During an investigation of an incident, it is important to focus on the interacting causes which have led to this particular incident, rather just focusing on the individual involved, as it will help get the bigger picture, Gard notes.
Following the increased ship inspections and fines issued by the US Coast Guard at US ports, Gard’s Sean Pribyl, Senior Claims Executive, Lawyer, and Andrew Norris Independent Maritime Consulting, provide their insights on the company and employee rights during an inspection.
Gard issued a safety alert, urging ships sailing in Nigerian waters to maintain their automatic identification systems (AIS) in operation at all times.
Responding to the rapid expansion of Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs (BMSB) throughout Europe and North America, Gard reports that Australia and New Zealand have revised their biosecurity requirements and seasonal measures ahead of the 2020/21 BMSB risk season.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a great challenge for the industry, but the tests conducted within the shipping industry hide some dangers. In other words, there is always a possibility that the test samples are not good enough or there are problems in their analysis, such as contamination by other tests.
Gard’s Loss Prevention Executive Asia, Singapore, Siddharth Mahajan and Senior Claims Adviser, London, Louis Shepherd note that the 2020 transition has been smoother than many predicted but not without challenges.
Following basic tanker seamanship practice ensures that liquid cargo contamination claims could be avoided during standard tanker practices of sampling when loading petroleum products.
After the MoUs conducted a joint concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) in 2019, they revealed that the muster lists lacking sufficient detail was one of the most notable deficiencies found.
Gard refers to an incident when one of its members’ vessel was held in a Turkish port when customs officials identified a discrepancy between the declared and the actual figures of fuel oil remaining onboard.
The collapse of on-deck container stacks is a continuous threat to the crew and ship safety and the environment, as well; Thus, Gard refers to the causes that may result to collapse.
