Tag: CHIRP

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where the master of a large vessel received unusual instructions from charterers concerning pre-arrival reporting to the authorities.

Safety reporting trends show that confidential incident and near-miss reporting play an important role in improving safety at sea. Yet, certain vessel types report fewer incidents than others, writes Adam Parnell, Director (Maritime) at CHIRP, as he explores the reasons behind it.

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where directly after some tea towels had been in the tumble dryer, they were put in a plastic garbage bag and placed on top of it.

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where the electrician left the engine control room, went to the electrician’s workshop to leave his tools, and then went for his work break, at about 14:50 hrs LT,

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where smoke and a burning smell were detected during port operations. One container stowed in the hold was found emitting smoke, and the side wall of the container was bulging due to the heat and pressure.

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where their reporter was very concerned about the operational practices used in their tug and barge operations.

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, from a vessel at sea where they passed a handy-sized bulk carrier and observed a light within one of the cargo cranes, with two of its six hatches open.  At the time, the observed vessel was proceeding at 7 knots in a busy shipping area.

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where, a crewmember entered a freezer compartment for routine duties where, unknown to them, dry ice was being stored.

CHIRP Maritime has shared a reported event, where, the OOW spotted a faulty navigation masthead light warning on the bridge’s navigation light control alarm system while the vessel was at sea.

Several reporters informed CHIRP about an event in which their tanker was burning Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO) with a sulphur content of 2.4%, even though the vessel was not fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) to reduce the sulphur content to below 0.5% as required by MARPOL VI Regulation 14.