It's Good to Talk - New Poster from MAIIF and IMPA

The Marine Accident Investigators International Forum (MAIIF) and the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) have recently published a new poster designed to highlight the importance of sharing information during pilotage.

The poster was devised after studies and investigations on the operational relationship between marine Pilots and bridge teams. Safety deficiencies linked to teamwork on the bridge, including communication between marine Pilots and bridge teams, is a shared concern for both North and the two organisations responsible for publishing this poster.

It is well known that the pilot and the bridge team should develop a shared plan of how a voyage will unfold. The initial Master/Pilot exchange is an important part of the process by which the Master and the Pilot can develop such a plan and resolve uncertainties about how intended manoeuvres are to be carried out.  

It is also important that adequate communication between the Pilot and the bridge team continues for the duration of the voyage. When the Pilot and bridge officers share a similar plan of the voyage, they are able to monitor the progress of the voyage from their different vantage points on the vessel, thereby reducing the possibility of single point failure.

The importance of the Master/Pilot information exchange was recently addressed in our Loss Prevention briefing on Master/Pilot information.

Full details of the MAIIF/IMPA joint education project and electronic copies of the poster may be downloaded here: www.impahq.org/downloads.php