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M.T. BRITISH LOYALTY- NAMING CEREMONY:
CELEBRATION OF A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH BP
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The second of the Virtue Class Product Tankers hull no. 0219 was ceremoniously accorded her maiden name British Loyalty at a grand function organized jointly by the owners BP Shipping and the shipyard HMD, Ulsan on 09th July,2004.
A team of senior representatives of ESM led by
Managing Director Mr.B.S.Teeka joined the celebration as Ms.Sikha Singh, HR and Crew
Manager, gracefully accepted the honour and privilege offered by the BP of being the sponsor of the elegant and beautiful vessel.
As in the case of her sister British Security and the rest of the Virtue class , the new vessel will
also be manned by all Indian crew from ESM and extensively trained at Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies, Mumbai as per the BP standard and requirements.
It was indeed a very proud and poignant moment on an exceptionally bright and cheerful day for all at ESM and SIMS and we all cherished the strong bond of partnership being developed through such
a warm and wonderful gesture from BP.
The team also comprising of Capt. J.Verma ,General Manager of the Indian operation, Mr. S.M.Iyer, BP coordinator for ESM and Capt. Mistree, vice-principal, SIMS have now returned home with not just fond memories of generous warmth and hospitality of BP but also the eagerness to put in that extra care and personal touch to add to our relationship with BP.
The vessel under the command of Capt. Amardeep Singh and Chief engineer
Mr.Bassi sailed out of the yard on her maiden voyage to Onsan, Korea on 12th July,2004.Hearty Congratulations to all crew for a great job done!
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NAMING CEREMONY: M/T BRITISH LOYALTY
 Ms. Sikha Singh
with other distinguished guests officiating the breaking of Champagne
ceremony for M/T British Loyalty.
M/T
British Loyalty on her maiden Voyage.
Esm
Crew members of M/T British Loyalty.
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CONTACT
WITH FISHING VESSEL IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITY:
Tender, fully loaded timber carrier.
0330: Vessel, on hand steering, altered course under supervision of
Master.
0358: C/O arrived on bridge for routine morning watch. Master
instructed the C/O to calculate the GM.
0400: In addition to the duty AB, a deck cadet was also on watch
from 0400 hrs.
0410: C/O commenced taking over watch from 2/O. 2/O informed the
C/O of an inconsistent target on the radar about 7nm on starboard bow,
during handing-over.
0415: The Master and 2/O left the bridge. C/O rechecked the target
on the ARPA and found CPA to be 0.2nm, which meant that the vessels
were on collision course. No immediate action was taken. It was
difficult to locate the exact position of the target on the Radar due
to bad weather and drizzle. Bridge wing doors were kept shut.
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0420: The object on radar was noticed to be around 3nm on starboard
bow. The C/O ordered 10° starboard helm, in order to pass the vessel
on the port side.
0425: The target on the radar appeared to be at 1nm from the bow.
The C/O immediately gave hard starboard helm but it proved to be too
late and the vessel made contact with the fishing vessel on her port
bow.
LESSONS LEARNT:
1. The Watch-keeper was distracted when the Master instructed him
to calculate the GM.
2. Taking over the watch was done hastily
indicating a casual approach.
3. No immediate action was taken even though the ARPA indicated
that the vessels were on a collision course. This indicates
a very complacent approach.
4. There was over-dependence on electronic navigational aids. No
visual checks were made to confirm the location of the
object. No efforts were made to keep a lookout from bridge wings.
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