Tag: lessons learned

Electronic charts are a boon for navigators - but so are bridge windows. Latest Mars Report refers to an incident in which a Master seduced by the screen found that the electronic picture can be misleading. The ship was about to enter a lock when it suffered a voltage drop and the engine-room team initiated blackout procedure. The Master put the engine astern to abort the lock entry and began a 180° starboard turn to head south away from land.

The UK MAIB has issued latest Safety Digest to draw the attention to lessons learned from maritime accidents. One case refers to vessel detention due to lack of crew's safety knowledge and training to conduct an abandon ship drill.

The UK MAIB has issued latest Safety Digest to draw the attention to lessons learned from maritime accidents. One case refers to an accident in which an officer was at the helm of a domestic passenger vessel operating a scheduled river service when he became distracted by a VHF radio broadcast resulting in contact with a towering structure.

The UK MAIB has issued latest Safety Digest to draw the attention to lessons learned from maritime accidents. One case refers to an accident in which the OOW lost situational awareness at a crucial point in the passage leading to the grounding of the vessel.

The Hong Kong Marine Department issued information note to draw the attention to the lessons learned from a fatal accident on board a Hong Kong registered container ship during unmooring operation for departure from berth.

The UK MAIB has announced the publication of the first issue for 2016 of its Safety Digest which includes lessons learned from maritime accidents. This latest edition of the Safety Digest contains 25 articles which are examples of poor risk awareness demonstrated by the crews of vessels. The publication once again highlights that a cautionary approach should be second nature to every mariner about to start a task or embark on a course of action on the bridge, in the engine room or on deck.

The Nautical Institute has issued Mars Report regarding an incident in which the deck officer onboard a large LNG carrier was found lying unconscious due to snap-back slipup. NI provides lessons learned of the accident to highlight the hazards of Snap-backs

The Nautical Institute has recently issued a Mars Report to highlight how dangerous is to work alone and over the side by using the example of an accident in which an unsafe working practice was observed.

IMCA has reported an incident in which a crewman slipped on deck and fell, resulting in a broken arm. The incident occurred when the chief engineer was returning to the engine room from the bridge via the accommodation. In spite of instructions to stop personnel going on deck during heavy weather, the chief engineer decided to leave the accommodation in the winch housing area to return to the machinery spaces.

The Skuld P&I Club warns masters to pay particular attention to the transportation of zinc concentrate and the safety requirements for entry into enclosed spaces.