Part 3 - Watchkeeping Principles in General
Clasification Society 2023 - Version 9.37

Part 3 - Watchkeeping Principles in General

  8 Watches shall be carried out based on the following bridge and engine-room resource management principles:

  • .1 proper arrangements for watchkeeping personnel shall be ensured in accordance with the situations;

  • .2 any limitation in qualifications or fitness of individuals shall be taken into account when deploying watchkeeping personnel;

  • .3 understanding of watchkeeping personnel regarding their individual roles, responsibility and team roles shall be established;

  • .4 the master, chief engineer officer and officer in charge of watch duties shall maintain a proper watch, making the most effective use of the resources available, such as information, installations/equipment and other personnel;

  • .5 watchkeeping personnel shall understand functions and operation of installations/equipment, and be familiar with handling them;

  • .6 watchkeeping personnel shall understand information and how to respond to information from each station/installation/equipment;

  • .7 information from the stations/installations/equipment shall be appropriately shared by all the watchkeeping personnel;

  • .8 watchkeeping personnel shall maintain an exchange of appropriate communication in any situation; and

  • .9 watchkeeping personnel shall notify the master/chief engineer officer/officer in charge of watch duties without any hesitation when in any doubt as to what action to take in the interest of safety.

Parent topic: Section A-VIII/2 Watchkeeping arrangements and principles to be observed
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