Maritime Pilot Safety and reducing the risk in pilot transfer operations

07/01/23 • 36 min

“The problem with statistics is that it’s a bummer when it’s you!”

― Arie Palmers, Maritime Pilot

This is an in-depth discussion of the risks involved in maritime pilot transfers; an interesting job but with a risky commute to work.

Sadly there have been 7 deaths associated with maritime pilot transfer operations already in the first 6 months of 2023.

What are the current international regulations for ships and what are the barriers to reducing the risk? How can individuals, the industry, ports and ship builders make changes to save lives in the future?

Guests:

Andrew Moll, OBE, Chief Inspector at Marine Accident Investigation Branch

Arie Palmers, Senior Maritime Pilot working in the Netherlands

Adam Parnell, Director at CHIRP Maritime Charitable Trust

Resources and links:

Visit the MAIB web site and submit a report here

Visit IMPA – International Maritime Pilots Association for resources and if you are working as a pilot you can download the IMPA incident reporting App

Pilot Ladder Safety web site

Read the detailed Snakes OR Ladders report

Follow Arie Palmers on Linked In for weekly “Ladder Misery”

Read about the recent prosecution by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)

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Improving safety at sea worldwide through the confidential and independent reporting programme.
Make an incident report to CHIRP Maritime here The Seafarers' Charity
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“The problem with statistics is that it’s a bummer when it’s you!”

― Arie Palmers, Maritime Pilot

This is an in-depth discussion of the risks involved in maritime pilot transfers; an interesting job but with a risky commute to work.

Sadly there have been 7 deaths associated with maritime pilot transfer operations already in the first 6 months of 2023.

Guests:

Andrew Moll, OBE, Chief Inspector at Marine Accident Investigation Branch

Arie Palmers, Senior Maritime Pilot working in the Netherlands

Adam Parnell, Director at CHIRP Maritime Charitable Trust

Resources and links:

Visit the MAIB web site and submit a report here

Visit IMPA – International Maritime Pilots Association for resources and if you are working as a pilot you can download the IMPA incident reporting App

Pilot Ladder Safety web site

Read the detailed Snakes OR Ladders report

Follow Arie Palmers on Linked In for weekly “Ladder Misery”

Read about the recent prosecution by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)

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CHIRP Maritime’s confidential incident reporting programme improves international safety at sea

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“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.”

― Eleanor Roosevelt

Julia interviews Adam Parnell, Director of the Maritime Programme at CHIRP. We reveal the importance of utilising the confidential incident and accident reporting system offered by CHIRP. Discover how the data from thousands of reported incidents annually contributes to enhancing safety at sea worldwide.

We uncover why both seafarers and employers should adopt the STOP WORK principle.
Do you know what Dunbar’s magic number is?
Make an incident report to CHIRP Maritime here

CHIRP
Improving safety at sea worldwide through the confidential and independent reporting programme.
The Seafarers' Charity
Improving the lives of seafarers and their families for more than 105 years.
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