Ecological inspectors in Ukraine have turned their attention from ballast water to wastewater, issuing fines to vessels deemed to have caused pollution.
A recent marine casualty resulting in an injury of a crewmember onboard a foreign freight vessel brought to light a potentially dangerous situation involving the turntable pin on accommodation ladders. Currently, there are no established timelines or requirements to replace turntable pins. Without proper and periodic examination and replacement, corrosion can ultimately lead to structural failure.
jørn Højgaard, CEO of Hong Kong shipmanagement Anglo-Eastern Univan Group, is blaming port states as the real cause of the ongoing crew change crisis.
Incident investigations Identify human failure as the key cause of almost all accidents, creating the impression that people cause incidents. However, human error is not simply a feature of individual failure, but is caused by work-place factors, equipment, and task design, among others. Mistakes are typically due to conditions and systems that make work difficult.