Issue 2, July 2006 - Maritime New Zealand

LOOKOUT!IntroductionWelcome once again to Lookout!– Maritime New Zealand’s newsafety focused quarterly. Thankyou all for your positive andconstructive feedback on the firstissue – from all accounts it was asought after read by many of you.This issue includes a ‘straight from the hip’ guest editorial byKeith Ingram. Keith, as many of you will know, is a professionalmariner with some 40 years of sea-going experience operatingall types of vessels. He is the publisher and editor of ProfessionalSkipper, NZ Aquaculture and NZ Workboat Review magazines,and a well-known and respected member of our industry.As illustrated by the stories in this issue, accidents are causedby a variety of factors. With a little foresight and planning, someof these could have well been avoided, whereas others wouldhave occurred no matter how well prepared those involved were– yet had their reactions been different the outcome may wellhave been altered.I am sure you will find this issue informative and thoughtprovoking – do pass it on to your colleagues and crew or contactany one of our offices if you’d like more copies. The full accidentreports are available on our website www.maritimenz.co.nz or bycalling our toll free number 0508 22 55 22.As always, we welcome your feedback on Lookout! and its content.Russell KilvingtonDirector of Maritime New ZealandLOOKOUT! JULY 2006