Bridge Resource Management (BRM) Course Contents

Section 1 – Introduction

  1. Introduction
  2. Pre-Course Foundational Tests
  3. Maritime Conventions & Regulations

Section 2 – Bridge and Watchkeeping

  1. Watchkeeping Principles
  2. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  3. Development of Bridge Team Roles and Responsibilities
  4. Maintaining Function-Oriented Bridge Organisation
  5. Practical Simulation Scenario 1 – New York

Section 3 – Human Elements

  1. Best vs Good Practice – Human Element
  2. Case Study 1 – Herald of Free Enterprise
  3. Threat and Error Management
  4. Dangerous Personality Types
  5. Assertiveness v Aggressive Test
  6. Case Study 2 – Costa Concordia
  7. Practising BRM Teamwork
  8. Understanding Human Factors and Situational Awareness
  9. Identifying Time and Resource Constraints
  10. Culture and Management
  11. Stress and Fatigue
  12. Stress Self-Awareness Test
  13. Practising Decision Making Techniques
  14. Improving Communication Performance

Section 4 – Sensors and Equipment

  1. Integrated Bridge Systems
  2. Navigational Aids – Bridge Triangle

Section 5 – Passage Planning

  1. Passage Planning
  2. Under Keel Clearances and Safe Water
  3. Vertical Clearances
  4. Practical Simulation Scenario 2 – San Francisco

Section 6 – COLREGs

  1. COLREGs – The Basics
  2. Practical Simulation Scenario 3 – Fog
  3. Practical Simulation Scenario 4 – Night

Section 7 – Emergencies

  1. IAMSAR Volume 3
  2. Crisis Management

Section 8 – Extra Bridge Elements

  1. Working with a Pilot
  2. Cyber Security
  3. Understanding SIRE 2.0