When the arrival time to the pilot station is changed, the Master forces to alter the plans. He increases the speed and takes a shortcut through an anchorage. 

The Second Officer who was the Navigation Officer, had already entered the waypoints for the original passage plan into both ARPA radars and the ECDIS, and a cross-track error alarm of 1 cable had been set up. During the approach the Second Officer was not on the bridge and the passage plan was not updated for the shortcut as the Master did not consider it was necessary to update the passage plan.

Read more about what happens in the next 15 minutes before the collision in the latest Monthly Safety Scenario.

Read the MSS Case April 2020 »

For more Loss Prevention information, please contact: 
Joakim Enström, Loss Prevention Officer
E-mail: joakim.enstrom@swedishclub.com

Each month the Club’s Loss Prevention team issues a new safety scenario to assist members in their efforts to comply with international safety regulations and to follow best practice. 

When discussing the case please consider that the actions taken at the time made sense for all involved. Do not only judge, but also ask why you think these actions were taken and could this happen on your vessel?