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Name: Velmurugan K, Student ID: 68412, Rank: 2A/E – Class IV Summary: Not taking serious about false alarm During manoeuvring going for loading, vessel had stern tube oil high temp alarm for few seconds and gone. Engineers thought its false alarm but its not false alarm and its real alarm triggered because while proceeding for Read More

Name: Mr Wenceslaus Joseph, 2/E During the Saturday routine, Master wanted to lower the rescue boat from the upper deck level and accordingly he passed the orders. He was advised by the fellow officers to lower it to the upper deck level (embarkation deck) and then to lower the boat. But Master refused to heed Read More

Name: Mr. D. Dineshkumar, C/E During the overhauling to M/E unit 1 fuel pump, the fitter had burn injuries in his left hand palm and the face. The main cause is due to non following of the proper procedure. Tool box meeting carried out. 2/E thought he, had given all safety instructions, but he forgot Read More

Capt. Anilkumar , Master While deballasting in an South American port, a minor oil pollution was observed. The deballasting was stopped and on investigation, it was found that the ODME line valve connecting ballast line and cargo line was not shut. The defect rectified and the deballasting was done. Since the pollution was very minor, Read More

Name: Capt. Manmath Nath Pattnaik Ship was in drydock and finished the repairs. Before all machinery could be checked, since the cargo was available, (Aframax Tanker), the company directed for loading the cargo. Steering gear was not checked. The vessel loaded the oil, and proceeded to the discharge port in the US east coasat. The Read More

Name: Mr P Jyothi Bose Accidents do take place when the pilot transfers himself from the pilot ladder to the gangway and vice versa. It is preferable to have lengthier steps in between at regular intervals. Also it is required now to have life line and life buoy as standby and a responsible officer should Read More

Name: Mr V V Udhaykumar The main engine fuel injectors are water cooled. Water was found entering the cylinders frequently, and on investigation found that the water was leaking through the water cooled fuel injectors. The reaons found to be leaky Orings, improper maintenance of pre heat temperature to M/E. The ship was having boiler Read More

Name: Capt. P A Decruz Pilot boarded the vessel at CHANGJIANKOU. Vessel proceeded under pilotage without incident till almost 0.8 Nm off V/L’s intended berth. Master noted that Pilot was fairly agitated & nervous. On reaching the intended berth, ship was informed to wait approximately 0.5 Nm South off the berth to allow two vessels Read More

Name: Anandha Porko Panimayam, Student ID: 40563, Rank: 3/ E Class IV Summary: Black out & loss of power in high risk area. Corrective Action/ Lessons to be learnt: Manual sounding taken, purifier started, low section opened resumed the voyage Do not trust the remote level gauge manual sounding to be taken at least once Read More

Name: Boddu Ganapathy, Student ID: 3493, Rank: Chief Engineer Summary: HFO purifier bowl hood damaged While assembling of HFO purifier 2/E not taken proper boiler height while assembling of purifier during out of HFO purifier while doing de sludge operation the bowl hood got damaged and got heat purifier to the 4/E & E/O Corrective Read More