BNWAS – BRIDGE NAVIGATIONAL WATCH ALARM SYSTEM
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Journey by sea is always fun whether it’s for any business use or enjoying your vacation in a cruise. Our naval team on the seas protects us from enemies and thus ensures our safety at all times. Thus it’s our duty to ensure their protection.
The increasing number of the marine accidents is matter of concern for us. So some new laws are made to ensure the safety of the ships. With the amendment of SOLAS V/19 by MSC.282(86) you're faced with yet another new piece of new legislation to comply with. Now your ships must install a bridge navigational watch alarm systems (BNWAS).
The term BNWAS is an acronym for the term Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System - a safety system made mandatory in amendments to SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 19 and adopted on 5th June 2009 by Resolution MSC.282 (86).
The purpose of the 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 OOW's duties.
This purpose 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. The BNWAS should be operational whenever the ship's heading or track control system is engaged, unless inhibited by the Master.
BNWAS is required to be installed on all newbuild vessels with keels laid either on or after 1st July 2011. Existing vessels will be required to retrofit the system at the first survey after the dates outlined in the regulations depending on the vessel type and size.
Navgard is a Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) manufactured by Martek Marine, designed specifically as a solution to the requirements of SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 19. The system meets the performance standards outlined in MSC.128 (75) & IEC 62616.
This purpose 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. The BNWAS should be operational whenever the ship's heading or track control system is engaged, unless inhibited by the Master.
BNWAS is required to be installed on all newbuild vessels with keels laid either on or after 1st July 2011. Existing vessels will be required to retrofit the system at the first survey after the dates outlined in the regulations depending on the vessel type and size.
Navgard is a Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) manufactured by Martek Marine, designed specifically as a solution to the requirements of SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 19. The system meets the performance standards outlined in MSC.128 (75) & IEC 62616. |
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Author Resource:-
bnwas.com is an information portal especially for the ship owners and managers affected by the amendments to SOLAS chapter 5 Regulation 19 requiring all ships to fit BNWAS in stages between July 2011 to 2015. This site provides you with all the information related to BNWAS.
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Jack Authors
Submitted
2011-08-31 23:44:31 |
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