Applicable IMO instruments on casualty matters

 

SOLAS

Chapter I - General Provisions
Regulation 21 Casualties
 
(a) Each Administration undertakes to conduct an investigation of any casualty occurring to any of its ships subject to the provisions of the present Convention when it judges that such an investigation may assist in determining what changes in the present regulations might be desirable.
(b) Each Contracting Government undertakes to supply the Organization with pertinent information concerning the findings of such investigations. No reports or recommendations of the Organization based upon such information shall disclose the identity or nationality of the ships concerned or in any manner fix or imply responsibility upon any ship or person.
 
 
Chapter XI-1 – Special measures to enhance maritime safety
Regulation 6 Additional requirements for the investigation of

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Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents 2021

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This publication contains statistics on marine casualties and incidents which: involve ships flying a flag of one of the EU Member States; occur within EU Member States’ territorial sea or internal waters as defined in UNCLOS; or involve other substantial interests of EU Member States, as reported by Member States in the EU database for maritime incidents EMCIP (European Marine Casualty Information Platform). The figures from the EMCIP database cover the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. The year 2020 appeared to have been a positive year considering the decrease or stabilisation of most of the indicators, such as the number of occurrences, ships lost, fatalities or injuries. However, consequences of COVID pandemic are

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El Villa de Pitanxo navegaba con dos tripulantes más de los que tenía autorizados

 

El Progreso de Lugo

 

El certificado de estabilidad del buque le prohibía navegar en puntos en los que se pudiese formar hielo en la cubierta

El Villa de Pitanxo, el pesquero gallego que naufragó a 450 kilómetros de la costa de Terranova el pasado 15 de febrero, llevaba dos tripulantes más de los que tenía autorizados en el momento en que se fue a pique. Por ello, la Capitanía Marítima de Vigo tiene abierto un expediente sancionador, ya que en el despacho que autorizó la partida del barco constaban 22 tripulantes, cuando en realidad iban 24 personas a bordo. Solo sobrevivieron tres.

Asímismo, según informa la TVG, Capitanía tiene abierto otro expediente porque los nombres que figuran en la relación de la tripulación no coinciden con las personas que realmente navegaban en el arrastrero. Los dos expedientes

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Incendio en la fragata 'Santa María' de la Armada Española en la Base Naval de Rota

 

Este viernes, en tono a las 21:00 horas CET, se ha declarado un incendio a bordo de la fragata "Santa María" F-81, amarrada en la Base Naval de Rota.

Las compras militares que planea España: MPA, MLRS y un sustituto para los EF-18 y Harrier II
La impresionante revista naval española en el 500 aniversario de la primera vuelta al mundo

Según informan Foro Naval y Rota al díael incendio comenzó en uno de los dos hangares de aeronaves del buque.

 

Safety Analysis of EMCIP Data. Analysis of Navigation Accidents

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Table of Contents

 

1. Introduction.

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1.1 Finding potential safety issues through the analysis of EMCIP data .

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1.2 Why navigation accidents?

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1.3 Main findings

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1.4 The EU framework for Accident Investigation

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1.5 Acknowledgement

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.1.6 Disclaimer

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2.-Accident events and human action

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3. Contributing Factors

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3.1 Potential safety issues (SI).

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3.2 Work/operation methods

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3.3 Organisational Factors

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3.4 Risk assessment

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3.5 Environment

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3.6 Individual factors

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3.7 Tools and hardware (design/operation)

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3.8 Competence and skills

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3.9 Emergency response

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3.10 Operation planning

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4. Main takeout

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4.1 Triggers of “human element” in navigation accidents

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4.2 Coordination of the bridge team, workload and resource availability

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4.3 Conflicts of shipborne technology

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4.4 Bridge ergonomics and equipment design

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4.5 Complexity of “procedures” in safety

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