ADDRESS:
Polish Ship Managers’ Association
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POLAND
2015-2018© Copyright Polish Ship Managers’ Association
“Costly and (wholly) preventable off-hire”
by Grzegorz Kuligowski
The
member
of
the
Polish
Ship
Managers’
Association
(PSMA)
–
Green
Management
sp.
z
o.o.
has
just
been
informed
by
his
professional
(Vessel’s
technical
management)
Indemnity
Insurer
ITIC
about
a
recent,
interesting
case - which factual background I will try to present below:
One
of
the
Vessels,
which
Technical
Manager
had
under
his
management,
was
a
bulk
carrier,
which
called
quite
regularly
at
an
Australian port to load iron ore there.
The
Vessel
apparently
have
had
technical
problem
with
its
winch
–
though
it
was
still
operational,
it’s
pinion
gear
was
allegedly
worn
and
in
need
of
replacement.
Ship
Manager
has
been
informed
about
this
problem
and
the
possibility
of
malfunction,
however
he
did
not
take
any
action
whatsoever.
It
is
obvious
that
in
the
cases
like
the
one
mentioned
above
–
Vessel’s
Master
shall
officially
notify
his
Ship
Manager
about
the
existing
problem
as
soon
as
possible
by
sending
an
e-mail
containing
a
proper
report
(showing
the
scale
of
technical
failure
and
proposing
suggestions
for
repair
and
/
or
replacement
of
spare
part/s).
Based
on
this
report,
Technical
Manager
shall
follow
proper
ISM
Code
regulations
(implemented
into
internal
Technical
Manager’s
Company
Rules
&
Procedures)
and
organize
necessary
repairs
as
soon as practically possible.
Over
the
following
months,
the
Vessel
called
on
a
number
of
occasions
at
the
same
port.
Each
time
Vessel’s
Master
was
informing
the
Pilots
about
existing
problem
and
apparently
pilots
were
satisfied
that,
given
the
mooring
lines
could
be
lifted
by
the
winch,
the
vessel
was
able
to
berth safely.
The
situation
continued
until
the
moment
when
one
Pilot
refused
to
accept
the
Master’s
assurances
and
did
not
allow
the
vessel
to
port
and
to
berth.
The
Pilot
spoke
to
the
Harbour
Master,
who
instructed
the
Vessel
to
proceed
to
the
anchorage
until
the
winch
could
be
repaired
(most
likely
until classification society satisfaction).
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