by Mariska Buitendijk | May 27, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Seafarers, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
Issuing work permits is a fruitless paper exercise if the requirements set out in the permit do not reflect the practices of the crew. The Nautical Institute comes to this conclusion in its latest Mars Report, in which a crew member died after a fall from height into...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 6, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
People on board ships should be aware of the fact that gantry crane operators do not have a clear view of the entire work area. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in its latest Mars Report, which describes a fatality on board a cargo vessel. The Nautical...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 4, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
The Nautical Institute’s latest Mars Report describes another fatality as a result of fumigation poisoning. According to the Institute, the accident shows how important it is to take continuous or very frequent gas readings when carrying fumigated cargo. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 29, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
The Nautical Institute’s latest Mars Report describes how a crew member on board a general cargo vessel died of fumigation poisoning. Among other things, the Institute warns that masters and crew of vessels carrying fumigated cargoes must be aware of the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 4, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping
The investigation of the Dutch Safety Board into the fatal accident on board the Zealand Rotterdam has revealed that the ship manager in question made a number of choices that had a negative impact on safety on board the vessel. In practice, choices of this kind often...
