Loss Prevention Briefing - Fatigue
Fatigue is a significant contributory factorin many shipping accidents and incidents. Statistics show that ships manned by only two bridge watch-keeping officers, one of whom is also the Master, are particularly vulnerable.
North has produced a Loss Prevention briefing on Fatigue which we trust will assist Members and crews.
The briefing:
- Looks at the 2010 Manila amendments to STCW and MLC 2006; the international legislation which governs seafarers’ hours of work and rest.
- Reviews enforcement of that legislation via port state control concentrated inspection campaigns.
- Discusses the results of the port State control campaigns, which found that there was wide-spread non-compliance with the regulations, particularly watch-keepers not having sufficient rest and hours of rest not being recorded properly.
- Examines the findings of some of the research studies into seafarer fatigue
that have been conducted by academic institutions and regulatory bodies. - Offers advice on employing strategies to minimise the risks of fatigue, from both a regulatory compliance and practical viewpoint.
The full briefing can be accessed here: Loss Prevention Briefings