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ESM became the proud recipient of 2004 Approved Shipping Logistics Enterprise (ASL) awards from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore for
its contribution to the Singapore economy. In a glittering ceremony attended
by the top notch shipping personalities worldwide, managing director B.S.Teeka accepted the award from the minister of Transport Mr.Yeo Cheow Tong on 22nd September, 2004.
The award has been instituted from this year and recipients were chosen from across the international maritime industry
leaders who have made Singapore part of their base and significantly contributed towards the country's economy.
Group Photo of award recipients with
honorable Minister during the MPA award Evening
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SERIOUS
NAVIGATIONAL ERROR:
A Tanker sailed from Wellington bound for
Marsden Point, NZ. At 0200hrs the second officer changed charts
without reference to the changeover position. As a result the vessel's
position was shown further to the North than it actually was.
Thereafter the
vessel's position was incorrectly plotted, from this initial reference
point, for the next 6 hours, at 30 minute intervals with Chief officer
and even the master on watch for a brief spell.
The error was
eventually noticed by the third officer, who took over the watch at
0800 hrs. At 0812 hrs he was concerned about the vessel's plotted
position not coinciding with the anticipated Radar picture.
The vessel's position
was finally established and confirmed at 0830 hrs, at which time she
was 16 N. Miles left of track, with a position error of 76 N.
Miles.The failure to correctly change charts, resulted in the officers
thinking that vessel was passing Gisborne, when she was in fact still
in Hawke Bay.
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LESSONS LEARNT:
1)Ascertaining the vessels position by all available means.
a) At times the vessel was within 10 N. Miles of land, passing many radar conspicuous points. Prudent and correct operation of the radar should have shown up the discrepancy in position much earlier.
b) Over-reliance on the GPS.
2) Failure to correctly fix the vessel's position before transposing it to the next chart. The same fix should be plotted on both the charts.
3) The bearing and distance stated for course alteration could not have been so, suggesting that the incorrect position was plotted from the GPS, and it was this position that was then used for the log-book entry.
4) Attendance of BTM/BRM courses appeared to have made little impact on the professional behaviour of the officers concerned.
5) This incident highlights the importance of a properly conducted watch hand-over.
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