Case Studies

While at anchor, the crew was engaged in cleaning and painting the topside ballast tank as part of an ongoing maintenance programme.

A container ship collided with a small general cargo ship at night in clear weather under slight sea conditions, immediately after which the smaller cargo ship sank, with the loss of three crew members.

The vessel was about three-quarters of the way through loading. At the same time, the vessel was discharging contaminated oil from a double-bottom tank. The Master, who…

A chemical tanker with a cargo of phenol encountered cold weather a couple of days before arriving at the discharge port.

Whilst disembarking from an outward bound vessel a pilot fell from the pilot ladder and spent eight minutes in the sea before he could be rescued by the pilot launch.

A tug and tow arrived at the outer roads of a port and was preparing to embark a pilot. Due to restricted sea room, the tow wire had to be shortened in order to enter the port.

A 225 metre bulk carrier in ballast was at deep water anchorage near a major port. It had drafts forward and aft of 4.80 metres and 6.05 metres respectively.

The engine room was prepared for UMS and, at 1500, the Bridge was informed that all checks had been completed and that the Engine Room is now in Unmanned Mode.

A Surveyor, whose seagoing career had been spent on tankers, was assigned to do an out-turn survey which included sampling the soy bean cargo.