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INTERNATIONAL NAUTILUS AT WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY INDUSTRY Call for overhaul of Declining levels of trust Safety implications New polar safety maritime state aid reported between due to commercial guidelines guidelines ship and shore pressures welcomed the global seafarerVolume 4 | Number 1 | January 2020 FAIR PAY AT SEA It’s time to pay a fair wage for a fair day’s work CONTENTS the global seafarerVolume 4 | Number 1 | January 2020 HEALTH AND SAFETY 7 12 2 Watchkeeper error is blamed for the ro-ro Ulysse collision which struck the containership CSL Virginia 4 Nautilus calls for urgent cooperation to fight piracy off the coast of west Africa 6 Study by International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots on shipboard safety 16 SPECIAL FEATURE: Is automation turning seafarers into ‘machine minders’ and causing boredom at work? A study by French maritime medical experts 16 NAUTILUS AT WORK 13 Nine in 10 fear criminalisation, finds Union’s 18 latest seafarer survey 14 Major research project into trust between seafarers and shore-based management 18 COVER STORY: Dismaying news underlines need for Nautilus Fair Pay at Sea campaign 20 ETF and Nautilus set out bold plan to secure the future of European maritime workers INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL 7 Climate change challenge sounded for industry 8 ETF call for maritime state aid overhaul 20 11 Nautilus/ITF inspector speaks against slavery EDUCATION AND TRAINING 12 Serving seafarers and shore staff invited to contribute to EU research on future maritime skill needs Published by Nautilus International on behalf of January 2020 1 nautilusfederation.org HEALTH & SAFETY Watchkeeper error blamed for Liquefaction led to missing bulk In brief MM&P safety study Ulysse and CSL Virginia collision carrier and loss of 25 crew The International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, in conjunction Intercargo has urged ‘shipowners, operators and with Dalhousie University of Halifax, Nova seafarers to exercise extreme caution’ when Scotia, has conducted a study on the loading nickel ore and other cargoes known complex issues underlying the topic of to liquefy, after its bulk carrier Nur Allya went responsibility for shipboard safety. The missing in August with 25 crew onboard. study describes the maritime safety The 52,400dwt Nur Allya, owned by Jakarta- regulatory regime; a number of high- based Gurita Lintas Samudera, was en route to profile international maritime accidents; Southeast Sulawesi when it sent a distress call and commercial pressures on front line while passing northern Buru Island on 20 August. personnel (ship’s officers and crew), The official air and sea search and rescue safety inspectors and management. operation for the 2002-built vessel, which is understood to be carrying nickel ore, was called Diving boat fatalities off on 11 September with the discovery of just a At least 25 people died in a fire onboard a An Intercargo bulk carrier casualty report in April 2019 life raft, a lifebuoy and an oil slick. highlighted the ever-present threat of cargo liquefaction. 75-foot commercial diving boat, the In a press release on 29 August, while the search Image: Getty Images Conception, which was anchored off the was still underway, Intercargo acknowledged that behaves like a ‘viscous fluid’. If liquefied cargo coast of California’s Santa Cruz Island. ‘the cause of the potential casualty is not known’, slopes toward the side of the cargo hold in There were 39 people aboard the boat, before going on to say: ‘Moisture related cargo synchronisation with the roll motion of the ship, including a six-person crew and 33 guests shifting and incidents on voyage, widely known it may develop a severe list and capsize abruptly. who had embarked on a Labor Day dive as liquefaction, continue to be a major concern Intercargo highlighted the threat of trip to Channel Islands National Park off The ro-ro Ulysse struck the containership CSL Virginia off the coast of Corsica in October 2018. for dry bulk shipping, as our Association has liquefaction in its latest report. Data showed the coast of Southern California. Five Image: Préfecture Maritime de la Méditerranée highlighted in earlier notes this year.’ 101 of the 188 lives (53.7%) lost on bulk carriers members of the crew escaped in an The release expressed frustration at the ‘lack above 10,000dwt between 2009 and 2018 were inflatable boat and were rescued by a Officers using their mobile phones while The investigation also revealed that one one nautical mile guard zone. But because it of consolidated efforts and commitment from down to cases of cargo liquefaction. The deaths nearby vessel. The bodies of 25 people on watch have been blamed for an incident of the two pairs of binoculars on the ferry’s was on standby at the time, no warning had all stakeholders’ to ‘eliminate the problem and occurred on nine different ships – six carrying have been recovered or identified, the US in which a ferry crashed into an anchored bridge were defective and the ship’s X-band been sounded. safeguard the lives of innocent seafarers’ nickel ore from Indonesia, two with laterite Coast Guard said. containership in the Mediterranean, an radar was out of use. Investigations revealed during its 13 days According to DNV GL, the sheer strength of (clay) iron ore from India and one with bauxite investigation has ruled. CSL Virginia had its deck lights lit and had at anchor, the vessel had experienced several liquefaction means cargo such as nickel ore from Malaysia. Hurricane Dorian relief The Tunisian-flagged ro-ro Ulysse struck the been detected by the ferry’s radar more than close-quarters situations, with a number of The Captain Richard Phillips Lane Kirkland 54,592gt containership CSL Virginia amidships an hour before the accident, the report notes. ships passing it at less than 0.3nm. However, Trust is taking donations to help support while sailing at 19 knots off the coast of Corsica The ferry’s watchkeeping officer had failed the report points out, these potentially Alcohol main factor in fatal accidents the Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. during a regular voyage between Genoa and to carry out any visual or radar assessment dangerous situations had not been noticed by Contributions are tax deductible for US Tunis in October last year. before allowing a lookout to go below to carry its master. Alcohol continued to be the leading known 3.6% decrease from the previous year’s fatality citizens and will be used to assist students A major clean-up operation had to be out safety checks, it adds. Although he had The report says CSL Virginia’s lookout was contributing factor in fatal boating accidents rate of 5.5 deaths per 100,000 registered affected by this monster storm. The mounted to deal with spilled fuel oil and it spotted CSL Virginia on the ECDIS, he had ‘inappropriate’ for the traffic conditions in the in the US in 2018, according to a new US Coast recreational vessels. Phillips Trust will also be taking a portion took five days to separate the two ships. assumed the other ship was crossing ahead ‘unwise’ anchoring area. and its master had Guard report. Where the cause of death was known, 77% of of proceeds from upcoming events to help A report published in July by the French and was not a danger. also been on a personal mobile phone call less Published in August, the 2018 Recreational fatal boating accident victims drowned. Of those with support. Donations can be made via investigation body BEAMer says accumulated BEAMer said it had not ruled out the ‘very than a quarter of an hour before the collision. Boating Statistics Report said that alcohol was a drowning victims with reported lifejacket usage, the Phillips Trust website. fatigue and family and personal worries plausible’ explanation that the officer had BEAMer criticised the poor safety culture factor in 100 deaths, or 19% of total fatalities. 84% were not wearing a lifejacket. experienced by the ferry’s watchkeeper may fallen asleep, even though he testified that he within the Tunisian ferry company, but said Operator inattention and inexperience, The report highlights that while the falling Four rescued from car carrier also have been a factor in the accident. was awake when the collision occurred. the collision was the direct consequence improper lookout, machinery failure and statistics are good news, a few obvious yet all too The US Coast Guard (USCG) rescued four Investigators found the that officer – who Investigators said the officer had been of human error. ‘A boredom factor, related excessive speed ranked as the top five primary often ignored safe boating habits could reduce the trapped crew members from a capsized was alone on the bridge at the time – had serving onboard the ferry for five months at to the length of sea-going periods, has contributing factors in accidents. number of incidents even further. car carrier off the coast of Georgia on 9 been seated in a chair with limited visibility the time of the accident. ‘Considering the pace certainly had an effect on the involvement The report also revealed that the Coast Guard ‘While these decreases are encouraging, there September, more than a day after the ahead. He had been ‘kept busy with personal onboard ferries, and the lack of information of the officers of the watch onboard both counted 4,145 boating accidents in 2018 that are still too many deaths and injuries that could vessel had overturned. Traffic at Port of communication’ on his mobile phone before about his paid-off date, family tensions could vessels,’ the report concludes. ‘Onboard both involved 633 fatalities, a decrease of 3.8% from be avoided through the use of lifejackets and Brunswick was suspended as authorities going to the chart table – behind closed have led him to complacency and cause a lack vessels, the use of mobile phone for personal 2017.