Section 3 Bridge Alert Management (Bam); Outline; About Bam; Priorities Of Alerts - JRC JAN-7202 Instruction Manual

Section 3
3.1

Outline

3.1.1

About BAM

The BAM harmonizes the priority, classification, handling, distribution and presentation of alerts, to
enable the bridge team to devote full attention to the safe operation of the ship and to immediately
identify any alert situation requiring action to maintain the safe operation of the ship.
The BAM provide the means below:
• the means used to draw the attention of the bridge team to the existence of alert situations.
• the means to enable the bridge team to identify and address the alert condition.
• the means for the bridge team and pilot to assess the urgency of different alert situations in cases
where more than one alert situations have to be handled at the same time.
• the means to enable the bridge team to handle alert announcements.
• the means to manage all alert-related states in a distributed system structure in a consistent
manner.
3.1.2

Priorities of alerts

The BAM should distinguish between the four priorities listed below.
High Emergency
Alarm
Warning
Low Caution
Alert
Emergency alarm Highest priority of an alert. Alarms which indicate immediate danger to human
life or to the ship and its machinery exits and require immediate action.
Alarm An alarm is a high-priority alert. Condition requiring immediate attention and
action by the bridge team, to maintain the safe navigation of the ship.
Warning Condition requiring immediate attention, but no immediate action by the bridge
team. Warnings are presented for precautionary reasons to make the bridge
team aware of changed conditions which are not immediately hazardous, but
may become so if no action is taken.
Caution Lowest priority of an alert. Awareness of a condition which does not warrant an
alarm or warning condition, but still requires attention out of the ordinary
consideration of the situation or of given information.
Bridge Alert Management
(BAM)
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Description

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