According to a Newsroom report, an inquiry has found Port Otago did not meet industry safety standards for monitoring when a container ship grounded on a channel bank.
What happened?
Last June, ship Leda Maersk grounded while entering Port Otago under the direction of a harbour pilot onboard.
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission said its final inquiry report repeated lessons from a from a similar incident at the harbour two years earlier.
What were the findings?
The Commission found the pilot and the bridge team didn’t recognise the ship was off course.
The reports said:
- They primarily used visual cues outside the ship, not the electronic navigation aids, all of which clearly showed the ship deviating from the planned track.
- Bridge resource management was below industry good practice and the bridge team did not follow all company policies and procedures for navigating in pilotage waters.
- While grounding, Port Otago’s policies, procedures and compliance monitoring of pilotage operations did not meet good industry standards for safety management systems.
No one was injured and the ship received minor damage.
Recommendation
The Commission recommended Maersk Line conducted a fleet wide review of its safety systems and Port Otago ensured its pilotage operations met good industry practice.
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Source: NewsRoom
