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Bridge resource management gone wrong: VLCC hits buoy and almost collides with anchored ship

Bridge resource management gone wrong: VLCC hits buoy and almost collides with anchored ship

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 31, 2022 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Effective bridge resource management (BRM) should be a working culture, a safety habit that is embraced and practiced by all navigating officers, says The Nautical Institute. Its latest Mars report provides an example of how not to do it. In it, a VLCC collided with a...
MIWB lecturer and KNRM volunteer Henk Spanjer wins international award

MIWB lecturer and KNRM volunteer Henk Spanjer wins international award

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 28, 2022 | Maritime accidents, Maritime awards, Maritime education/training/careers, News, Shipping

Henk Spanjer, lecturer at Dutch maritime college Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz (MIWB) and substitute skipper at the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM), has won the “Vladimir Maksimov Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Maritime SAR...
Always carry out a risk assessment when working with hot bitumen

Always carry out a risk assessment when working with hot bitumen

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 28, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Seafarers, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Working with hot bitumen warrants a risk assessment in addition to wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE). The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, in which a crew member suffered burns after failing to do either. The Nautical...
How an offshore supply vessel collided twice in 45 minutes

How an offshore supply vessel collided twice in 45 minutes

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 26, 2022 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping

Too many assumptions and too little communication can lead to bad outcomes. That is what The Nautical Institute has to say about an accident in which an offshore supply vessel collided with a Coast Guard buoy tender twice in 45 minutes. The incident is covered in the...
What are the best ways to prevent enclosed space accidents on board ships?

What are the best ways to prevent enclosed space accidents on board ships?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 21, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Every year, crew members die as a result of entering an enclosed space with less than adequate oxygen levels. In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes another such a sad incident. The institute’s advice on prevention: training and awareness....
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