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Always wear a lifejacket when travelling in an open boat

The UK MAIB has issued latest Safety Digest to draw the attention to 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.One case refers to an accident in which two crewmen went ashore from their anchored workboat in a borrowed open dinghy.

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Power failure leads to grounding

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.

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UK MAIB issues its Safety Digest 1/2016

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.

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