RISK WATCH LOSS PREVENTION FEBRUARY 2022 M E E T T H E T E A M TEMPERATURE SENSORS NAVIGATION THE CARRAGE OF COAL THE DANGERS OF FATIGUE AND POOR BRIDGE PROCEDURES IMPORTANT CASES DISCUSSED RECENT EXPERIENCE IN PAKISTAN CLAIMS AND LEGAL AND DRY BULK CARGOES In our first edition of 2022 we are very pleased to introduce you to our loss prevention department in the first of a series of articles about the various teams and offices around the world. We are very lucky at Britannia to have five Master Mariners working full time in the loss prevention team – four based in London and one in Singapore. Together they provide a wealth of experience and expertise covering just about every aspect of the business. We also continue our series of studies of recent casualties, this time looking at how fatigue and poor bridge procedures contributed to a grounding and the subsequent loss of the ship. Our focus on various cargo issues leads us to a discussion about the use of temperature sensors; particularly important when carrying many bulk cargoes. We also analyse a recent case involving coal shipments from Indonesia to Pakistan. As always, we welcome your comments and feedback – do get in touch with the marketing and communications team at the Club with your suggestions. CLAIRE MYATT Editor A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR RISK WATCH| FEBRUARY 2022 We hope you enjoy this copy of Risk Watch. We will be looking for ways to maintain and increase the usefulness, relevance and general interest of the articles. If you have any ideas or comments please send them to: britanniacommunications@tindallriley.com MEET THE TEAM loSS PRevenTIon | 1 THe CluB’S loSS PRevenTIon dePARTmenT ConSISTS of fIve mASTeR mARIneRS, moST WITH CommAnd exPeRIenCe, InCludIng one duAl CeRTIfIed mASTeR mARIneR/mARIne engIneeR And HAS A WeAlTH of v ARIed SeAgoIng And SHoRe-BASed exPeRIenCe InCludIng mAny yeARS WoRKIng In P&I loSS PRevenTIon. We ARe BASed In BoTH london And SIngAPoRe, WoRK CloSely WITH ouR ColleAgueS In undeRWRITIng And ClAImS, And, moST ImPoRTAnTly, WITH ouR memBeRS. As a department we strive to be recognised as a centre of excellence, trusted as the industry’s preferred provider of P&I Loss Prevention services, by means of the provision of prompt, credible and informative guidance to our Members to support their safe and efficient operations. New owned Members participate in a Management Review undertaken by a member of the team, to identify and assess any areas in the new Member’s operation which could give rise to an enhanced risk of claims. We also provide practical guidance and feedback on what can be done to mitigate the risk. Services provided by Loss Prevention to Members extend to producing publications, including our award winning BSafecase studies, initiatives and posters focusing on seafarer safety, health and security. Our new series of Loss Prevention Insights, written in conjunction with industry experts, focus on specific concerns. Contributions are also made by the team to the website Knowledge Base, addressing claims issues, new regulations and other areas of Loss Prevention concern. We undertake periodic webinars and, when travel restrictions are eased, aim to resume visiting Members to undertake training seminars addressing topical Loss Prevention issues, in particular for their seafarers. With the Loss Prevention team all being former seafarers, we understand how important and critical this training is to help ensure safe, efficient and claim-free vessel ope