Tag: Watchkeeper

The watch officer on the containership NCL Salten that ran aground and crashed into a garden near Trondheim has admitted to falling asleep.

A judge has determined that a Chief Officer who was on watch on the bridge of a bulker was probably listening to clips on his mobile phone.

UK MAIB has published an interim investigation report on the vessel collision between the tanker Stena Immaculate and containership Solong, finding that neither of the vessels had a dedicated lookout on the bridge.

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) draws lessons learned from an incident in which a vessel grounded and subsequently sank, after the lone watchkeeper left the wheelhouse unattended. 

MOL and JRCS announced joint research on the use of AI-based object recognition technology by leveraging each company’s knowledge and technologies.

Human error has been a key area of concern for shipping as the major cause of navigation-related accidents, with 71 such occurrences recorded between 2015-2020, each incurring insurance claims of more than $10 million. Is human error in shipping navigation preventable?

Belgium's FEBIMA issued an investigation report on the collision between the cargo ship MV ACEROMAR and the fishing vessel Z.575- HEIN SENIOR in the traffic separation scheme Terschelling - German Bight near Schiermonnikoog which led to material and structural damage to both vessels. 

As part of its BSafe campaign, Britannia P&I Club describes a case of a lone watchkeeping grounding. While on passage at night, a 2,281gt general cargo ship ran aground on the pentland skerries in the eastern entrance of the pentland firth, Scotland, sustaining significant hull damage. 

Tiredness is a phenomenon to which all humans are prone and no one is exempt, especially in the workplace, but the magnitude of its consequences varies depending on the nature of the job. In shipping, which is characterized by long shift hours, falling asleep on the bridge could lead to extreme costs, environmental pollution or even fatalities.

SafeLearn, a product line of Safebridge, launches a new online training called “Mastering Daily Navigation.” The course is designed to educate and refresh the knowledge of all watchkeeping ranks on how to combine traditional navigation with modern-day technology.