M1968 – Tender grounds on (charted!) submerged rock
Ian Shields
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 …
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 …
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 …
M1971 – Unauthorised access to upper deck at night
Ian Shields
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 …
M1973 – Imprecise language leads to critical misunderstanding
Ian Shields
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 …
M1974 – One person cannot do safely do two jobs at once!
Ian Shields
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 …
Accommodation ladder fails after pilot embarkation
Ian Shields
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 …
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 …
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 …