum 8 participants per class with a minimum of 4Language
Course shall be conducted in English
Venue
Maersk Training Chennai
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