>>2017612Yes, any sort of malfunction of bridge equipment is a huge ordeal and we’ll possibly go to anchor depending on where we are
There’s redundancies, at minimum 2 ECDIS, 2 Radars (but we need x/s band anyway so we need at least 2) usually there’s more radars, vhf we have 2 minimum but same thing we need 2 one for ch.16 one for local vts (never had a vhf go down) echo sounder is less essential but there’s only one of them and it’s needed for anchoring so if that goes down it’s either high or low priority depending on going to anchor, Nav lights we have redundancies but i’d say they are the most likely to go, they are required and most ships keep them on at all times so they burn out quick it’s just replacing a light but it’s working at heights so that’s some paper work and harness’s
Steering gear you either have two sets (one aux one normal) or two identical power units, if there’s a steering failure we are for sure going to anchor. Bow thruster generator i’ve had blacked out the ship because the grate for the cooling water the engineers never cleaned and it got clogged and the bow thruster overheated or something. That was fucked, immediately tied up in the middle of the channel.
2nd mate is “in charge” if the bridge equipment so he’s read all the manuals so ask him stuff but for the most part it’s nav lights. Most everything has redundancy but if we’re on redundancy we don’t want to be and need it fixed asap. Any bridge equipment failure it’s part of the officers job to report it immediately, the captain will probably tell the chief engie and the chief will send you up to the bridge. Like I said there’s manuals and schematics for everything it’s all on the bridge. As far as the software and functionality of the equipment you don’t have to know that the officers know, you just fix the power.
