Tag: The Nautical Institute

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, on a vessel underway, two engine room crew were detailed to clean the engine room ventilator water mist catcher using a pressure cleaner.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a vessel underway at sea was experiencing some rolling under heavy weather conditions. Crew were undertaking normal housekeeping duties.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a bulk carrier, loaded to 12.65 metres draft, arrived at its destination and took a pilot for port entry. The bridge team consisted of the Master, the pilot, and a helmsman.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a report from Dutch Safety Board (DSB), finds that current gantry crane practice and risk reduction measures are not adequate.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, a general cargo vessel was fully loaded with cut timber packed into plastic-wrapped packages, both in the cargo hold and on deck.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, the engine crew started auxiliary engine No.1 for a routine operational test while at anchor. 

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where, in darkness and good visibility, a car carrier under pilotage entered the south-west traffic lane of a busy traffic separation scheme (TSS) at a speed of 17 knots.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where a container vessel was being brought to a tidal river berth under pilotage, in darkness and with visibility further reduced to about 150m in fog.

The Nautical Institute presents an incident where a member of the shore personnel working on deck suffered a minor injury from a small piece of wood that fell from height, while disconnecting the cargo hose on a tanker with the ship’s crane.

As the Nautical Institute reports, three tugs were assigned to assist an ultra-large container ship to its berth at a terminal. Tug A, which was allocated the role of stern tug, was a five-year old vessel that had been very recently delivered to the harbour fleet.