Tag: CHIRP

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from a case involving severe fatigue and mental health breakdown in a chief officer aboard a coastal LPG vessel.  This report was first issued in August 2021 and reissued in June 2025. The reporter informed CHIRP of serious mental health issues due to fatigue and high levels of stress concerning a chief officer who was working on an LPG  vessel. The vessel was trading on a coastal voyage route with very short distances between ports. The contract time for the chief officer was 3 months but the chief  officer had worked an additional 4 months while awaiting a relief. A deck officer had been repatriated on medical and disciplinary grounds, leaving the chief officer with only two other deck officers. The reporter stated that cargo operations were extremely demanding due to the short port times and fast loading and unloading operations. The port rotations,  and the grades and quantities of cargo, were never known until the last moment which made planning uncertain and stressful. Crew numbers were insufficient (the chief officer frequently had to take the helm due to the lack of crew), there was a lack of personal protective equipment and consumable stores on ...

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from a hazardous incident involving improper chemical drum labelling and residual acid exposure. 

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from an incident where a fire extinguisher on a Ro-Ro ferry was rendered inaccessible due to a poorly placed ratchet strap securing cargo. 

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from an incident where a trainee pilot fell into the water while boarding a fully loaded tanker using an unsecured bulwark ladder instead of a standard pilot ladder. 

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from a near-miss incident during offshore lifting operations, where a trainee deckhand was lifted and fell. 

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from a report where an internal fleet-wide navigational audit uncovered systemic non-compliance and unsafe navigational practices. 

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from an incident where poor communication, incomplete securing of deck areas, and a failure to fully implement heavy weather procedures led to deaths of two seafarers. 

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from an incident where prolonged fatigue almost led to a crew member's hand being crushed during anchoring. 

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from a near miss involving a falling crane hook, highlighting procedural lapses. 

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons from a report of unsafe and unacceptable living conditions experienced by a crew during a vessel’s dry-docking period.