Fatigue study results presented to IMO

FEBRUARY 2, 2017 —InterManager, the trade association for in-house and third party ship managers, together with The Warsash Maritime Academy, has presented the findings of its fatigue study, Project MARTHA, to he

Union slams “two watch system” study

APRIL 1, 2016 — The International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) says a recently released paper on the “six-on/six-off” watch system is “little more than an opinion piece intended to

Fatigue blamed in tanker grounding

MARCH 15 2016 – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says fatigue was a factor in the October 14 grounding of the 110 m oil and chemical tanker Nanny west of Deer

Fishing vessel groundings prompt alert on fatigue dangers

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a safety alert following an increase in the number of groundings on Alaskan shorelines involving uninspected commercial fishing vessels. Since July 14,

Crackdown finds unsatisfactory compliance on rest hour regs

JANUARY 22, 2015 — A Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) by port state control authorities between September 1 and November  1, 2014 found “unsatisfactory” compliance with the hours of rest required by the

Port state control to crack down on rest hours

JULY 29, 2014 — Port State Control authorities are to launch a crackdown to ensure that watchkeepers are getting the hours of rest set by the STCW Convention. A Concentrated Inspection Campaign