Octopus Harald - Marine Accident Investigation Branch

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Extract fromThe United Kingdom Merchant Shipping(Accident Reporting and Investigation)Regulations 2005 – Regulation 5:“The sole objective of the investigation of an accident under the Merchant Shipping (AccidentReporting and Investigation) Regulations 2005 shall be the prevention of future accidentsthrough the ascertainment of its causes and circumstances. It shall not be the purpose of aninvestigation to determine liability nor, except so far as is necessary to achieve its objective, toapportion blame.”NOTEThis report is not written with litigation in mind and, pursuant to Regulation 13(9) of theMerchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2005, shall beinadmissible in any judicial proceedings whose purpose, or one of whose purposes is toattribute or apportion liability or blame.Further printed copies can be obtained via our postal address, or alternatively by:Email: maib@dft.gsi.gov.ukTel: 023 8039 5500Fax: 023 8023 2459All reports can also be found at our website:www.maib.gov.uk
CONTENTSGLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMSPageSYNOPSIS 1SECTION 1 - FACTUAL INFORMATION 21.1 Particulars of Harald and accident 21.2 Particulars of Octopus and accident 31.3 Narrative 31.3.1 Pre-voyage 31.3.2 The voyage 51.3.3 Post grounding actions 51.4 The project 91.5 Planning 91.6 The passage plan 91.6.1 The chart 91.6.2 The chart plotter 111.6.3 Category of Zone of Confidence 161.6.4 Passage guidance 161.6.5 Local knowledge 161.7 Hydrographic Survey in the UK Area 161.7.1 Hydrographic Responsibilities 161.7.2 Civil Hydrography Programme 171.7.3 Research 181.7.4 COSH action post grounding 191.7.5 Survey standards 191.7.6 CHP survey effort 201.7.7 Other surveying activity 201.8 International Hydrographic Organisation 221.9 Cruise Vessel traffic in the Orkney Islands 231.10 Previous accidents 23SECTION 2 - ANALYSIS 242.1 Aim 242.2 The accident 242.3 Fatigue 242.4 The voyage 242.4.1 The plan 242.4.2 BA Chart 2250 242.4.3 Local knowledge 252.4.4 Recognised shipping routes 252.4.5 Decision to divert west of Little Green Holm Island 262.4.6 The method statement 262.5 Standard of UK Survey 262.5.1 Orkney Islands Survey Standard 262.5.2 MCA survey progress 272.6 Electronic chart information 272.7 Cruise ships and other deep draught vessels 28
Page 1: Report on the investigation of the
Page 5 and 6: IHMC - International Hydrographic M
Page 7 and 8: SYNOPSISThe jack-up barge Octopus w
Page 9 and 10: 1.2 PARTICULARS OF OCTOPUS AND ACCI
Page 11 and 12: 1.3.2 The voyageAt 1300 on 8 Septem
Page 13 and 14: Figure 5Octopus agroundOctopus refl
Page 16 and 17: Figure 7Admiralty Chart 2250 before
Page 18 and 19: Reproduced from Admiralty Chart 225
Page 20 and 21: Figure 10MCA Survey following groun
Page 22 and 23: 1.6.3 Category of Zone of Confidenc
Page 24 and 25: 1.7.3 ResearchIn 1997, the Departme
Page 26 and 27: 1.7.6 CHP survey effortAll survey w
Page 28 and 29: 1.8 INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGA
Page 30 and 31: SECTION 2 - ANALYSIS2.1 AIMThe purp
Page 32 and 33: 2.4.5 Decision to divert west of Li
Page 34 and 35: 2.7 CRUISE SHIPS AND OTHER DEEP DRA
Page 36: SECTION 5 - RECOMMENDATIONS2007/165

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