After serving the SIMS pre-sea campus for more than two and a half years, Mr. Man Mohan Singh retired as Director of SIMS, Lonavala on 30th April 2008 and a farewell function was held for him on campus grounds.
Mr. Man Mohan Singh joined SIMS, Lonavala on 4th October 2005, just two months after its inception. New to the maritime industry then, he saw through the entire development of the world-class campus – seeing it shape up from vision to reality – during his successful tenure with the institute.
In his farewell note, Mr. Singh commented the following on his “enriching experience” with SIMS:
“I have got no doubt in my mind about the bright future of SIMS, Lonavala and wish the team a thundering success in all its endeavours. I will have fond memories of my stay here forever with me.”
Concluding this chapter in his career, we bid Mr. Man Mohan Singh farewell and wish him all the best in his future endeavours.
*Note:
This monthly safety moment is collected from various sources for
educational purpose and is not an
actual incident from the ESM fleet.
Courtesy MARS
Grounding due to distraction
While operating along the inner route of the Great Barrier Reef off Australia, the OOW of a cargo vessel was distracted from his duties and missed a planned course change waypoint. As a result, the vessel ran hard aground on a charted reef at approximately 20 knots. Extensive damage was done to the ship's bottom and the reef.
Root cause/Contributory factors:
The OOW was distracted from his duties by the presence of his wife on the bridge and by making personal telephone calls
The OOW's routine delegation of navigational duties to the lookout on watch, including position fixing and plotting.
Failure of the lookout to notify the OOW of the vessel's position, the course change and proximity to danger.
The OOW and his wife isolated themselves on the starboard bridge wing due in part to the noise of the lookout vacuuming the bridge.
Lessons learnt:
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The dangers of allowing non-watch standers to be present on the bridge particularly when a vessel is operating in confined waters.
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The importance of good bridge resource management, teamwork and communications.
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Watchkeepers should not be distracted by activities not related to their primary task of watchkeeping.
After serving the SIMS pre-sea campus for more than two and a half years, Mr. Man Mohan Singh retired as Director of SIMS, Lonavala on 30th April 2008 and a farewell function was held for him on campus grounds.
