Tag: CHIRP

CHIRP Maritime has shared two cargo stowage-related reports with similarities in causation, to provide lessons learned.

CHIRP Maritime has shared an event in which, during a recreational wreck dive off a chartered dive vessel, a diver was hit by the turning blades of the dive boat’s propeller, sustaining significant injuries. The diver was transferred to the local hospital and had their wounds stitched. Coastguard assistance was not requested.

CHIRP Maritime has shared an event in which, during a voyage, a 20ft container loaded with cargo installed with lithium-ion batteries caught fire. The cargo had been mis-declared as non-DG (dangerous goods). 

CHIRP Maritime has shared an event in which, during a daylight approach to a buoyed channel, the main engine of a loaded tanker was stopped to allow more time for congestion at the berth to clear.

Focusing on the ‘how’ and why’, not the ‘who’, allows seafarers to improve colleagues’ safety without revealing their identity to employers or authorities, highlights Adam Parnell, Director, CHIRP Maritime.

CHIRP Maritime has shared an event in which the careful vigilance of vessel crew prevented a mooring incident, to provide lessons learned.

CHIRP Maritime presents a reported case where the pilot struggled to communicate with the master due to poor knowledge of maritime English, in order to draw lessons learned from the situation. 

CHIRP Maritime presents a reported case where an incorrect response to a fuel leak resulted in an unintentional power shutdown in order to draw lessons learned from the situation. 

CHIRP Maritime has published an analysis which identifies the key causal factors of safety incidents reported to CHIRP Maritime over the past year. These include inadequate leadership or supervision, issues with visual detection, inadequate risk assessment, and the need for proactive safety risk management.

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