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CHIRP Press Release January 23rd 2018 - Release of Perception, Decision Making and Fatigue at Sea
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CHIRP provides a free and confidential reporting programme for near miss and hazardous occurrences, sharing safety lessons learnt with 200,000 seafarers every year.
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Rescue Boat Lifting Strops
Ian Shields
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Rescue boat lifting strops were renewed but when refitted, were secured to the incorrect strongpoints, resulting in the potential for a serious incident to occur.
What the reporter told us:
The lifting strops for the vessel’s two …
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A misunderstanding when changing over the control position for a bow thruster.
What the Reporter told us:
I was recently piloting a vessel and experienced an issue whilst changing over the bow thruster control from the central …
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A report outlining a loss of concentration by the helmsman whilst under pilotage.
What the Reporter told us:
On the northern bend in a port approach channel, the helmsman put the wheel to port instead of to …
