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    The document discusses a bridge navigational watch alarm system (BNWAS) that monitors bridge activity and detects if the officer of the watch becomes incapacitated. The BNWAS has three modes of operation and issues visual and audible alarms at set intervals if the officer does not acknowledge the system. International regulations require certain cargo and passenger ships constructed after 2011 to have a BNWAS, with deadlines for older ships depending on their size and type. The system is designed to alert backup officers or the master if the initial officer does not reset the alarms during stages of increasing urgency.

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    The document discusses a bridge navigational watch alarm system (BNWAS) that monitors bridge activity and detects if the officer of the watch becomes incapacitated. The BNWAS has three modes of operation and issues visual and audible alarms at set intervals if the officer does not acknowledge the system. International regulations require certain cargo and passenger ships constructed after 2011 to have a BNWAS, with deadlines for older ships depending on their size and type. The system is designed to alert backup officers or the master if the initial officer does not reset the alarms during stages of increasing urgency.

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    The document discusses a bridge navigational watch alarm system (BNWAS) that monitors bridge activity and detects if the officer of the watch becomes incapacitated. The BNWAS has three modes of operation and issues visual and audible alarms at set intervals if the officer does not acknowledge the system. International regulations require certain cargo and passenger ships constructed after 2011 to have a BNWAS, with deadlines for older ships depending on their size and type. The system is designed to alert backup officers or the master if the initial officer does not reset the alarms during stages of increasing urgency.

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    The purpose of a bridge navigational watch alarm system (BNWAS) is to monitor bridge activity and

    detect operator disability which could lead to marine accidents.


    The system monitors the awareness of the Officer of the Watch (OOW) and automatically alerts the
    Master or another qualified OOW if for any reason the OOW becomes incapable of performing the OOWís
    duties. This is achieved through a mix of alarms and indications which alert backup OOWs as well as the
    Master.
    BNWAS warnings are given in the case of incapacity of the watchkeeping officer due to accident, sickness
    or in the event of a security breach, e.g. piracy and/or hijacking. Unless decided by the Master only, the
    BNWAS shall remain operational at all time
    The BNWAS primarily has three modes of operation:
    •Automatic
    •Manual ON
    •Manual OFF
    Alarms and Indications
    1.Once the BNWAS is put into operation, the dormant period should be between 3 to 12 minutes. This dormant
    period is the time in which the BNWAS is active without giving any alarm and it only once the dormant period is
    over that the alarm is sounded and the alarm/indication is sounded and the reset function needs to be activated
    2.Once the dormant period ends, a visual indication (first stage; flashing indication) must be activated
    indicating/demanding that the officer rest it, if available and active
    3.If not reset within 15 seconds of the visual indication, an audible alarm is sounded (first stage)
    4.If at the first stage the audible alarm is not reset, 15 seconds after the audible alarm, another audible alarm
    (second stage; the sound should have its own characteristic tone or modulation intended to alert, but not to startle,
    the OOW) is sounded in the backup officer’s and/or Master’s cabin
    5.If at the second stage the audible alarm is not reset, 90 seconds after it, another audible alarm is sounded (third
    stage; easily recognisable, indicates urgency, a volume sufficient for it to be heard throughout the locations above
    and to wake sleeping persons) at the locations of further crew members capable of taking corrective actions
    6.Except for passenger vessels, the second and third stage alarm can be combined to sound at all locations. If this
    is applied, the third stage alarm may be omitted
    7.For very large vessels, sufficient time of up to 3 minutes must be accounted for the backup officer or the Master
    to the reach the Bridge to tend to the situation
    Regulations for BNWAS
    SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 19 states:
    1.Cargo ships of 150 gross tonnage and upwards and passenger ships irrespective of size constructed on or
    after 1 July 2011
    2.Passenger ships irrespective of size constructed before 1 July 2011, not later than the first survey after 1 July
    2012
    3.Cargo ships of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards constructed before 1 July 2011, not later than the first
    survey after 1 July 2012
    4.Cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 3,000 gross tonnage constructed before 1 July
    2011, not later than the first safety survey after 1 July 2013
    5.Cargo ships of 150 gross tonnage and upwards but less than 500 gross tonnage constructed before 1 July
    2011, not later than the first survey after 1 July 2014
    6.A BNWAS installed prior to 1 July 2011 may subsequently be exempted from full compliance with the
    standards adopted by the organization, at the discretion of the Administration
    Watch Safety System Sequence

    Dormant Period
    1. The watch officer in the wheelhouse has to press the button
    on Timer Reset Panel or operate interfaced equipment at
    certain intervals. (Dormant period, 3-12 min.)

    Main Alarm Panel

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