BRIDGE
Bridge & Navigation Hub
Built like a real bridge reference: plan, navigate, monitor and respond. This page is your hub — the left menu is your navigation system map.
On Watch
Fast entry points for the common “bridge reality” moments.
Visibility dropping, contacts on radar
Rule 19, sound signals, safe speed, when to alter and why not to port.
ECDIS alarms flooding the screen
Safety contour cross, guard zones, XTE, alarm philosophy and silence discipline.
Anchor may be dragging
Confirming, scope, windlass readiness, main engine notice, heave-up decision.
Position jumping, GPS unreliable
Spoofing, jamming, multipath, what to cross-check, and when to stop trusting it.
Man overboard
Williamson, Anderson, Scharnov — choosing the manoeuvre and sustaining response.
Fire on the bridge
Navigate first, fight second. Backup steering, control from ECR, abandonment.
Pre-Arrival & Planning
The work that determines whether the berth or pilot station is routine or eventful.
Passage Planning – APEM
Appraise, Plan, Execute, Monitor. The core discipline done properly.
UKC Planning
Chart datum, tide, draft, squat, heel, wave allowance, safety margin.
Master–Pilot Exchange
What a real MPX covers, what the pilot card contains, handover discipline.
Pre-Arrival Preparation
Checklists done properly: steering, comms, anchor, pilot ladder, pilot boarding.
Tidal calcs & secondary ports
Standard port, time and height differences, interpolation, meteorological effects.
Contingency & Abort Points
Why plans have to include the “do not proceed” decision points.
Core References & Visuals
Plain-English explainers on the topics most bridge watchkeepers misunderstand.
Modern bridge console — where the plan meets reality.
ECDIS is primary means of navigation — not a substitute for attention.
Train the eye: what a well-run bridge actually feels like.
Checklists & Logs
Operational paperwork that actually earns its place on the bridge.