NTSB Safety Recommendations:
National Transportation Safety Board issues advice to Fleet Management Ltd. & Amercan Pilots’ Association
• Safety recommendation to Fleet Management Ltd.:
When assigning a new crew to a vessel, ensure that all crewmembers are thoroughly familiar with vessel operations and company safety procedures before the vessel departs the port. (M-09-6)
Provide safety management system manuals that are in the working language of a vessel’s crew. (M-09-7)
Read both recommendations by clicking HERE.
• Safety recommendation to the American Pilots’ Association:
Inform your members of the circumstances of this accident, remind them that a pilot card is only a supplement to a verbal master/pilot exchange, and encourage your pilots to include vessel masters and/or the officer in charge of the navigational watch in all discussions and decisions regarding vessel navigation in pilotage waters. (M-09-8)
Read the recommendation by clicking HERE.
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