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section or provide additional information. They are in - The videos cover:
cluded because we believe they will enhance the 1. Close quarters at Luanda Roads.
usefulness of the Annual Review, but please let us know 2. Unsafe practices in three rigid inflatable boats (RIBs).
what you think. Your feedback will help us make the review
3. Yacht close encounter with a ferry.
even better in the future.
4. Incident in a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS).
There are appendices that contain some very important 5. Exhaust Gas Heater Fire Suppression System –
documents. We describe the MCA’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ – the engineering fault.
twelve most common reasons why people react, or fail to 6. Possible Entry into enclosed spaces without full
react, in the way they do when facing a crisis at sea. We precautions.
have analysed all the reports in the CHIRP Maritime 7. Superyacht with a fouled anchor.
database against these twelve factors, and the results are
8. Power loss and poor communication on a Car Carrier
presented in our website. An awareness of the most as it approached a lock.
common factors may well assist mariners in avoiding their
9. Issue of a safe berth and mooring snapback zones.
own emergencies.
10. Flash fire – welding and painting.
The appendices also contain the latest flow chart describ - 11. Very near miss between yacht and merchant ship.
ing what happens when a report is submitted to CHIRP.
12. The control, management and use of ECDIS systems
We include it to demonstrate that we make every effort in ships.
to maintain the anonymity of our reporters while we
process a report. To date, we have never revealed the We hope you will find the Annual Review and the videos
identity of anyone who contacted us, and you will see the
helpful, but please let us know, and until next time we wish
steps we take to ensure this continues.
you a safe and rewarding 2017.
Bon voyage!
Almost all the familiar sources of accidents and injuries can
be found within these pages and you will see reports about
basic safety, moorings, enclosed spaces, electric shocks, oil
leaks and failures to observe the collision regulations. Old
favourites such as the misuse of VHF are joined by new
threats such as the improper use of ECDIS, but they all have
the ability to teach us important safety lessons.

Older readers will probably be disappointed that so many
cases within these pages sound depressingly familiar –
despite numerous fatalities, people are still entering
enclosed spaces without taking all the proper precautions,
Editor:
for example. There are no short cuts to safety, so please
think before you act and make sure you return to your Captain Alan Loynd FNI FITA MCIArb BA (Hons)
loved ones at the end of each trip in the same condition
as when you left. They will appreciate it! PLEASE NOTE ALL REPORTS RECEIVED BY CHIRP ARE ACCEPTED IN
GOOD FAITH. WHILST EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THE
Finally, each copy of the Annual Review comes with a flash ACCURACY OF ANY EDITORIALS, ANALYSES AND COMMENTS THAT
drive containing twelve videos we produced during the ARE PUBLISHED IN THIS DIGEST, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT CHIRP
year. DOES NOT POSSESS ANY EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY.

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