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Lifebuoy best located aft of pilot ladder

Lifebuoy best located aft of pilot ladder

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 16, 2022 | Maritime accidents, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

The SOLAS, Chapter V, Reg. 23 requirement for pilot boarding states only that a lifebuoy equipped with a self-igniting light ‘shall be kept at hand ready for immediate use’. A reader of The Nautical Institute’s Seaways, an experienced harbour pilot, has...
USCG: Lack of situational awareness and poor BRM caused Ever Forward grounding

USCG: Lack of situational awareness and poor BRM caused Ever Forward grounding

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 8, 2022 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping

The US Coast Guard (USCG) completed its marine casualty investigation on 6 December into the grounding of the container ship Ever Forward on 13 March 2022. The incident’s causal factors were the pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness and attention while...
What can be taken away from the fatal accident aboard tug En Avant 7?

What can be taken away from the fatal accident aboard tug En Avant 7?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 7, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, Towage

On 25 August 2021, a fatal accident occurred on board tug En Avant 7 while assisting a bulk carrier. The Dutch Safety Board investigated the accident and gives a number of recommendations to prevent such incidents in the future. The incident occurred in the Eastern...
Warning: Colregs also apply when drifting

Warning: Colregs also apply when drifting

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 30, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

In a recent Mars Report, a drifting vessel collided with a fishing vessel. In this case, the drifting vessel was the “give-way” vessel under the Colregs (International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea). So, The Nautical Institute warns that...
Crew member without PPE suffers hot sludge burns

Crew member without PPE suffers hot sludge burns

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 16, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Don’t forget personal protective equipment (PPE) when carrying out maintenance tasks on board a ship an expect the unexpected. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, in which an engineer suffered hot sludge burns. The Nautical...
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