by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 17, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
Speaking a language not everyone on the bridge understands leaves room for a communication gap. A recent Mars Report deals with such an event in which the master did not understand the pilots and the ship ended up colliding with a breakwater. The Nautical Institute...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 9, 2021 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping
The Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) contributes to safe navigation if used correctly. But therein lies the crux. An investigation of groundings has revealed a significant mismatch between the intention of the performance standards and system...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 9, 2021 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping
Bridge resource management (BRM) still often appears to be but a theoretical concept in the maritime industry even after many decades of efforts to change the paradigm. The Nautical Institute says this in its latest Mars report where it discusses a passenger vessel...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 12, 2021 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping
A submarine’s command team made a number of errors that could have led to a high speed collision with a ferry, the most notable of which was staying at periscope depth instead of deep diving out of harm’s way. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 1, 2021 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping
Asking the question is answering it and Murphy’s law supports it. Could we make the Ever Given grounding in the Suez Canal a rare event? Understanding what likely happened would be the first step. Relevant factors include sailing in shallow water, wind and bank...
