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Bridge Resource Management (BRM) Course Contents

Section 1 – Introduction

  1. Introduction
  2. Understanding the Requirements of International Regulations
  3. Understanding SIRE 2.0

Section 2 – Bridge and Watchkeeping

  1. Watchkeeping Principles
  2. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  3. Bridge Team Roles and Responsibilities
  4. Maintain Function-Oriented Bridge Organisation
  5. Practical Simulation Scenario 1
  6. Written Test 1

Section 3 – Human Elements

  1. Best vs Good Practice – Human Element
  2. Case Study 1 – Herald of Free Enterprise
  3. Creativity when Procedures Fail (Left v Right Brain)
  4. The Benefits of Bridge Resource Management
  5. Dangerous Personality Types (Phycology test)
  6. Case Study 2 – Costa Concordia
  7. Practising BRM Teamwork
  8. Assertiveness v Aggressive Test
  9. Situational Awareness
  10. Identifying Time and Resource Constraints
  11. Culture and Management
  12. Stress and Fatigue
  13. Stress Self-Awareness Test
  14. Applying Risk Factors
  15. Practising Decision Making Techniques
  16. Improving Communication Performance
  17. Written Test 2

Section 4 – Sensors and Equipment

  1. Navigational Aids – Bridge Triangle
  2. Integrated Bridge Systems
  3. Practical Simulation Scenario 2
  4. Written Test 3

Section 5 – Passage Planning

  1. Passage Planning
  2. Under Keel Clearances and Safe Water
  3. Vertical Clearances
  4. Practical Simulation Scenario 3
  5. Written Test 4

Section 6 – COLREGs

  1. COLREGs – The Basics
  2. Practical Simulation Scenario 4
  3. Practical Simulation Scenario 5
  4. Written Test 5

Section 7 – Emergencies

  1. IAMSAR Volume 3
  2. Crisis Management
  3. Practical Simulation Scenario 6
  4. Written Test 6

Section 8 – Extra Bridge Elements

  1. Working with a Pilot
  2. Cyber Security
  3. Practical Simulation Scenario 7
  4. Written Test 7

Final Consolidation Test