SUB-COMMITTEE ON STABILITY AND LOAD LINES AND ON ...

Ref.: 391/09 and 520/09
BSU
Bundesstelle für Seeunfalluntersuchung
Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation
6 SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
The following safety recommendations do not constitute a presumption of blame or
liability in respect of type, number or sequence.
6.1 Critical speed
The Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation recommends that the owners
of the CCNI GUAYAS and the FRISIA LISSABON convey to their crews that it has
been found in the investigation that under extreme sea conditions and when vessels
sail in ballast, the vessel and (deck) cargo are not only exposed to a risk arising from
excessive speed, but that reducing the speed, in particular, to less than a critical
value can also lead to a dangerous deterioration of the dynamic roll damping.
6.2 Bridge design
The Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation recommends that in
cooperation with the classification society and the shipyard the owner of the CCNI
GUAYAS immediately improve the fall prevention measures on the bridge and the
measures for securing injured persons in the event of heavy sea conditions.
6.3 Manning of laid-up vessels
The Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation recommends that the owner
of the CCNI GUAYAS man laid-up vessels sufficiently with nautical and technical
personnel so that safe shipboard operations and proper seaworthiness are ensured if
vessels have to proceed at short notice in an emergency.
6.4 Medical care
The Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation refers the owner of the CCNI
GUAYAS to the need for sufficient manning with medically trained personnel and the
related need for regular medical refresher courses for masters and ship's officers.
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