Wszelkie wypadki są niestety wpisane w naszą działalność. I chociaż robi się wiele to jeszcze daleka droga do całkowitego ich wyeliminowania. A bezpośrednią przyczyną w ponad 80 procent wypadków są błędy ludzkie, inaczej mówiąc również błędy rożnej klasy fachowców.

Pilot 1 was on the bridge with the Master and the bridge team until approximately 1930, when the Master departed the bridge to get dinner. At approximately 1950, the bridge team completed a scheduled watch relief, and a new Third Officer and Deck Cadet reported to the bridge. At this time, the bridge team was comprised of Pilot 1, the Third Officer, Deck Cadet, and an Able Bodied Seaman who was at the helm. At approximately 2017, the vessel passed its charted waypoint, marking a turn to approximately 180 degrees True that needed to be executed in accordance with the voyage plan. No order was given to turn the vessel and the helmsman maintained the previously ordered course of 161 degrees True. At 2018, Pilot 1 recognized the vessel was past its turn and ordered 15 degrees rudder to starboard. The vessel grounded outside the Craighill Channel, east of Lighted Buoy 16.

4.1.22. At 2017, the EVER FORWARD crossed the predetermined waypoint position to initiate a turn to approximately180 degrees. No order to turn was given by Pilot 1, and the Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) showed the vessel maintained a heading of approximately
161 degrees.
4.1.23. At approximately 2017, the Third Officer announced on the bridge that the
vessel’s heading was 161 degrees and speed was approximately 13 knots. Pilot 1 verbally
acknowledged the Third Officer and took no action. The Third Officer stated that the
Pilot was still looking at his phone at this time.
4.1.24. At approximately 2017, Pilot 1 observed that the bridge team seemed to be
chattering more and moving about the bridge console.
4.1.25. At approximately 2017, the Third Officer notified Pilot 1 that the PPU did not
match the ship's Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS). Pilot 1 put
away his phone and began to use the ship's ECDIS.
4.1.26. At 2018, Pilot 1 ordered 15 degrees starboard rudder, then ordered hard to
starboard approximately 20 seconds later. The bridge team complied with both
commands.
4.1.27. At 2018, the EVER FORWARD grounded outside of the Craighill Channel.

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