Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
Owner of Triptych cruises
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In conjunction with the safe ship management company, investigate the forward visibility from the steering position of the Triptych, with special reference to passengers on the foredeck and put in place operating procedures to ensure that the skipper’s visibility it not obstructed while the vessel is underway. Such measures should be included in the safe ship manual.
Reply Text
We will implement an inclusion in the safe ship manual to specifically include instructions to the skipper to ensure that the briefing expressly covers this request every time and that the skipper is to ensure that all times that any passengers on the foredeck remain in a seated position whilst the vessel is underway. We will consult with the Safe Ship Management Company to ensure the wording receives their approval, and that they are in agreement with the proposals in that regard. We will notify the Commission as soon as the manual has been updated with that change.
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