SAFETY4SEA Focus - Q1 2018

safety4sea.com Q1 2018 I issue 01 I SAFETY 4SEA 11 Findings 1. Passage plan was not discussed prior departure. 2. Navigation procedure was based on wrong inputs as the ENC was not official. 3. Inadequate bridge management was followed as Master steered the vessel out of a buoyed channel without asking for other’s recom- mendation. 4. Master ignored the VTS warning and acted following only his own opinion 5. Navigation Officer who should track the vessel’s position on paper chart every six minutes did not warn the Master for the shallow waters Lessons to be learned 6. Navigation plan needs to be carefully studied prior departure. 7. Bridge management is a team work and not “one man show”. 8. Only official equipment must be used (espe- cially Electronic charts as per IMO require- ments updated with the latest version of IHO). 9. Vessel position must be reported to Master (or OOW) in relation with nearby unsafe waters. 10. Leaving a buoyed channel is always dange- rous. 11. Port VTS warnings should always be taken into consideration. SAFETY SCENARIO Enhance your SAFETY 4SEA Experience! Page through the monthly SAFETY 4SEA Log edition and the brand new quarterly SAFETY 4SEA FOCUS edition. • 10 safety & quality issues annually • 120,000 + copies circulated globally • 5 years in circulation • Special edition • 4 quarterly thematic issues Explore more at plus.safety4sea.com