In the Monthly Safety Scenario Case of September, the importance of the crew being aware of the equipment limitations is being highlighted. In this case the anchoring equipment was overloaded in a typhoon, despite the effort to find a suitable place to ride out the typhoon.

A tanker had anchored in a bay outside an Asian port waiting for a berth to discharge its cargo. There had been weather warnings about an approaching typhoon. The Master considered the anchorage, surrounded by some islands, would be a suitable place to ride out the approaching typhoon.

The increasing winds caused the anchor to drag and with a total of 9 shackles payed out, the windlass did not manage to heave the anchor.

Read the MSS Case September 2019 »

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?