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CHIRP Annual Digest 2017

Table of Contents

1. PILOTS AND TUGS 6
Article. 01 The hazards of pilot boarding 7
Article. 02 Safety when handling tugs 9
Article. 03 More issues related to pilot boarding 11
Article. 04 Pilot ladder boarding arrangements 12
Article. 05 Pilot arrival and berthing mishaps 13
Article. 06 Advisory Board Insight: Small craft man overboard and subsequent treatment 14

2. SAFE ACCESS 16
Article. 07 A safe means of access- at all times 17
Article. 08 A safe means of access 17
Article. 09 Keeping an effective gangway watch – ISPS Code violation 19
Article. 10 Watch Your Step!! Poorly designed bridge wing platform 19

3. ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL 20
Article. 11 Hazards associated with fuel oil leakage 21
Article. 12 Damage to a fixed CO2 system remote control cabinet 22
Article. 13 Look out above! 22
Article. 14 MLC Issues – UMS Operations and abuse of authority 23
Article. 15 Incinerating outside the incinerator! 23
Article. 16 Vacuum packed 23
Article. 17 Battery fire 24
Article. 18 Advisory Board Insight: Lifeboat falls 24

4. COLREGS AND NAVIGATION – VARIOUS 28
Article. 19 When not to overtake 29
Article. 20 NAVAREA warnings are issued for a reason 29
Article. 21 Fishing vessels and traffic separation schemes 30
Article. 22 Close call fishing vessel and a roro 30
Article. 23 Navigation lights – can you see them? 31
Article. 24 Advisory Board Insight: Issues with ECDIS 31
5. PASSENGER SHIPS, FERRIES 34
Article. 25 Wake wash – almost thrown overboard 35
Article. 26 Ship non-compliance with basic safety precautions 35
Article. 27 Passenger vessel safety 36
6. LEISURE AND YACHTING 38
Article. 28 Trapped in an overturned dinghy, personal survival training 39
Article. 29 Water ingress – look after your seals 40
Article. 30 Radar reflector position – correction 40
Article. 31 Tiller full of surprises 41
Article. 32 Swamping of a RIB and subsequent beaching of a yacht 41
Article. 33 Insight Article: Misuse of VHF. 42

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