SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW - Maersk Supply Service

15
EXTRAORDINARY
SAFETY RECORD
Sixteen years without any crew member being forced to
take a full day off due to a LTI is an accomplishment that
impresses Captain Dave Brindley.
With just a few weeks onboard the Maersk Mariner,
the experienced Dave Brindley, who recently took over
command of the vessel, is quick to pass on any credit for
the extraordinary safety record to the crew and the masters
who came before him.
“It is easy enough to paint a house to make it look good, but
keeping it looking good is very difficult. Similarly, it is much
easier to take measures to heighten the safety of a vessel,
than to maintain that level of safety which Maersk Mariner
has actually done over such a long period of time. It is a
remarkable and inspiring achievement,” he says.
Managing Director of Maersk Supply Service (Brazil) Viggo Andersen
(red shirt) with members of the crew of Maersk Mariner from left to
right: Amilson Pacheco, Captain Glyn Whitehead and Antonie Mello.
Confidence builds safety
Such a culture of maintained safety needs to be built on the
foundation of confidence at all levels of command, Dave
Brindley explains:
“The crew needs to have the confidence to call out anybody
on safety violation, including their superior officers. Everyone
is responsible for their own and everybody else’s safety at
all times. Likewise, a vessel’s management needs to have
confidence that the company will stand by their decisions, if
they choose to stop work due to a potential safety risk.”
An investment in the future
Last year, in honour of their 15 years without an LTI, the
Maersk Mariner was awarded with 15,000 US dollars from
the company to be given to a charity of their choosing. They
chose a Brazilian charity named Centro de Transformacão
Humana, which helps children from low income families
with tutoring, sports and after school activities.
Captain Glyn Whitehead hands a donation to Josiane Carvahal
from Centro de Transformacão Humana.
www.ceth7.org