Safety Flash
Collision between vessels
Collision between vessels
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 25/16
- Human FactorsMachinery and EquipmentMarine Operations
- Human factorsVessel collision
- Navigation
- Navigation and positioning equipmentOperator displays and control interfaces
- Operating and work procedures
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A survey vessel collided with a moored pipe-carrying vessel while manoeuvring within an anchor pattern for a crew change. Investigation identified loss of azimuth thruster control, possible autopilot and interface design issues, and breaches of speed and heading procedures. The definite cause of control loss remained unresolved.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Vessel collision; ship collision; marine allision.
Classifications: Navigation; vessel navigation; passage planning.
Classifications: Navigation and positioning equipment; ECDIS; AIS; chart plotters.
Classifications: Operator displays and control interfaces.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A survey vessel collided with a moored vessel after thruster control was lost and speed and navigation procedures were not followed.
IMCA SF 25/16. Themes: human factors, machinery and equipment, marine operations.