The most recent edition of Maritime FEEDBACK, published by The UK Confidential Reporting Programme for Aviation and Maritime (CHIRP), has been released with a warning about the hazards of fatigue and its potential implications.
Captain John Rose, Director (Maritime) CHIRP, makes the following comments on the subject.
“Every company desires safe operations and whilst written rules, standards and procedures are important and necessary, they are not enough. Companies must develop a culture in which the value of safety is embedded at every level ashore and at sea. This commitment to safety should be a value that shapes decision making all of the time and embedded at every level in the organization, at sea and ashore.