Tag: Passage Planning

According to UK MAIB, the skipper of a large scallop dredger became confused by the multitude of shore lights and struggled to ascertain his position in the channel.

A general cargo vessel's starboard contacted a steep rocky shore, after a heavy rain squall caused significant clutter on the master’s radar display.

According to UK MAIB, a cargo vessel grounded on a stone training wall, suffering substantial damage to the hull bottom and significant flooding of the engine room and ballast tanks.

The fatal incident on the MV Teal Bay has highlighted some age-old issues with regard to mooring safety, argues John Southam in SeaSense column, our special column in association with the North P&I Club.

Britannia Club's published its most recent loss prevention insight, focusing on safe passage plan. As the club says a detailed passage plan is vital for the safe navigation of a vessel, while a defective passage plan can have serious consequences.

John Southam and David Berkeley provide the legal perspective in the case of CMA CGM Libra in SeaSense column, our special column in association with the North P&I Club.

Nowadays, with the increasingly strict requirements for environmental protection in the shipping industry, PSC inspections have started to focus on the environmental protection related content in the passage plan, argues Capt. Zhao Qingwei, Marine Safety Manager of Dasin shipping.

In view of the summer fishing ban lifting on 16 August, the Bahamas Maritime Authority shared recent guidelines to be issued by the China Maritime Safety Administration on the prevention of collisions between merchant ships and fishing vessels in Chinese coastal waters, including Taiwan Strait, East China Sea or Yellow Sea.

As collisions and groundings in narrow passages, such as rivers, do not seem to decrease either in frequency or magnitude, the UK Club shared practical advice to both seafarers and shore side personnel, in order to prevent such incidents. 

Planning a proper passage should be carried out by all vessels. However, the Shipowners' Club notes that numerous incidents have taken place due to improper passage planning.