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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Regulations

Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning, Training and Certification) Regulations, 2013

Annexes

Annex 1 : Watchkeeping Principles and Arrangements for Ships other than Fishing Vessels

Part 2 : Watchkeeping principles in general

 

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;

 

(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.