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M1968 – Tender grounds on (charted!) submerged rock

Ian Shields 20th April 2022 20th April 2022

Initial report The vessel was at anchor in an enclosed bay in the Pacific, running tender operations to the yacht club pontoon. The pontoon was in sight of the vessel and had been running tender operations …

M1968 – Tender grounds on (charted!) submerged rock
20th April 2022
Initial report The vessel was at anchor in an enclosed bay in the Pacific, running tender operations to the

M1969 – Inattention leads to high-speed grounding

Ian Shields 20th April 2022 20th April 2022

Initial report Two crew members were performing a tender run ashore at night to collect a third crew member who was returning from shore leave. The helm was using the chart plotter to follow the transit …

M1969 – Inattention leads to high-speed grounding
20th April 2022
Initial report Two crew members were performing a tender run ashore at night to collect a third crew member

M1970 – Fall from height

Ian Shields 20th April 2022 20th April 2022

Initial report A crew member slipped while working aloft and fell a few metres onto the deck below. They suffered light bruising and were a bit shocked but there was no lasting injury. They were following …

M1970 – Fall from height
20th April 2022
Initial report A crew member slipped while working aloft and fell a few metres onto the deck below. They

M1971 – Unauthorised access to upper deck at night

Ian Shields 20th April 2022 20th April 2022

Initial report The yacht was at sea in bad weather and the vessel was moving considerably in heavy seas. It was night-time and a deckhand went up onto the upper deck and then aloft to the …

M1971 – Unauthorised access to upper deck at night
20th April 2022
Initial report The yacht was at sea in bad weather and the vessel was moving considerably in heavy seas.

M1973 – Imprecise language leads to critical misunderstanding

Ian Shields 20th April 2022 20th April 2022

Initial report “As a first officer I used to take the yacht on and off anchor regularly, whilst I was getting the fenders ready near to the anchor station the captain asked me, in the exact …

M1973 – Imprecise language leads to critical misunderstanding
20th April 2022
Initial report “As a first officer I used to take the yacht on and off anchor regularly, whilst

M1974 – One person cannot do safely do two jobs at once!

Ian Shields 20th April 2022 20th April 2022

Initial report A deckhand was recovering the anchor on the foredeck and using a remote control to operate the capstan while simultaneously looking over the side to monitor the anchor chain and reporting this to the …

M1974 – One person cannot do safely do two jobs at once!
20th April 2022
Initial report A deckhand was recovering the anchor on the foredeck and using a remote control to operate the

Accommodation ladder fails after pilot embarkation

Ian Shields 26th March 2022 26th March 2022

Initial report A pilot boarded a ship using a combination rig. After their embarkation, and while the accommodation ladder was being recovered, the wire falls parted, and the accommodation ladder dropped to the sea and trailed …

Accommodation ladder fails after pilot embarkation
26th March 2022
Initial report A pilot boarded a ship using a combination rig. After their embarkation, and while the accommodation ladder

Poor safety standards on floating armoury vessel

Ian Shields 26th March 2022 26th March 2022

Initial report A security guard working aboard a 50-year-old and 50m LOA floating armoury vessel reported unsanitary and unsafe conditions on board. These vessels provide privately contracted armed security personnel to commercial ships for armed protection …

Poor safety standards on floating armoury vessel
26th March 2022
Initial report A security guard working aboard a 50-year-old and 50m LOA floating armoury vessel reported unsanitary and unsafe

Poor choice of knot puts pilot in jeopardy

Ian Shields 26th March 2022 26th March 2022

Initial report While boarding a vessel at sea a pilot found that the combination ladder was affixed solely by overhand knots (see pictures) . These easily unravel if there is strain from the standing part of …

Poor choice of knot puts pilot in jeopardy
26th March 2022
Initial report While boarding a vessel at sea a pilot found that the combination ladder was affixed solely by
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