Access of personnel to the navigating bridge and avoiding distractions
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Access of personnel to the navigating bridge and avoiding distractions

  10 Companies owning and/or operating passenger ships should ensure that bridge access control and bridge organization policies are developed and harmonized. To avoid disruptions and distractions of bridge team members in accomplishing their direct and indirect duties during any period of restricted manoeuvring, or while manoeuvring in conditions that the master or company bridge procedures/policy deems to require increased vigilance (e.g. arrival/departure from port, heavy traffic, poor visibility), it is recommended that access to the bridge should be limited to those with operational or operationally-related functions during these periods. Companies operating passenger ships are recommended to take policy steps to prevent distractions of watchkeeping personnel during these periods.

Parent topic: Annex – Recommended Interim Measures for Passenger Ship Companies to Enhance the Safety of Passenger Ships
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