MCA Provides Feedback Following Emergency Exercises

01 Dec 2007

The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA’s) maritime emergency exercises are now regular events around the British coast. A Maritime Guidance Note (MGN) has recently been published providing feedback, including observations and recommendations from a series of exercises involving a specific class of vessel. 

First AHTS Simulator Installed in France

01 Dec 2007

Bourbon Offshore has inaugurated its first training centre in Marseilles, which includes the first Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) Simulator installed in France. 

The 20 Year Safety Learning Curve

01 Dec 2007

Maritime Journal arrived at the start of a steep learning curve for the maritime industry. On 6 March 1987 the 'Herald of Free Enterprise' left Zeebrugge with its bow doors open and 193 people paid the price for poor seamanship. The incident drove the IMO and a host of other organisations into analysing the industry’s shortcomings and bump started the long process of changing the way it operated.