Charges were dismissed by a Federal Judge because prosecutors had not charged Gross Negligence. While the Captain may bear some responsibility for this whole tragedy he CERTAINLY wasn’t the major cause of it becoming the disaster it is. The party responsible for approving this vessel and its use a…

Don’t have statistics to back me up, but when you look at the Safety Flashes that is sent out the most common fire starter on vessels today is charging of electronic devices onboard. I always bring it up at fire drills that the crew must be observent on how they leave their cabin and to take out t…

[image] Ausmariner: It is well and good to discuss roving patrols yet we are dealing with potentially fatigued individuals who may well fall asleep……not a sound saveall. This is a good point. Brings to mind the Swiss Cheese Model of accident causation. [image] The hazard here being the Li-i…

[image] Kennebec_Captain: In this case a single point failure was enough. That single point was the captain’s responsibly but the lack of other layers is a regulatory failure. Even I don’t think a single point of failure was enough, but it’s indeterminate past a certain point. But indeed, so…

[mmm-cheese] You could have stopped after the first paragraph. The analogy was thoroughly tortured by then. Whatever point you’re trying to make was lost in all the cheez .

That’s an extra sharp observation you make. Gouda you to do so.

You’re starting to look more and more like a troll but… [image] SurveyorIndpndt: But that is a discussion for the change in regulations to improve outcomes going forward, not a sign of failure. This discussion started in 2005 when the NTSB first recommended the USCG require all U.S.-flag pa…

This discussion started above, not in 2005. As for the NTSB recommendation from 2005, people can speculate how that would affect safety going forward, but many are skeptical of the SMS being a perfect barrier against all hazards, especially when implemented by small operators without the resources …

I notice that you didn’t tell us about your small commercial vessel sailing experience. So it’s obvious that you are just talking through your hat.

[image] CaptTimD: Charges were dismissed by a Federal Judge because prosecutors had not charged Gross Negligence. While the Captain may bear some responsibility for this whole tragedy he CERTAINLY wasn’t the major cause of it becoming the disaster it is. The party responsible for approving this …

[image] jdcavo: [mmm-cheese] You could have stopped after the first paragraph. The analogy was thoroughly tortured by then. Whatever point you’re trying to make was lost in all the cheez . I feel like my next safety drill is just going to be a long ramble about cheese.

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Gcaptain thread here.

Nancy Leveson Hazard Analysis.

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