An officer was undertaking his inspections of the various life saving appliances on a relatively new (two years) small coastal vessel. His inspection revealed that
A recently qualified crew member was on his first trip as 3rd engineer and had only a few days experience as the sole engineer of
Image Credit: nautinst.org A tanker had loaded cargo and the crew was preparing to depart. The pilot was on board and the gangway (8 meters
A general cargo vessel had to go to anchor near the arrival port, as the berth was unavailable. The winds were strong at force seven
A loaded VLCC was making way eastbound in good visibility in the deepwater route of a busy traffic separation scheme (TSS) (VLCC track shown in
A rig supply vessel was in position and being discharged by the rig’s crane. The rig had a dual line crane (single whip and a
The deck crew were preparing the starboard pilot boarding ladder in combination with the accommodation ladder due to the freeboard of 10.2 metres. Strong winds
Image Credits: nautinst.org The OOW was undertaking his usual duties at sea in heavy weather. At one point the vessel rolled even more than usual.
A small oil bunker barge was loaded and underway. Manned only by the Master and a deckhand, the vessel was proceeding on autopilot at 9.5
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