Shiphandling

Bridge Watch Team

OOD

JOOD JOOW QMOW TOPWO QMOW Signalman BMOW

Helm

Lee Helm

Messenger

Status Board

P/S/A Lookouts
 Bridge Equipment
• Radio hand Sets/speakers
• Status Boards
• Chart Table
• Gyro repeaters
• Magnetic compass
• Radar repeaters
• Alarms/light panels, 1MC
• IC ciruits
• SCC - EOT/Helm or ITC/Helm
 Bells
• Backing • Ahead
– 1/3 25 RPM – 1/3 025 RPM
– 2/3 50 RPM – 2/3 050 RPM
– FULL 100 RPM – STD 075 RPM
– FULL 100 RPM
– FLK I 125 RPM
– FLK II 150 RPM
– FLK III >150 RPM
 Bells
• GT - Controlled by pitch and speed of the
propellar
• Diesel - controlled by speed
• Steam - controlled by the speed + 12 kts
 Controllable Forces
• Propellers -
– single - turn clockwise
– double-
• STBD - clockwise
• PORT - counter clockwise
• Side Force - due to the rotation of the screw
– none on a twin screw
– will force in the direction of rotation. It is as if
the screw is walking on the bottom
 Controllable Forces
• Rudder - Usually behind the prop to
maximize the thrust
 Uncontrollable Forces
• Bernoulli’s
– UNREP
• suction
• Bow and stern cushions
• Shallow Water Effects
– Pounding
– Loss of rudder effectiveness
– Sink due to bernoulli’s
– Squat
 Uncontrollable Forces
• Wind - bigger problem on a carrier
• Current
• Helmsman
 Definitions
• Pivot Point - The point on the centerline
about which the ship turns
– forward
• small - last frame of the bridge
• big - forward of the bridge
– Astern
• stern of the ship
 Definitions
• Turning circle - line scribed by the pivot
point in 360 degree turn
– Rudder
– Speed - real slow and fast increase the diameter
• Advance - the distance gained toward the
original course
• Transfer - the distance gained in the
direction of the turn
 Definitions
• Tactical Diameter - the amount of transfer
made in 180 turn
– Standard - std rudder and bell
– Reduced - any speed and full rudder
• Kick - swinging of the stern
• Surge - the amount of forward motion while
slowing to a slower speed.
 MOB
• Pass word
• Watch/float/smoke
• Swing stern away
• Select maneuver
• 6+ blasts, oscar, red red pulsating
• Notify company
• Notify CO\XO
• Man helo or boat (ready and make leeward)
• Ensure CIC and top are doing their jobs
• Musters
 Types of MOBs
• Anderson
• Racetrack
• Williamson

• Choice depends on time of day, ship, ships

in company, sea state and water temp