Investigation Report
Grounding of roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry Alfred
Grounding of roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry Alfred
- MAIB
- Investigation Report
- Marine Operations
- FatigueHuman factorsVessel grounding
- Navigation
- Navigation and positioning equipment
- Emergency responseFatigue managementIndependent audit and verificationOperating and work procedures
- Marine industry
- Marine watersVessel
Summary
Investigation of Alfred’s grounding at Swona Island on 5 July 2022, which injured 41 people. The master almost certainly fell asleep while steering close inshore. Analysis examines passage planning, ECDIS use, bridge staffing, fatigue management, emergency response and vehicle securing, alongside shortcomings in audits and surveys.
Classifications: Fatigue; worker fatigue; alertness impairment.
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: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Fatigue management.
Classifications: Independent audit and verification.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Marine waters.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Themes: marine operations.