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

2. SHIP HAZARDS COLLISION Less Maneuverability
Restrictions based on Shoal Water
More Traffic in a Smaller Area
Restrictions based on Traffic Separation Schemes
Ship board hazards could include a collision. A major factor in collison can be due to maneuverability problems.
You should be especially cautious of shallow waters because the ship has limited space to move.
Traffic plays another vital role in collision. Heavily areas and traffic lanes tend to be narrow and closer to land which produce more ships.

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 groundings.
Other contributors to grounding would be weather. Strong currents, tides and heavy winds.
Watch standers need to be observant and quckly relay messages during Navigation Detail.
Another possible contributor to grounding can be inaccurate charts and imporper surveys.

4. SHIP HAZARDS DOCKING HAZARDS Close Vicinity to Fixed Objects
Lack of Ship Agility
External Forces
Tides
Currents
Winds
Another ship board risk would be docking hazards.
Watch standers need to keep an eye out for fixed objects that would result in a docking situation.
The ships ability to maneuver plays a vital role in docking situations.
Currents, tides and wind also contribute to docking occurances.

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 board hazard I’m going to talk about is Interal Hazards. These include Main Space fires or flooding. A fire or flood in these vital areas could cause a loss of important equipment which could result in collision and possible grounding situatons.

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 another major concern of the Navy.
Man overboard being 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 demands rotating mechanics 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 personnel danger sailors deal with are bodily hazards.
Line handlers need to be especially aware of surroundings, and safety precautions.

8. summary of OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT
STEP 1: IDENTIFY THE HAZARD
(NAVIGATION DETAIL)
by QM3 MCQUAIN