What is BRM?
- Bridge resource management [BRM] was adopted in the 1990’s by the maritime industry as a safety and error management tool.
- BRM is the effective management and utilization of all resources including equipment, information, and manpower, available to the bridge team, so as to ensure safe completion of the voyage.
- By using all available information and assistance it ensures that navigators take the best possible decisions, and that those inevitable human mistakes are captured and mitigated before they can cause any harm.
- BRM reduces the risk of marine casualties by helping a ship’s bridge crew anticipate and correctly respond to their ship’s changing situation.
- It will thus ensure safer and more efficient operations by blending technical skills and manpower.
- BRM also requires the organization and management of operational tasks on board while also satisfying international and local regulatory requirements.
- The many elements of job effectiveness and safety, such as individual, organizational, and regulatory factors must be anticipated and planned for.
- BRM begins before the voyage with the passage plan and continues through to the end of the voyage with the passage debriefing.
- For this reason, Masters’ standing orders require him/her to be called at the earliest indication of a problem, to help strengthen the team.
