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3.3.4 Vessel occupant details, PFD wear Data on the number of crew and passengers were available for 88 of the 90 vessels. Seventy-four percent (n=67) of the vessels involved in ‘serious incidents’ carried no crew and 83% (n=75) carried no passengers. The vessels carrying crew (n=23) carried between 1 and 23 crew members. Fifteen vessels carried passengers (range 3-100 passengers). The serious incident report form requires information to be completed on the person in charge of the vessel and any other persons involved. Data on gender of persons involved showed that 58% were male and 42% female. Age was given for person involved in 57% of incidents (n=51). The mean age was 52 years (age range 30-71 years). The licence type held by the person in charge of the vessel involved in the incident was reported for 63% of incidents. Thirty-seven percent were pilots, 7% were Pilot Exempt Master, 6% were coxswain, 4% were Master Class 5, 2% were Master Class 4, and 1% was Skipper Grade 2. Two held no boating license (2%). The person’s ‘activity’ was undefined for 76% of incidents and the ‘role of the person at the helm’ was ‘undefined’ for 99% of incidents. All of 90 incidents were coded to zero (‘0’) for PFD wear. 3.3.5 Seasonal distribution Figure 2 shows the seasonal pattern of commercial marine incidents, presented separately for ‘response only’ and ‘serious incidents’. The peak season for serious incidents was Spring (n=29, 32%) followed by Summer (n=23, 26%). Response only incidents peaked in Autumn (n=16, 33%), due only to a high number of incidents in May. Figure 2 Distribution of commercial vessel incidents by month of incident, Marine Incident Reporting system 2007/8 (n=139) Jun May 2 6 8 9 Serious incident (n=90) Response only (n=49) Apr 4 4 Mar 3 9 Feb 4 4 Month Jan Dec 2 4 9 10 Nov 2 11 Oct 4 13 Sep 5 7 Aug 2 7 Jul 4 6 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Frequency 22
3.3.6 Waterway type, location and environmental conditions Most commercial ‘serious incidents’ occurred in enclosed waters (61%), followed by inland waters (26%) and coastal offshore waters (10%). Thirty-three incidents (37%) occurred on Port Phillip Bay, 22 occurred on the Yarra River (24%), 10 on Corio Bay (11%), 10 in Bass Strait (11%), 9 on the Gippsland Lakes (10%), 3 on Western Port (3%) and one each on the Maribyrnong River and Lake Nagambie (2%). The location was not recorded for one case. Table 3 summarises the weather and water conditions in which ‘serious incidents’ occurred. Water and environmental conditions were not reported for between 30% and 40% of incidents. Around half of ‘serious incidents’ occurred in clear weather, with good visibility and wind speeds up to 15 knots and 40% occurred in calm waters. Table 3 Commercial ‘serious incidents’ by environmental conditions, Marine Incident Reporting system, 2007/8 N % Weather clear 48 53 hazy 3 3 cloudy 7 8 rain 2 2 undefined/unknown 30 33 Water conditions calm 35 39 choppy 10 11 rough/very rough 5 5 strong current 1 1 undefined/unknown 39 43 Visibility good 46 51 fair 6 7 poor 5 6 undefined/unknown 33 37 Wind speed none 4 4 1-8 knots 26 29 9-15 knots 16 18 16-30 knots 7 8 over 30 knots 4 4 undefined/unknown 33 37 Marine Safety in Victoria: July 2007 to June 2008 23
Page 1 and 2: Marine Safety in Victoria July 2007
Page 3: Contents Summary 6 1. Introduction
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Page 28 and 29: 3.4.1 Hospital admissions (n=4) The
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Page 38 and 39: Table 7 Recreational vessel ‘seri
Page 40 and 41: Vessel length was known for 122 of
Page 42 and 43: Table 10 Recreational ‘serious in
Page 44 and 45: 5.4 Fatalities and hospital-treated
Page 46 and 47: Table 12 Pattern of hospital-treate
Page 48 and 49: 5.4.2.1 Hospital admissions (n =223
Page 50 and 51: Table 13 Recreational boating-relat
Page 52 and 53: Table 14 Provisional ranking of boa
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Page 56 and 57: Figure 12 ED presentations for towe
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Page 62 and 63: 6 Discussion and conclusion There w
Page 64 and 65: Our literature search found only on
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Page 68 and 69: 7 References Ashby K, Cassell E. (2
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