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    From - http://www.bnwas.com/home.html & MSC.

    128(75) - IMO BNWAS Performance Standards


    BNWAS – WHAT, WHY, HOW? WHEN?
    • WHAT? - THE TERM BNWAS IS AN ACRONYM FOR BRIDGE NAVIGATIONAL WATCH ALARM SYSTEM - A
    SAFETY SYSTEM MADE MANDATORY BY AMENDMENTS TO SOLAS CH.V REG.19 AND ADOPTED ON 5TH JUNE
    2009 BY RESOLUTION MSC.282(86). MANDATORY FOR ALL AFFECTED VESSELS BY FIRST SAFETY SURVEY
    AFTER JULY 2014.
    • WHY? - IT’S PURPOSE IS TO MONITOR BRIDGE ACTIVITY AND DETECT OPERATOR DISABILITY WHICH COULD
    LEAD TO MARINE ACCIDENTS.
    • HOW? - 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 HIS DUTIES.
    • THIS IS ACHIEVED BY A SERIES OF INDICATIONS AND ALARMS TO ALERT FIRST THE OOW AND, IF HE IS
    NOT RESPONDING, THEN TO ALERT THE MASTER OR ANOTHER QUALIFIED OOW.
    • ADDITIONALLY, THE BNWAS MAY PROVIDE THE OOW WITH A MEANS OF CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE
    ASSISTANCE IF REQUIRED.
    • WHEN? - THE BNWAS SHOULD BE OPERATIONAL WHENEVER THE SHIP'S HEADING OR TRACK CONTROL
    SYSTEM IS ENGAGED, UNLESS INHIBITED BY THE MASTER AND WHENEVER THE VESSEL IS AT SEA [VSL’S
    COVERED BY SOLAS].

    PREP.BY: CAPT.S.F. GOMEZ DATE: 04OCT16 REV: 2 OF 23JUN19 PH2-SM-NCV 1


    From - http://www.bnwas.com/home.html & MSC.128(75) - IMO BNWAS Performance Standards

    BNWAS – OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT


    THE REQUIREMENT UNDER IMO STANDARDS IS FOR A BNWAS TO HAVE A DORMANT STAGE AND THREE
    ALARM STAGES.

    STAGE 1: DORMANT STAGE - WHEN OPERATIONAL, THE SYSTEM REMAINS DORMANT FOR A PERIOD
    BETWEEN 3 AND 12 MINUTES [ADJUSTABLE ONLY BY MASTER]. AT THE END OF THE DORMANT PERIOD A
    VISUAL ALARM FLASHES. IF THE STAGE 1 VISUAL ALARM IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE OOW WITHIN 15
    SECS, AN AUDIBLE ALARM SOUNDS ON THE BRIDGE. ALARMS MAY BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY PRESSING A RESET
    BUTTON, DIRECTLY RESETTING AT THE MASTER BNWAS PANEL OR THROUGH A MOTION SENSOR.

    STAGE 2: IF THE STAGE 1 AUDIBLE ALARM IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED WITHIN 15 SECONDS, THE STAGE 2
    AUDIBLE ALARM SOUNDS IN THE MASTER’S AND BACK-UP OFFICER’S CABINS. ONE OF THEM MUST THEN GO
    TO THE BRIDGE AND CANCEL THE ALARM [CANNOT BE CANCELLED REMOTELY FROM OUTSIDE THE BRIDGE].

    STAGE 3: IF NEITHER THE CAPTAIN NOR THE BACK-UP OFFICER CANCELS THE ALARM WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME
    PERIOD (BETWEEN 90 SECONDS AND 3 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE VESSEL), AN ALARM WILL
    SOUND IN OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE OTHER NAVIGATING PERSONNEL ARE USUALLY AVAILABLE
    [SMOKEROOM, MESSROM ETC]. IF THE STAGE 2 ALARM SOUNDS IN OTHER LOCATIONS BESIDES MASTER’S
    AND BACK-UP OFFICER’S CABINS, THE STAGE 3 ALARM MAY BE OMITTED [FOR VESSELS OTHER THAN
    PASSENGER VESSELS, I.E. PASS. VSLS MUST HAVE STAGE 3 ALARM].

    AN EMERGENCY CALL FUNCTION MAY BE PROVIDED, BY WHICH BRIDGE PERSONNEL CAN ACTIVATE A STAGE 2
    OR STAGE 3 ALARM TO CALL FOR HELP.

    PREP.BY: CAPT.S.F. GOMEZ DATE: 04OCT16 REV: 2 OF 23JUN19 PH2-SM-NCV 2


    From - http://www.bnwas.com/home.html & MSC.128(75) - IMO BNWAS Performance Standards

    BNWAS – OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT


    • THE BNWAS SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING MODES OF OPERATION [SELECTABLE ONLY BY MASTER] :
    • AUTOMATIC [START WHENEVER HEADING OR TRACK CONTROL SYSTEM IS SWITCHED ON AND STOP
    WHEN THE SYSTEM IS OFF]. NOT TO BE USED BY VESSELS SUBJECT TO SOLAS [REF. MSC.1/CIRC.1474].
    • MANUAL ON [CONTINUOUS OPERATION].
    • MANUAL OFF [DOES NOT OPERATE IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE].
    • THE RESET FUNCTION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE BRIDGE [INCL. THE WINGS] AND BY SINGLE
    PRESS MUST CANCEL THE VISUAL AND ALL AUDIBLE ALARMS AND INITIATE A FRESH DORMANT PERIOD
    WHICH RUNS FROM START FOR THE FULL DURATION FROM TIME OF RESET.
    • CONTINUOUSLY PRESSING THE RESET BUTTON SHOULD NOT PROLONG THE DORMANT PERIOD OR
    SUPPRESS ANY SEQUENTIAL AUDIBLE OR VISUAL ALARMS.
    • THE BRIDGE ALARM SHOULD ALERT BUT NOT STARTLE THE OOW. OTHER ALARMS MUST BE EASILY
    IDENTIFIABLE AND CAPABLE OF WAKING SLEEPING PERSONNEL [NOT SAME AS GENERAL, FIRE OR OTHER
    ALARMS].
    • SELECTION OF OPERATIONAL MODE AND SETTING THE DORMANT DURATION MUST BE PROTECTED [KEY
    OR PASSWORD].

    POWER, ALARMS AND OUTPUT TO OTHER EQUIPMENT :


    • POWER – FROM SHIPS MAINS.
    • POWER FAILURE AND MALFUNCTION INDICATION/ALARMS AND EMERGENCY CALL FACILITY [IF PROVIDED]
    MUST OPERATE FROM AN EMERGENCY BATTERY SUPPLY.
    • 2010 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS REQUIRE THE BNWAS MUST COMMUNICATE WITH THE VDR/SVDR [ONLY
    FOR SHIPS WHOSE KEEL IS LAID ON/AFTER 18JAN10].

    PREP.BY: CAPT.S.F. GOMEZ DATE: 04OCT16 REV: 2 OF 23JUN19 PH2-SM-NCV 3

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