TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 9
assistance that the IMO is willing to extend to its member states
and the importance of marine casualty investigation in determining
the root causes of accidents, rather than apportion blame or
liability, for the enhancement of maritime safety policies.
IMO speakers and experts on marine casualty investigation Capt.
Michael Squires and Mr. Atilla Piralioglu shared their knowledge
and expertise on the improvement of maritime practices for
casualty investigation through in-depth discussions on the
provisions of the Casualty Investigation Code, analysis of different
case studies, global issues and concerns, as well as the identification
of the contributing factors of maritime accidents.
According to Capt. Squires, safety investigation, as intended by
the IMO, is a process of systematic search to uncover the “who,
what, when, where, why and how” of a maritime accident/incident.
“To properly conduct casualty investigations, one needs sufficient
motivation, training, experience, and clear knowledge on safety
legislations,” Captain Squires shared.
Meanwhile, thirty (30) maritime professionals from the ten (10)
Regional Training Course on the
implementation of the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) Casualty
Investigation Code participants
Credits : marina.gov.ph
“Through this ten-day training, our objective is to be mutually enlightened and to have
a uniform understanding and application on the provision of the Casualty Investigation
Code. Therefore, we will be better equipped with the understanding on the occurrences
and causes of the maritime casualties, to prevent losses of lives and property at sea and
to have a unified approach in conducting maritime safety investigations,” Vice-Admiral
Vingson said.
Regional Training Course on the
implementation of the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) Casualty
Investigation Code participants
Regional Training Course on the
implementation of the International
Maritime Organization (IMO) Casualty
Investigation Code participants
Credits : marina.gov.ph Credits : marina.gov.ph
member states of the IMO from the Philippines, Cambodia, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Timor Leste, South Korea, Maldives, Iran, Sri Lanka, and
China are provided with opportunities to exchange views and ideas
through group exercises on “the code”.
At the end of the training course, the participants are expected to
identify and apply the techniques on conducting effective marine accident investigation and analysis, show the process of a casualty
investigation, cooperate among flag states in the investigation of
marine accidents, understand the duties and obligations of member
states under IMO conventions, assist other member states in the
implementation of instruments of the IMO, and share the lessons
acquired by reporting to the IMO database. http://marina.gov.ph/
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