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9.5 Responsibility of the BCS operator within an operational hierarchy


9.5.1 In most cases, there will be several personnel involved in the operation of the MASS with different types and levels of responsibility. The titles given to these personnel will differ depending on the type of commercial or military application. It is necessary to have a clear understanding of the responsibilities of all involved in the operation, particularly the BCS operator.


9.5.2 An example of a responsibility diagram is provided at Figure 9.1 below. In this example, the MASS is launched and operated from the mother ship. The BCS is located in the ship operations room with a second MASS operator on deck to conduct short range remote operations using a hand-held console during launch and recovery of the MASS.


Figure 9.1: Illustrative Responsibility Diagram Master/


Commanding Officer


Watch Officer


BCS Operator


Ship Crane Operator (USV Launch/Recovery)


USV Secondary Operator on Deck of Ship


(Hand-held Console)


USV Payload Operator


In this example, the following roles and responsibilities are applied:


n Master/Commanding Officer – Overall responsibility for the ship and her crew and all operations including those involving off board systems (MASS);


– Authorises the mission plan. nWatch Officer – Manages and commands the complete MASS mission; – Manages the interaction between MASS BCS operator, crane operator, payload operators etc; – Involved in mission planning, execution and post mission evaluation; – Direct communication with equipment operators; – If the MASS Watch Officer (MWO) is located in the Operations Room, then the oversight of crane/deck operations will pass to the commanding officer on the bridge.


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