042/04

Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
SGS M&I Ships Management System
Text
Implement the requirements of Maritime Rule Part 31C [Crewing and Watchkeeping - Fishing Vessels] Section 4 [Watchkeeping] for all vessels under the SGS M&I Safe Ship Management system.

[This safety recommendation was subsequently found to be equally applicable to two other occurrences. Refer to reports 04-207 (grounding of fishing vessel "Poseidon" on 15 April 2004) and 04-209 (collision of fishing vessel "Joanne" with motor tanker "Hellas Constellation" on 19 May 2004).]
Reply Text
We will be pleased to adopt [your recommendation] that we include more detail in our manual regarding fatigue. This will include, as we have done for hazard recognition, a simple document that can be displayed on the vessel for all to see, which highlights symptoms of fatigue and its causes, as well as including an appropriate section within the manual.

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