Consequences to vessels on DCVs
The three most frequently occurring consequences on DCVs were collision, contact (with something other than a vessel), and grounding. Incidents involving collision, contact and/or grounding accounted for 60.8% of the very serious and serious incident consequences for DCVs in 2021. This is consistent with previous reporting.
Consequences to vessels on RAVs and foreign-flagged vessels
The most frequently occurring consequences for RAVs in 2021 were contact, fire and collision with another vessel. The three most frequently occurring vessel consequences for foreign-flagged vessels were vessel disabled, fire and total power failure.
The high frequency of vessels being disabled or losing ship’s power and the number of fire incidents have both informed the National Compliance Plan which are subject to further follow-up and action by AMSA.
In relation to the high frequency of vessels becoming disabled or experiencing total power failure, and in conjunction with PSC reporting on deficiencies related to maintenance, AMSA has recently published a Safety Bulletin on the importance of planned maintenance, which has been identified as one of the contributing factors in incidents resulting in total power failure and/or a disabled vessel. AMSA has also published a Marine Notice on this issue, highlighting AMSA’s focus on planned maintenance during port State control inspections.
An increasing trend in fire incidents led to the inclusion of fire safety as a focus risk area in the National Compliance Plan; the issue has also been identified internationally in the 2023 Tokyo Ocean MoU Concentrated Inspection Campaign topic.