Standard wheel orders.
All wheel orders given should be repeated by the helmsman and the officer of the watch should ensure that they are carried out correctly and immediately. All wheel orders should be held until countermanded. The helmsmen should report immediately if the vessel does not answer the wheel.
When there is concern that the helmsman is inattentive he should be questioned:
“What is your course?” And he should respond:
“ Mycourse … degrees.”
Standard steering wheel commands.
The helmsman must repeat the commands given to the rudder, and the officer of the watch must ensure that they are carried out immediately and accurately. The steering wheel command should be followed until canceled. The helmsman must report immediately if the ship does not obey the helm.
When there is a suspicion that the helmsman is not attentive, he can be asked a question:
"What course are you holding?" And he must answer:
"I am heading ... degrees."
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№ |
Order |
Meaning |
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1. |
Steering wheel straight |
Midships |
Rudder to be held in the fore and aft position |
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2. |
Left five |
Port five |
5 0 of port rudder to be held |
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3. |
Left ten |
Port ten |
10 0 of port rudder to be held |
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4. |
Left fifteen |
Port fifteen |
15 0 of port rudder to be held |
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5. |
Left twenty |
Port twenty |
20 0 of port rudder to be held |
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6. |
Left twenty five |
Port twenty-five |
25 0 of port rudder to be held |
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7. |
Left aboard |
Hard-a-port |
Rudder to be held fully over to the port |
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8. |
Right five |
Starboard five |
5 0 of starboard rudder to be held |
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9. |
Right ten |
Starboard ten |
10 0 of starboard rudder to be held |
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10. |
Right fifteen |
Starboard fifteen |
15 0 of starboard rudder to be held |
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11. |
Right twenty |
Starboard twenty |
20 0 of starboard rudder to be held |
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12. |
Right twenty five |
Starboard twenty-five |
25 0 of starboard rudder to be held |
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13. |
Right on board |
Hard-a-starboard |
Rudder to be held fully over to starboard |
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14. |
Reduce rudder angle to 5 |
Ease to five |
Reduce amount of rudder to 5 0 and hold |
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15. |
to 10 |
Ease to ten |
Reduce amount of rudder to 10 0 and hold |
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16. |
up to 15 |
Ease to fifteen |
Reduce amount of rudder to 15 0 and hold |
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17. |
up to 20 |
Ease to twenty |
Reduce amount of rudder to 20 0 and hold |
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18. |
Obsess |
Steady |
Reduce swing as rapidly as possible |
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19. |
Keep it up (keep the steady compass heading that the ship had at the time the command was given. The helmsman should repeat the command and report the compass heading the ship was following when the command was given. When the ship has laid down on this course, the helmsman is obliged to give a message about this: "On the rumba ..." |
Steady as she goes |
Steer a steady course on the compass heading indicated at the time of the order. The helmsman is to repeat the order and call out the compass heading on receiving the order. When the ship is steady on that heading, the helmsman is to call out: "Steady on ..." |
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20. |
Leave a buoy / sign on the port side |
Keep buoy / marc / beacon on port side |
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21. |
Leave the buoy / sign on the starboard side |
Keep buoy / marc / beacon on starboard side |
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22. |
Report if the ship does not obey the helm |
Report if she does not answer wheel |
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23. |
Step away from the steering wheel |
Finished with wheel |
. When the officer of the watch requires a course to be steered by compass, the direction in which he wants the wheel turned should be stated followed by each numeral being said separately, including zero, for example:
. When the watch officer needs to maintain a compass heading, he is obliged to report the desired rudder angle and accompany this command with a command about the desired vessel heading, naming each heading digit separately, including zero.
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Order |
Course to be steered |
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Left rudder, keep heading 182 0 |
Port, steer one eight two |
182 0 |
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Right rudder, keep heading 082 0 |
Starboard, steer zero eight two |
082 0 |
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Left rudder, keep heading 305 0 |
Port, steer three zero five |
305 0 |
. On receipt of an order to steer, for example, 182 0, the helmsman should repeat it and bring the vessel round steadily to the course ordered. When the vessel is steady on the course ordered, the helmsman is to call out:
"Steady on one eight two"
. Upon receiving the command to hold, for example, 182 0, the helmsman must repeat it and bring the ship evenly on the course about which the order was received. The helmsman is obliged to give a message:
« Oncourse182 ".
. The person giving the order should acknowledge the helmsman's reply.
. The person who gave the command is obliged to confirm the answer of the helmsman.
. If it is desired to steer on a selected marc the helmsman should be ordered to:
“Steer on… buoy /… mark /… beacon”.
. If there is a need to keep a course for a certain mark, the command should be given to the helmsman:
"Keep on the buoy ... sign."
. Thepersongivingtheordershouldacknowledgethehelmsman’ sreply.
. The person who gave the command is obliged to confirm the answer of the helmsman.
2. At what heading angles are oncoming vessels the most dangerous?
When one vessel observes another at an acute heading angle to the right.
3. What is included in the mooring device? How is the mooring ropes fed to the berth?
The mooring device includes: windlass, spire, winches, reels, mooring cables, mooring haws, rollers, bale bars, bollards, fenders, throw rings.
To supply mooring lines to the shore or other structure, a throwing end is usually used - a light hemp cable with sand in a cable sheath at the end. The end is attached to the mooring line and the latter is fed through the mooring or towing hawse. The release is placed in the hoses and, holding by the free end, is thrown onto the berth. With the help of this light rope, comparatively heavy mooring lines are pulled to the shore.
4. Where are the duties of alert for each crew member listed? What is the procedure for starting a lifeboat engine?
In the alarm schedule and cabin card
The boat engine should be started according to the instructions placed near the engine control panel.
5. Send us an ash-boat to take the rubbish away tomorrow.
1. What are the actions of the helmsman when receiving the command "Obtain"?
Command « Obsess »Is given when there are 3-5 ° left before the appointed new course. By this team the steering wheel is shifted a small number of degrees to the side opposite to the circulation.
Steering wheel commands and their execution, including commands given in English.
The steering wheel commands are all duplicated: - Straight steering wheel. - Answer: - Straight steering wheel. -Put the steering wheel straight. Axiometer reading "0" and report: Steering wheel straight. ! Right! Starboard! Left! Port! Right steering wheel! Starboard the helm! Left hand drive! Port the helm! More right! More starboard! More left! More port! Right aboard! Hard - a - starboard! All starboard! Left aboard! Hard - a - port! All port! Easier, take it away! Ease the helm! Easier right! Ease to starboard! Lighter left! Ease to port! Steering wheel straight! Midships Obsess! Meet her Keep it up! Steady! (steady so!); Steady as she goes! The right not to walk! Nothing to starboard! Do not walk to the left! Nothing to port! Edit by course! Steer the course Steering wheel right ten (twenty)! Starboard ten (twenty)! Steering wheel left ten (twenty)! Port ten (twenty)! Take the steering wheel back to 5 degrees! Ease to five! Right wheel, keep 82 degrees! Starboard, steer zero eight two Left wheel, steer 182! Port, steer one eight two! Left hand drive, keep 305! Port, steer three zero five! Keep on the buoy, sign! Steer on buoy, on beacon! Follow the icebreaker Follow Icebreaker! Careful on the steering wheel! Watch you steering
2. What sector of heading angles is the most important for observation?
Shadow sectors formed by masts, cargo half-masts and pipes,
3. What is the purpose of stoppers, throwing ends, fenders?
Stoppers are used to secure and stop the movement of the cable / anchor chain. Stoppers are used, for example, to hold the mooring ropes when transferring them from the drum of the mooring mechanism to the bollards.
The throwing ends are used to feed the mooring cables from the ship to the berth or from the berth to the ship.
Fenders are used to protect the side of the vessel from impacts and friction against the berth or other vessel.
4. How to properly install a magnetic compass on a lifeboat? How to determine the direction at sea on life-saving appliances, in case of failure of the magnetic compass?
The compass heading of the vessel is counted on the card against the bow heading thread The heading threads of the magnetic compass are set strictly in the center plane of the vessel. The compass heading is the angle between the zero division of the card and the bow heading line.
Without a compass, direction can be determined from the North Star or the Sun. At noon, the sun reaches the highest point of its rise - ZENIT, the shadows become the shortest in the day. If you stand with your back to the sun, then north is in front, south is behind, east is on the right, and west is on the left, as on the map (and in the southern hemisphere the opposite is true). When there is no time to wait for half a day, a clock with hands is used. Place the watch horizontally with the hour hand facing the sun. Now divide the angle between the hand and the noon hour with a line running from the center of the path in half. This line will point south. When is the noon hour? At twelve. The final star of the Ursa Minor's tail is called the Pole Star. It can be found by mentally connecting the two extreme stars of the Big Dipper and continuing this line to the first bright star - this will be the North Star. If you stand to face her, then directly in front of you will be north.
5. You have to double up fore and aft, a gale is expected tomorrow
1. What are the actions of the helmsman when receiving the command "keep it up"?
The command "Keep it up" means that the helmsman must notice the direction on which the ship was lying at the moment of giving the command, or the direction along the coastal landmark, and keep the ship on this course, reporting: "Yes, keep it up, on the rumba so many degrees. "
Steering wheel commands and their execution, including commands given in English.
The steering wheel commands are all duplicated: - Straight steering wheel. - Answer: - Straight steering wheel. -Put the steering wheel straight. Axiometer reading "0" and report: Steering wheel straight. ! Right! Starboard! Left! Port! Right steering wheel! Starboard the helm! Left hand drive! Port the helm! More right! More starboard! More left! More port! Right aboard! Hard - a - starboard! All starboard! Left aboard! Hard - a - port! All port! Easier, take it away! Ease the helm! Easier right! Ease to starboard! Lighter left! Ease to port! Steering wheel straight! Midships Obsess! Meet her Keep it up! Steady! (steady so!); Steady as she goes! The right not to walk! Nothing to starboard! Do not walk to the left! Nothing to port! Edit by course! Steer the course Steering wheel right ten (twenty)! Starboard ten (twenty)! Steering wheel left ten (twenty)! Port ten (twenty)! Take the steering wheel back to 5 degrees! Ease to five! Right wheel, keep 82 degrees! Starboard, steer zero eight two Left wheel, steer 182! Port, steer one eight two! Left hand drive, keep 305! Port, steer three zero five! Keep on the buoy, sign! Steer on buoy, on beacon! Follow the icebreaker Follow Icebreaker! Careful on the steering wheel! Watch you steering
2. What is the audible signaling aids on board ships?
Sound means include : ship's whistle or typhon, bell, misty horn and gong.
3. Name the names of the mooring lines in Russian and English, depending on their direction relative to the vessel.
Depending on the directions in which they are fed, the mooring lines get their name. The lines fed from the bow and stern keep the vessel from moving along the berth and are called, respectively, the fore (headline) and stern (sternline) longitudinal. The cables are called springs (bow and stern spring, respectively). Which work in the direction opposite to their longitudinal end, and when paired with another spring, they perform the same work as the longitudinal ones. Finally, the cables fed in a direction perpendicular to the berth are called fore and aft hold-downs, respectively. They prevent the vessel from leaving the berth in a squeezing wind.
4. What types of alarms are installed on ships? What are the activities for launching a life raft?
Commands to the helmsman
Right steering wheel!
1 Starboard!
2 Helm a-starboard!
3 Starboard the helm!
4 Port!
Left hand drive!
5 Helm a-port!
6 Port the helm!
7 Hard a-starboard!
Right aboard!
8 All starboard!
9 Hard a-port!
Left aboard!
10 All port!
11 Midships!
Steering wheel straight!
12 Amidships!
13 Right the helm!
14 Meet her!
Obsess!
15 Meet the helm!
16 Check the helm!
17 Hard over the helm! Obsess more!
18 Steady!
Keep it up!
19 Steady so!
20 Keep her steady!
21 Steady as she goes!
22 Straight so!
23 Right so!
More right!
24 Better (More) starboard!
More left!
25 Better (More) port!
Little by little right!
26 Starboard easy!
27 Easy to starboard!
28 Starboard a bit!
29 Port easy!
Little by little to the left!
30 Easy to port!
31 Port a bit!
On the course!
32 Steer the course!
The right not to walk!
33 Nothing to starboard!
Do not walk to the left!
34 Nothing to port!
Right rudder on course 030º!
35 Starboard on course 030º!
Left rudder on course 030º!
36 Port on course 030º!
Don't yawn on the steering wheel!
37 Mind the helm!
38 Watch your steering!
Follow the tug into the wake!
39 Follow the tug!
Follow the boat to the wake!
40 Follow the launch!
Follow the icebreaker to the wake!
41 Follow the icebreaker!
Commands for anchoring
1 Get the starboard anchor ready! Prepare the right anchor for recoil!
2 Get the port anchor ready! Prepare the left anchor for recoil!
3 Get both anchors ready! Prepare both anchors for recoil!
4 Stand by the starboard anchor! Stand at the right anchor!
5 Stand by the port anchor! Stay at the left anchor!
6 Let go the starboard anchor! Give up the right anchor!
7 Let go the port anchor! Give up the left anchor!
8 Pay away the cable (chain)! Etching the anchor - chain!
9 Keep the cable (chain) slackened! Hold the chain anchor weakly!
10 Hold on the cable! Stop the chain anchor!
11 Put the windlass in gear! Connect the windlass!
12 Be ready to heave in! Get ready to choose!
13 Heave in the starboard anchor chain! Choose the right chain anchor!
14 Heave in the port anchor chain! Choose the left chain anchor!
15 Heave in upon the cable! Choose an anchor - chain!
16 Avast heaving in the cable! Stop choosing an anchor - chain!
17 Disengage the windlass! Disconnect windlass!
18 Secure the anchor for sea!
Travel anchor!
19 The anchor is up and down! Apeak!
20 The anchor is apeak!
21 The anchor is atrip! The anchor is up!
22 How is anchor? How is the anchor?
23 Clear anchor! The anchor is clean!
24 Foul anchor! The anchor is not clean!
25 Stand clear of the anchor cable! Do not stand in front of the anchor ¬- chain!
26 Pay away three shackles of chain! Set three bows anchor - chains!
27 Heave short the cable! Pick up an anchor - chain!
28 How is the cable leading? How does the anchor stand - the chain?
29 The cable is leading forward, starboard. Anchor - the chain is positioned forward on the starboard side.
30 The cable is leading aft, port. Anchor - the chain is positioned backwards on the port side.
31 Stand by fore and aft! All up!
32 All hands on deck!
Commands for mooring
1 Give on shore the heaving line! Submit tossing!
2 Send on shore the head rope! Submit bow!
3 Send on shore the stern rope! Submit stern!
4 Send on shore the bow spring! Submit nasal spring
5 Send on shore the stern spring! Feed the stern spring!
6 Send on shore the breast line! Submit the presser!
7 Pay away the bow spring! Release the nasal spring!
8 Pay away the stern rope! Pose the stern!
9 Check the head rope! Hold up the nasal!
10 Check the stern spring! Stop the stern spring!
11 Check the breast line! Hold the clamp!
12 Make fast the bow spring! Attach the nasal spring!
13 Make fast the stern rope! Fix the stern!
14 Make all fast!
So fix it! (So we will stand!)
15 Cast off the head rope! Give back the bow!
16 Let go the head rope!
17 Heave in the bow spring! Vira nasal spring!
18 Hold on! Stop choosing!
19 Avast heaving in!
20 Veer out handsomely! Poison little by little!
21 Veer out cheerily! Poisoning is more fun!
22 Heave in aft! Choose aft mooring lines!
24 Haul in the slack! Pick up the slack!
25 Haul taut! Choose a tidy one!
26 Haul fast!
27 Ship the fenders! Fit fenders!
28 Unship the fenders! Remove fenders!
29 Fleet the cable upon the windlass! Bring (enclose) mooring lines on the windlass!
30 Lower down the ladder! Lower the ladder!
Commands for towing
1 Is the towing hawser fast? Is the tug secured?
2 The towing hawser is fast. The tug is fixed.
3 All fast. Everything is fixed.
4 Are you ready for towing? Are you ready for towing?
5 Everything is ready for towing. Everything is ready for towing.
6 Commence towing! Start towing!
7 I am commencing to tow. I start towing.
8 Shorten in the towing hawser! Shorten the tug!
9 I am altering my course to starboard. I turn right.
10 Steer to starboard! Go right!
11 Pay out the towing hawser! Pull the tug off!
12 Veer out the tow-line!
13 I must cast off the towing hawser. I have to hand over the tug.
14 Cast off the towing hawser! Give back the tug!
15 The towing hawser has parted. The tug burst.
16 Shall I continue the present course? Should I keep going the same course?
17 Continue the present course! Keep on following the same course!
18 Stop your engines at once! Stop your cars immediately!
19 I am stopping my engines. I stop my cars.
20 Keep away before the sea! Take away from the wave!
21 I am keeping away before the sea. I take away from the wave.
22 I must get shelter or anchor as soon as possible. I need to take cover or anchor as soon as possible.
24 Bring me to shelter or to an anchor as soon as possible. Lead me to a confined place or anchor me as soon as possible.
25 Shall we anchor at once? Should we anchor immediately?
26 I want to anchor at once. I want to anchor immediately.
27 Go slower! Reduce your stroke!
28 I will go slower. I will decrease the stroke.
29 My engines are going astern. My cars are running in reverse.
30 Go astern! Back up!
31 Increase your speed! Increase your stroke!
32 I am increasing my speed. I increase my stroke.
33 You are standing into danger. You are going to danger.
34 I am paying out the towing hawser. I hunt a tug.
35 Get spare towing hawser ready! Prepare a spare tug!
36 Spare towing hawser is ready. The spare tug is ready.
37 I cannot carry out your order. I cannot fulfill your order.
| Steering wheel straight | Midships | Bring the steering wheel to the center plane |
| Steering wheel left / right 5 degrees | Port / starboard five | Put the steering wheel 5 degrees to the left / right |
| Steering wheel left / right 10 degrees | Port / starboard ten | Put the steering wheel 10 degrees left / right |
| Steering wheel left / right 15 degrees | Port / starboard fifteen | Put the steering wheel 15 degrees left / right |
| Steering wheel left / right 20 degrees | Port / starboard twenty | Put the steering wheel 20 degrees left / right |
| Steering wheel left / right 25 degrees | Port / starboard twenty-five | Put the steering wheel 25 degrees left / right |
| Steering wheel left / right side! | Hard a port / starboard | Put the steering wheel left / right on the side to the limit |
| Steering half board left / right! | Half a port / starboard | Put the steering wheel to the left / right at about 15 degrees |
| Left / right don't walk! | Northing to port / starboard | Maintain the ship on a given course so that when yawing, the ship's course does not go to the left / right of the given course |
| Obsess! | Steady! Meet the helm! Meet her! | Reduce the steering angle to a minimum and even, if necessary, shift to the other side. This is done to reduce the angular rate of turn of the vessel, so that at the time of entering the new course line, it can stop on this line. |
| Keep it up! | Steady as she goes! Straight so! | This command is given the moment the vessel enters the new course line. The helmsman notices the course with an accuracy of 1 ° on the compass card, then, shifting the rudder so as to stop the vessel's further turn, leads him to this course |
| Little by little left / right! | Easy to port / starboard! Port / starboard handsomely! | Shift the steering wheel to the left / right by about 5-10 degrees |
| Keep in alignment! | Keep alignment in sight! | Keep the ship's course on the leading line |
| Follow the boat! | Follow the launch! | Maintain a wake behind the boat |
| Follow the tug! | Follow the tug! | Maintain the ship's course in wake after tug |
| Edit to the lighthouse! | Steer to the lighthouse! | The helmsman detects the course to the lighthouse and keeps to the lighthouse visually, controlling the course with the compass |
| Take it to 5 degrees! | Ease to five! | Take the steering wheel to the 5 ° position |
| Hold buoy / landmark / sign ... left / right! | Keep the buoy / mark / beacon ... on port / starboard side | Hold the ship's heading so that the buoy is left on port / starboard |
| Go to course 1 | Steer the course! | Move the rudder to the left / right side, through which you can quickly go to the specified course. Make sure that the ship does not accelerate during the turn, and at the time of entering a new course, detain the ship. |
| Right steering wheel! Stay on course ... (125) | Starboard! One, two, five | The rudder is shifted to the starboard side at an angle that depends on the magnitude of the course change. When entering the set course - the ship is delayed (125 °) |
| Left hand drive! Lie down at 305 °! | Port, steer three zero five (305) | See previous |
| Careful on the steering wheel! | Ming the helm! | The helmsman must be more careful when executing commands |
| How does the ship obey the helm? | What (how) does she answer the helm? | Report how the ship responds to rudder shifting |
| Report if the ship is not steering! | Report if she does not answer the wheel! | If the vessel stops responding to the rudder shift - report loudly |
| Move away from the steering wheel, you no longer need to control the steering wheel! | Finished with wheel, no more steering! | With the permission of the officer in charge of the watch, you can move away from the helm |
Watch at the gangway
While the vessel is at the berth, the sailor on duty must be at the gangway at all times. Duties of a sailor on watch:
Must be dressed in accordance with the established uniform and have an armband or badge;
Must ensure that there is a lifebuoy with a line at the top of the ladder and a rescue net fixed under the ladder. If the ladder cannot be put on the berth, then the gangway is fed from the lower platform, and it is necessary to check the reliability of its fastening. At subzero temperatures and the presence of precipitation, the ladder must be freed from snow and ice and, if necessary, sprinkled with sand; It is strictly forbidden to leave your post and be distracted by the performance of any work or assignments without the permission of the watch officer. In the event of an urgent need to leave the gangway, the sailor of the watch must call the officer of the watch and ask him for permission. The assistant is called by two calls or by radio. During the absence of the watch sailor, either the assistant himself remains at the post at the gangway, or he entrusts this post to another sailor;
Must know about the personnel of the daily watch for all basic services. In addition, it is important to always be aware of which of the officers is absent and who is currently on board. To do this, a "Watchboard" is installed at the gangway. The sailor on duty is obliged to note the presence of officers on board the ship;
During the entire watch, the sailor observes the environment on the ship and around the ship, in the area of the post. All cases that may affect the safety of the ship and people or adversely affect the general course of its production activities, the sailor of the watch shall immediately report to the officer in charge of the watch and then act on his instructions;
When taking out things or any items from the vessel, the watchman at the gangway checks their owner's duly issued pass. In the absence of such, detains the person and calls the watch officer;
When the captain leaves the board and returns to the ship, three calls are made. At this signal, the officer in charge of the watch immediately goes to the ladder;
The sailor on duty at the gangway has no right to let unauthorized persons aboard without the permission of the assistant. Having stopped a man on board at the gangway, the sailor on duty calls an assistant, who checks the documents of the arriving person and asks him about the purpose of visiting the ship.
The identity document of the newcomer is kept by the helper or the sailor of the watch and returned to the owner upon leaving the ship. The officer in charge of the watch is obliged to accompany the arriving person from the gangway to the cabin where the visitor is heading. The return escort to the ladder is carried out by the one who received the visitor, or the assistant. If an unauthorized person was not accompanied when leaving the ship, the sailor on duty is obliged to report this to the mate;
The change of the sailors of the watch at the gangway is made only in the presence of the watch officer. An advancing sailor must be familiar with all watch orders concerning him.
In the event of a fire on the ship or near it, as well as in other emergency or other emergencies, the sailor on duty immediately announces the alarm on the ship, using loud chimes, a ship's bell and other means. He is obliged to know the methods of calling the shore fire brigades and the location of the water columns closest to the vessel on the shore.
In case of alarms, the sailor of the watch at the gangway remains at his post, not allowing unauthorized persons to board the ship. He may leave his post only at the direction of the captain, chief officer or officer of the watch.
The helmsman must know well the system of transition from automatic control to manual or backup (Fig. 2.2). Before taking over the helm, the sailor must obtain permission from the officer in charge of the watch: "Allow me to take the helm!"
Having received confirmation: "Become!" ". The person taking over the watch additionally inquires about how the ship obeys the helm and in which direction it prowls more.
It is not permitted to change the helm watch immediately before and at the time of the course change. It is also impossible to change the helmsmen when diverging from vessels and overtaking them. In cases where the ship is under automatic control, the sailors turning over and taking over the watch transmit the autopilot heading, checking that it is correctly set on the instrument, as well as the heading according to the magnetic compass. The set course must be displayed on a special board, which is located in front of the helm station.
During a watch on the rudder, the sailor must accurately keep the ship on a given course, periodically comparing the readings of the gyro and magnetic compasses. He must closely monitor the correct operation of the direction indicators and the steering device. All observed deviations in the operation of the compasses, such as stagnation of the card, a sudden change in course, deterioration of the illumination of the heading indicators, as well as faulty steering gear, the sailor of the watch should immediately report to the officer in charge.
The helmsman needs to be clear about his actions for all helmsman commands made when maneuvering, especially when he is not given a specific rudder angle or course. So, for example, on the command "Retract!", Which is usually given after the command "Right (left) aboard!" When changing course, the helmsman should avoid abrupt and excessive rudder shifts. During the turn, it is necessary to carefully monitor the change in the angular speed of the vessel, adjusting it by shifting the rudder so that the vessel could be delayed in time by the time it sets the new course.
In all cases, when the rudder shift angle is set by the assistant command, for example, "Ten degrees to the right of the rudder!" or "Left aboard", etc., the sailor on duty does not have the right to arbitrarily change the position of the rudder without a subsequent command from the same or senior commander. If the helmsman, critically assessing the specific situation, decides that the boatmaster, apparently, forgot to give a new command, then he should loudly remind one or several times in a row about the position of the rudder, for example: "Rudder is left on board", or draw the attention of the captain or his assistant to how the ship behaves, for example: "The ship is rapidly rolling to the left!" or "The ship is not going to the left!" etc.
A navigational watch officer must have basic knowledge of the rules for navigating a ship under various sailing conditions:
- when navigating the ship along the alignment, steer it so that both signs (during the day) or both lights (at night) are constantly in alignment, along the bow of the ship, and at the time of arrival at the alignment, it is imperative to notice the course and report it to the officer on duty;
- navigating the ship along the fairway, furnished with signs of a floating fence, the helmsman makes sure that the ship leaves these signs at a distance that excludes the possibility of piling on them, especially in places of turns;
- when sailing in the water area adjacent directly to the shores, navigate the vessel (unless otherwise indicated) along the coastal landmarks, choosing for this at the time of the command "Keep it up!" some of the most noticeable and sufficiently distant object, projected on the horizon in the center plane of the ship, and at the same time noticing the compass heading, which is reported to the navigator or captain;
- when following with a tug, avoid sharp turns in every possible way; making them gradually and smoothly, even in those cases when, for some reason, the ship yawned significantly to the side and it needs to be brought to the course;
- while in tow, keep the vessel in the wake of the towing vessel, carefully following all its turns in order to repeat them in a timely manner; make these turns as smoothly as possible, not allowing your ship to cross the line of the new course;
- when sailing in ice, in every possible way to protect the ship's hull, its propellers and rudder from impacts, while special attention should be paid to protecting the zygomatic parts of the hull, which are the most vulnerable, from damage;
If it is impossible to wriggle out so as not to touch the ice at all, it is necessary to take the ice floes on the stem, in no case touching them with the cheekbones of the vessel;
in order not to damage the rudder when the vessel is moving astern, after reversing, immediately put the rudder in a straight position, without waiting for a special command, and report to the navigator or captain: “The rudder is straight!”;
when changing the course from the rear to the front, the rudder shift from the straight position is allowed only if the vessel is moving forward, visible to the eye.
The helmsman is obliged to know all the teams well both in Russian and in English. He should firmly learn that every command received is rehearsed loudly and clearly. After executing the command, be sure to loudly report it.
