Joint Meeting at HQS Wellington - The Nautical Institute ... · Have the corrections been applied correctly ... Planned maintenance Compass errors checked Radar Steering gear Gyro

Joint Meeting at HQS Wellington

Conducting a Quality Navigation Audit

1 December 2014

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What Why

How When

TMC LONDON

TMC HEAD OFFICE

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• Also offices in Singapore, Shanghai, US, Australasia.

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Architects, Master Mariners, Marine Engineers, Computer Modelling & Simulation.

• Over 50 skilled technical personnel.

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Who am I?

Yusuf Soomro

21 years at sea, including 5 years in command

Marine Consultant – TMC since 2011

MAIB –Accident Investigator

Safety and Security Manager at CMA CGM

Examiner of Master and Mates with MCA

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13 February 2014

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore says it is conducting investigations into three separate collisions involving commercial vessels in and around Singapore.

The announcement comes following a collision Monday between a containership and chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait

Two separate collisions between commercial vessels in the waters off Singapore on January 29 and 30


A Reminder of …..


The Reconstruction…...


The Result

8 Fatalities 2 Survivors


Why

In-appropriate use of VHF

Lookout

Risk of collision

Crossing situation

Duties of ‘Stand-on’ v ‘Give-way’

Calling the Master

!!!!!!

Use of Radar when ARPA was available

Not taking adequate and early avoiding action

Poor watch-keeping standards

Showing off

Sound signals

!!!!!!!!


Navigation Audits-Best Practice

Audits conducted by suitably qualified personnel

Should involve a sea and pilotage passage

Just observe and eventually blend in

Use a detailed check list for consistency

Look for the “keep me awake” issues

Question (but do not distract) Officers

Debrief and discuss with team


The Bridge Team

Experience

Time on board

Satisfy the manning criteria

Working language

Overload

Fatigue


Company’s Navigational Procedures

Are they adequate

Do they have a policy

Are they assessable to the bridge team

Master’s standing orders

Master’s night orders

UKC policy

CPA policy


Passage planning

Does it meet the company’s requirements

Does it meet international requirements

Is the bridge team familiar with it

UKC calculation and awareness

Position fixing intervals etc


Navigational Practices

Composition of the bridge team

Arrival and departures

Pilotage

Watchkeeping in coastal/ocean areas

Watchkeeping in adverse weather/restricted visibility

Position fixing

Anchoring and anchor watches

Collision avoidance

BNWAS


Charts and Publications


Have they been corrected

Is the vessel getting the weekly NTM in a reasonable time

Are nav warnings received by Sat C & Navtex applied

Have the corrections been applied correctly

Do they understand Ts & Ps

Bridge Equipment

Is it working

Have any defects been reported

Planned maintenance

Compass errors checked

Radar

Steering gear

Gyro Compass

Annual checks to AIS, VDR, and EPIRB


GMDSS

Can they operate the equipment?

Has a qualified person been nominated to handle distress communications

Periodical testing carried out

Radio log maintained as required

Status of batteries


Display, Notices & Recordkeeping

Are they up to date

Are they relevant

Are they required

Have the bridge team understood their significance

Deck logbook maintained

Bell book

Bridge checklists

Noting when the Master took over the CON

Printers etc


Crew Training and Competence

What additional training has been provided to the bridge team

Any Computer based training

Is it effective?

Language skills – is it enough?

Appraisals

Identifying additional training


The debrief and closing meeting

Discuss findings

Positive and Negative issues

Clarify any issues

Suggest immediate action

Encourage feed back


Thank you for your time and attention

Questions?

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Joint Meeting at HQS Wellington - The Nautical Institute ... · Have the corrections been applied correctly ... Planned maintenance Compass errors checked Radar Steering gear Gyro