Have your anchors at the ready when navigating restricted waters
Anchors can do more than simply keep a ship in place. In a recent Mars Report a tanker used its anchors as an emergency brake and managed to prevent grounding. The Mars reports are compiled (anonymously)...Read more
Passenger ship has parking problem
The marine industry is unusual in that up to five people have to coordinate their movements and actions to manoeuvre a massive floating object safely to berth. Working as individuals, each in their own bubble,...Read more
Don’t cut corners when mooring your ship
Mooring a ship safely usually requires more than one person at each mooring station. In a recent Mars Report, the focus was on getting the job done instead of doing it safely. The work-around the...Read more
How not to carry out work aloft on board a ship
Improvised procedures, wrongful use of machinery and equipment and bypassing safety switches. Sometimes a single Mars Report can tell you exactly how not to carry out a relatively simple task. The incident described here covers...Read more
Do you regularly inspect the solenoid valve on your ship?
Solenoid valves can control and regulate fluids and gases on board a ship. But when do they need to be inspected or changed? In a recent Mars Report, a tanker was confronted with a malfunctioning...Read more
Dare to relieve the pilot when ship manoeuvres go wrong
‘If the master believes the vessel’s safety is at risk, he must relieve the pilot,’ says The Swedish Club in its Navigational Claims 2020 publication. A recent Mars Report shows just why. In this Report,...Read more