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SITUATIONAL AWARENES FROM THE MASTER POINT OF VIEW ANDIMPORTANCE OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE IT

Situational awareness is knowing your surroundings well at all times. It is a prediction of how incoming situations will affect your vessel. It is critical for all navigators on the bridge watch because everyone must be aware of their surroundings at all times, understand them, and then act properly. Proper situational awareness requires the use of all available resources, our senses and navigational aids. Lack of or inadequate situational awareness has been identified as one of the most significant human factors in accidents. Good bridge team management consists of sharing observations and interpretations with other officers and ratings. We must never assume that other officers saw or understood the situation as well as you did. Master and watchkeeping officer's perspectives on situational awareness may differ due to cultural differences and officer disinterest when the Master is in command. Some officers come from a culture where orders from higher ranks are unchallengeable and therefore are afraid to challenge a higher-ranking officer, especially Master. Therefore, the Master must encourage all officers and ratings to participate in the leadership of the bridge team, as this constantly improves situational awareness. Sharing information and constantly "talking the talk" will ensure that everyone is alert and ready to act in the next situation. A convincing establishment of safety awareness on board can only succeed if all crew members are actively involved. A survey was conducted on the importance of situational awareness and the factors that influence it. Reliability analysis was performed by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient.

Situational awareness, Master, Officers on watch, Bridge Resource Management, Human factor

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