Safety Flash
Case study: Lone watchkeeping grounding at night
Case study: Lone watchkeeping grounding at night
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 09/21
- Human FactorsMarine Operations
- Human factorsVessel grounding
- Navigation
- Navigation and positioning equipment
- Alarm managementRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This flash examines Priscilla’s night-time grounding after drifting south of its planned track on autopilot. The watch officer spent about two hours watching mobile-phone videos without monitoring progress. Lessons emphasise attentive navigation, risk assessment before using a sole lookout, and configuring electronic navigation aids to warn of danger.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Vessel grounding.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Navigation and positioning equipment; ECDIS; AIS; chart plotters.
Classifications: Alarm management.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A vessel ran aground at night after the Officer of the Watch failed to effectively monitor the ship’s progress for about two hours
IMCA SF 09/21. Themes: human factors, marine operations.