The Maritime Industry Guide
When the OOW saw that he was abreast of the red marker, he moved the autopilot control stick a few ‘clicks’ to port. The AIS signals show that the vessel’s course changed by 6° to port during the final 31 seconds before the grounding.
Shortly after leaving port, the ship encountered strong winds and waves. Rolling heavily, the ship developed a list of about 25° to starboard. After about an hour the list increased to 30°.
A tanker had discharged cargo and was outbound under pilotage in a restricted waterway when an oil mist detector alarm for the main engine sounded, which caused the engine to shut down.
Staff on an up-bound tanker in a river waterway decided to anchor the vessel just below the lock to wait for traffic ahead to clear. While it was anchoring the vessel lost propulsion.
A small coastal trader was underway in darkness and calm seas at a speed of almost 8kt. There was a change of officers on the bridge. At the time, the vessel was on autopilot ‘track mode’ steering.
A small multi-purpose vessel crewed by a Master, an officer, and two ratings was up-bound in a river system. The OOW tried to make a course alteration to starboard and noticed that the rudder was not responding normally.
A tanker was underway at sea when two crew members noticed smoke coming from the upper deck alleyway. They alerted the rest of the crew and started investigating the source of the smoke.
The crew was tasked with removing an air compressor motor from its enclosing cabinet. The motor was being lifted, it became stuck. As one of the crew members attempted to remove it, the motor released itself and swung out.
A passenger ship was inbound in daylight and fair visibility. The Master gave the pilot a briefing regarding the ship’s maneuvering characteristics and soon after the pilot realized that the ship was proceeding dangerously close to a known rock shoal.