1. OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT
STEP 1: IDENTIFYING HAZARDS
(NAVIGATION DETAIL)
Good morning Tortuga this is QM3 representing your Navigation department. The following brief will discuss ORM, operational risk management, step # 1 while at Navigation Detail.
Identifying your hazards can be broken down into two area’s. The first area is hazards to the ship.

2. SHIP HAZARDS COLLISION Less Maneuverability
Restrictions based on Shoal Water
More Traffic in a Smaller Area
Restrictions based on Traffic Separation Schemes
Hazards to the ship include collisions. Factors affecting are: restricted waters and heavy traffic.
You should be especially cautious of restricted waters because the ship has limited space to move.
Traffic plays another vital role in collision. Heavily traveled areas and traffic lanes tend to be narrow and closer to land, which also decreases maneuverability.

3. SHIP HAZARDS GROUNDING Proximity to Land Shallow Water Currents Tides
Wind
Reaction Time of Watchstanders
Lack of Proper Surveys/Accuracy of Charts
Shoal water can cause not only collision but grounding.
One cause of grounding could be weather. Strong currents, tides and heavy winds.
Watch standers need to be observant and quickly relay messages during Navigation Detail.
Other possible contributors to grounding could be inaccurate charts and improper surveys.

4. SHIP HAZARDS DOCKING HAZARDS Close Vicinity to Fixed Objects
Lack of Ship Agility
External Forces
Tides
Currents
Winds
A third ship hazard is docking accidents.
Watch standers need to be aware of fixed objects that could cause a docking collision.
The ships minimal agility plays a vital role in docking situations.
Currents, tides and wind also contribute to docking accidents.
Collisions, Groundings and Docking hazards, while most often caused by the external factors already discussed, can also be caused by ship control casualties and navigation equipment failure.

5. SHIP HAZARDS INTERNAL HAZARDS Main Space Fire/Flooding
Loss of Redundancy of Vital Equipment
Main Engines
Generators
Steering Units
Main Reduction Gear
The last ship hazard I’m going to talk about is Internal Hazards. These include Main Space fires or flooding.
Main Space Fires and/or Flooding hazards are increased during navigation detail due to the additional equipment that is brought online during restricted maneuvering.
The loss of any equipment due to fires or floods in turn decreases system redundancy, which could lead to any of the previously discussed hazards to the ship.

6. PERSONNEL HAZARDS MAN OVERBOARD More Personnel Topside
Working with Equipment not used on a Daily Basis
Evolutions that Involve many moving Parts and Strong Forces
Personnel Hazards are also a major concern during navigation and sea and anchor details.
Losing a man overboard is one of the more serious personnel hazards.
At Navigation Detail we use equipment that is not used on a daily basis. Most of this equipment involves moving parts or machinery which could lead to a man overboard if not watched carefully.

7. PERSONNEL HAZARDS BODILY HAZARDS
Loss of Limb or Life due to Synthetic Snap-back
Personnel too Close to Deck Machinery
Personnel become caught in Lines Under Tension
Another hazard sailors deal with is bodily injury.
Line handlers need to be especially aware of surroundings, and safety precautions.
Parting lines and moving deck equipment have caused many unfortunate mishaps.

8. Summary of OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT
STEP 1: IDENTIFY THE HAZARDS (NAVIGATION DETAIL)
by QM3 McQuain
In this portion of the Operational Risk Management brief we have Identified the Hazards associated with Navigation Details.
Tortuga, next time we’re at nav detail maintain a vigilant watch and follow all safety precautions.
Thank you.