10 IMPORTANT POINTS FOR BRIDGE WATCH DURING RESTRICTED VISIBILITY
By Capt. Do Ngoc Hoai ISM VIETNAM September 2021 One of the most important duties of a ship’s officer on watch (OOW) is safe and smooth navigation of the ship. During its voyage, a ship has to sail through different weather and tidal conditions....
10 SIMPLE MISTAKES SHIP NAVIGATORS MAKE THAT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS
By Capt. Do Ngoc Hoai ISM VIETNAM September, 2021 Some navigation accidents are originated from very simple mistakes of negligence of navigators, that sometimes sounded as humor stories. Below is several of such stories. 1. Be...
LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING SYSTEM
By Capt. Nguyen Tien Hieu April 2021 In the past, the maritime industry has had many accidents due to the loss of steering control, just note a few recent incidents: Container Ship "OCEANA": On 13th Dec. 2020 container ship "Oceana" (IMO...
CASE STUDY: LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM THE CAPSIZE OF M.V XIN HONG
By Capt. Nguyen Tien Hieu January, 2021 The Incident: On December 17, 2020, M/V Xin Hong with a deadweight of 8,500 M/T, built in 1999, under the Panama flag, the ship's owner was Hong He Shipping Co., on the way carrying 7,800 M/T of Ball...
10 PROFESSIONAL MISTAKES SEAFARERS SHOULD AVOID ONBOARD
By Capt. Do Ngoc Hoai ISM VIETNAM September, 2020 There is no dearth of stress on board ships. Ask a seafarer and you will know what it takes to work on board. It is the ultimate test of both physical and mental strength. No mariner is...
