Bridge Procedures Guide 7th Edition

Product Description

The Bridge Procedures Guide, Seventh Edition builds on 50 years of navigational best practice for all ships operating across all sectors and trades. It provides practical guidance to support safe, effective and environmentally responsible bridge operations, with a stronger focus on bridge team communication and a new self-assessment tool to help users review on board practice and identify improvements.

Further updates in the Seventh Edition include:

• a new self-assessment tool to help users review on board practice and identify gaps in areas such as training, competency and maintenance, and refer directly to relevant chapters
• expanded guidance on unreliable satellite positionings that helps officers of the watch recognise warning signs of GNSS spoofing, jamming and other causes of unreliable positioning
• new guidance and self-assessment on fatigue awareness that helps bridge team members recognise signs of fatigue and consider how to support one another
• new artificial intelligence (AI) guidance that considers AI’s role in supporting – not replacing – bridge team decision-making and emphasises professional judgement, output verification and the master’s overriding authority
• new guidance for diving operations and an accompanying checklist that supports officers of the watch when coordinating these operations
• a new bridge cyber security risk assessment checklist that supports the identification of cyber risks, complemented by guidance on vessel routeing to reduce maritime security-related risks
• alignment with the ICS Deck Procedures Guide and Engine Room Procedures Guide that supports consistent procedures across on board departments.